[Nfbwv-talk] transportation a major issue in West Virginia

trish walker triwall25705 at hotmail.com
Mon Jun 25 00:25:48 UTC 2012 

I do agree that WV  has transportation issues.  We need more train and bus service, not less.  I do agree that finances are a problem.  I do live in Huntington, WV and still feel stuck at times.                                                                              Trish Walker                         .
 > From: wvucountrygirl729 at gmail.com
> To: nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org
> Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2012 11:01:08 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Nfbwv-talk] transportation a major issue in West Virginia
> 
> Again I say not everyone can aford to save. when I had my apt I only had 20 
> dollars left after bills. And that was in a low income based apt.
> keri
> 
> "Sometimes your nearness takes my breath away; and all the things I want to 
> say can find no voice. Then, in silence, I can only hope my eyes will speak 
> my heart."
> --Robert Sexton
> 
> "For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there 
> is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to 
> receive it."
> --Ivan Panin
> 
> Find that guy that will pick up every piece of your shattered heart & put it 
> back together; Replacing it with a piece of his.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Anita Adkins" <aadkins at atlanticbb.net>
> To: "NFB of West Virginia Discussion List" <nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 9:46 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbwv-talk] transportation a major issue in West Virginia
> 
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > My name is Anita, and I enjoy this list because it helps me feel I am 
> > still a part of West Virginia, even though I now live in Maryland. I agree 
> > that one must move to acquire necessary transportation and employment, and 
> > this is why I now live in Maryland. I would love to live back in WV, but 
> > for me to do so, employment would need to be available in a large city. 
> > The one lady mentioned not being able to afford to move. I can understand 
> > being poor as I was on SSI in WV back when I was a kid and a younger 
> > adult. If you save a little money, say around $500 or so, you may be able 
> > to move into a low-income apartment in a city. They have places for people 
> > who are disabled or elderly. Also, should you wish to attend college, if 
> > you reside on a campus, you will have access to transportation as well. 
> > Just some suggestions should you not be aware of them. I do agree 
> > transportation is hard to come by when you live in the country, which is 
> > too bad since it is generally cheaper to live out in the country and since 
> > I like it. But, I need to be where I don't have to rely on others to take 
> > me to the store or to take me out when I just want to go on the spur of 
> > the moment. Have a great day. Anita
> >
> > -----Original Message----- 
> > From: Joyce Porter
> > Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 7:12 AM
> > To: 'NFB of West Virginia Discussion List'
> > Subject: Re: [Nfbwv-talk] transportation a major issue in West Virginia
> >
> >
> > I agree, Charlene.  We need to live where we can get places.  That's why I
> > have always tried to live in a metropolitan area.  I hate having to be
> > dependent on friends and family.
> >
> >
> > Joyce
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nfbwv-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwv-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> > On Behalf Of charlene smyth
> > Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2012 8:20 PM
> > To: NFB of West Virginia Discussion List
> > Subject: Re: [Nfbwv-talk] transportation a major issue in West Virginia
> >
> > Keri,
> >
> > I feel that West Virginia definitely needs transportation to get in and 
> > out
> > of the state, to other parts of the state, and in some areas. 
> > Unfortunately
> > when you are blind and live in West Virginia, you pretty much have to move
> > to an area that has good transportation such as Morgantown, Fairmont,
> > Clarksburg, Bridgeport, Charleston, Huntington, and possibly a few other
> > places.  I live in Clarksburg and work in Bridgeport and we have a county
> > bus, two taxies, and a Grayline out of Morgantown that comes through here
> > with stops in Fairmont, Morgantown, and two stops in Pittsburgh at the bus
> > station and the airport.  I know it shouldn't have to be this way, but the
> > reality is that blind people need to make up their minds to move to an 
> > area
> > with transportation instead of staying stuck in an area where they are so
> > dependent on others and more often than not do without what they need or
> > want.
> >
> > Charlene
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "keri" <wvucountrygirl729 at gmail.com>
> > To: "NFB of West Virginia Discussion List" <nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 10:52 PM
> > Subject: [Nfbwv-talk] transportation a major issue in West Virginia
> >
> >
> >> greetings fellow listers,
> >>
> >> I wanted to address what I believe is the major issue in WV is
> >> transportation. In many areas there is no public transportation what so
> >> ever, or if there is it is unuseable to many for various reasons. For
> >> example. there is a local bus which might as well not exist in Mercer
> >> county. It only covers a few places in Bluefield, Princeton, and a stop 
> >> in
> >
> >> Athens. It offers medical services to anyone in the area but apparently I
> >> live only ten minutes away from Athens and they don't drive that far... 
> >> So
> >
> >> there services are completely useless to me. I as a blind person have to
> >> plan ahead and try to find someone to drive me where ever I go. Sure 
> >> there
> >
> >> is a cab company in Princeton, but I live about 20 minutes to a half hour
> >> from princeton about 10 to 15 miles. Who can aford a few dollars per mile
> >> when they need to go somewhere. What I've seen is that Huntington is the
> >> most accessable town in the state. This is very sad because many of us 
> >> are
> >
> >> not only moving away from WV because our partic
> >> ular field is hard to come by for jobs here, but that the transportation
> >> is so lacking and almost impossible to work with.
> >> I'm still going to be stuck in WV for a while to come, and although I 
> >> love
> >
> >> WV I also hate it. I hate it because I can't go catch a bus or a cheap 
> >> cab
> >
> >> to just go somewhere on the spur of the moment if I choose. I have to
> >> constantly plan and always drag someone along with me. This makes
> >> adventuring and exploring diffucult.
> >>
> >> When traveling to other states and seeing what they have to offer not 
> >> just
> >
> >> to disabled but to everyone, and how it makes a difference in every day
> >> life it makes me realize just how downhill and behind our home state has
> >> become. I hate huge cities very much because of crowds and such, but I
> >> love them for their accessableity. Not everyone has friends or family to
> >> drive them. I can't even go out and get a job for myself because I have 
> >> no
> >
> >> transportation to get there. Here is the question I pose. How is someone
> >> supposed to get out there and try to work/go to school/be a part of the
> >> community with no way?
> >>
> >> Also, what can we do to solve this issue?
> >>
> >> I'm interested to read responses to this email. :)
> >>
> >> keri
> >>
> >> "Sometimes your nearness takes my breath away; and all the things I want
> >> to say can find no voice. Then, in silence, I can only hope my eyes will
> >> speak my heart."
> >> --Robert Sexton
> >>
> >> "For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth
> >> there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart
> >> somewhere to receive it."
> >> --Ivan Panin
> >>
> >> Find that guy that will pick up every piece of your shattered heart & put
> >> it back together; Replacing it with a piece of his.
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