[Nfbmt] {Spam?} Re: Prepaid Cell Phones

[Rik James]

I don't know what to think.

Jim has sent me a more detailed email.
Some of you may have also received it.

The issue at hand, how to connect with one another for the monthly phone 
conferences.

Sometimes, as fast as I try and run, I slip off of the technology treadmill.

Not to exclude anyone is, of course, extremely important.

Yet, it may be that using the internet by way of such things as Skype or 
also known as web conference, is something we should investigate.
I have used Skype a few times and really did think it was great. But I need 
to get more experienced with it. I have an account.

My Skype Name is:
rikster5295
So please do search me on Skype and request to be a Contact.

My Skype name is hard to remember.
I may have to create a new one. But for now this is what I have.

In my case, I have a land line. I think after so many minutes I do pay a per 
minute price. But it is not too bad. We just do not use the phone that much.

And I have an Android phone now. I am still working on what plan is best for 
me.  This month is a unlimited amount of minutes. But I am not on the phone 
that much with that either.
I just am so anti-social, don't you see? No one wants to talk to me. They 
hear all they want when I am on my radio show, I guess.
Okay. Kidding.

One thing I noticed. My cell phone was pretty lousy audio quality when I 
moderated the December meeting.
I did not know it until I listened back to the recording.
So of course this makes me shy of using it this coming Thursday for the 
February At Large meeting.

I am sorry that I do not have a solution. Or even as much time to shop 
around for one as I would like.

I do think the suggestion that Joy made about calling one another, or daisy 
chaining. That might not be a very workable solution. Except for the once in 
awhile type of situation. But I have not really done that myself, so I 
cannot say I know too much about it.

I think perhaps we could conduct a person by person poll.
Call a member, ask them what they want, or what they would like to try.
Keep a list of the responses. And then adopt a plan.

All I can say at this point.
Except.
Go Broncos.
Free Jalapeno Poppers during the Third Quarter if the Broncos are leading by 
at least 10 points. If not, no poppers. That is my campaign promise.

If the Panthers are leading?  Well, I guess our cat Lydia, she gets the 
poppers. What can I tell you. She runs things around here.
32, 43. Hike.  Crunch in the backfield. Another foiled surefire plan.

Best,
Rik

PS - I have to thank Indiana NFB state affiliate President Ron Brown for 
introducing me to poppers at a local restaurant in Ruston, Louisiana in 
1997. I did not know what they were before that. After returning home, they 
have become an eccentric Super Bowl off the diet consumable ritual for me. 
Probably much too much processed food. But heck, once a year?