[Nfbc-info] Inaccessible Coke Machines

[pschase at ca.rr.com]

Hi Brian,

Thank you so much for the clarification. I was one of those people who 
didn't quite understand what you were talking about.

I agree with you! We need to be able to do this ourselves. Many times there 
is no one around to assist in getting the drink. I would like the 
opportunity to choose the level of ice, type of drink and how much drink 
that I want. I don't like a lot of ice in my drinks and I want to decide how 
much ice and liquid I want in my cup. I want the right to do it myself! 
Being independent is worth fighting for!

Again thank you for the clarification of this topic.

Best regards,

Pam Chase

-----Original Message----- 
From: Brian Buhrow
Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2012 2:58 PM
To: NFB of California List
Cc: buhrow at nfbcal.org
Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Inaccessible Coke Machines

hello.  It occurred to me that some folks on this list might not
realize what we're talking about here, since I've seen a couple messages
that seem a little confused about the discussion.
We're not talking about Coke machines where you  put money into the
machine, select a product and get a can or bottle out of the machine.
We're talking about a new kind of soda fountain where, rather than having
an array of 4, 8 12 or 18 spigots which provide an equal number of
different kinds of soda.  Instead, there is one spigot and a touch screen
is used to select what comes out of that spigot, whether it be water, ice,
Coke, Orange soda, etc.  The idea is that the machine mixes the syrups
together to provide a huge selection of different kinds of sodas.
While I agree with Jim that we can get assistance in getting a soda in
a restaurant, it is not something we have always had to get help doing, and
the help we needed was simply to be told which spigot to use.  Now, we mus
relinquish control entirely and ask someone to fill our cup, letting them
determine how much ice versus soda we want.  This means we need more of
someone's time to get a soda, and we cannot really independently perform
the task after having gotten assistance learning how to use the device.
That's a step backward in my opinion, even if just a small one.
I'm told that Burger King has adopted these new machines in a big way,
which means this issue will probably come up again and again.    Should we
prepare to picket Burger King?  If so, it's important to bring your own
lunch with you!  LoL.

-Brian
lunch

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