[Nfbf-l] Bad plug

[David Evans]

Dear Joe and R.J.

Your message "delights" me and "electrifies" me all at the same time.
People are full of stupid assumptions about what we can and can't do and how 
we should be.
If I listened to all of the people who told me "I can't."  I would have 
missed out on allot of great things in my life.
Getting married, having kids, working at and exciting job in aerospace and 
nuclear energy, sky diving, SCUBA diving, driving a car,and being a member 
of the Olympic team in '68.
So many things I would have missed out on if I let other people's opinions 
have too much sway over what I think and do.
You can not listen to those who always tell you that you can't.  You should 
listen to those who encourage you to try to be more than you have been.
  Those who realize that you learn from your failures, but will pick 
yourself up and try again.

My body is covered with scars from my failures, but each one is also a 
symbol of my success too.  They remind me that the road to success is a 
rocky one and sometimes you fall down and hurt yourself.  The important 
thing is to pick yourself up one more time than you fall down.  That is how 
you define success.
One of my coaches once told me that you don't quit till you are licked and 
you are not licked till you quit.  Don't quit.

David Evans, NFBF and GD Jack.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Minichiello" <jbmini at comcast.net>
To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 4:12 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Bad plug


> Just tell them you are shocked. People will make statements out of
> ignorance, AKA politicians, we just need to keep going. If I listened to 
> all
> the stupid people who have spoke to me I would be living with my parents.
> On second thought not a bad idea lets all go back to living with our
> parents. HA-HA. Joe Minichiello, Second Vice President
> National Federation of the Blind of Florida
> President, Greater Jacksonville Chapter
> 904-608-0105
> jbmini at comcast.net
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "RJ Sandefur" <joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com>
> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 6:55 PM
> Subject: [Nfbf-l] Bad plug
>
>
>>I resently had some one make the the most insulting statement to me, I've
>>ever hard! "Name one blind person who lives by their self. What if they 
>>try
>>pluging something into the wall, and they are electricuted because the 
>>plug
>>was bad? Face reality! Grow up! Blind people can't live by their selves!" 
>>I
>>was in complete shock at this statement, I was speachless! How can one
>>respond to this statment? RJ
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