[stylist] Here's my attempt at beingtactiletothefolkswhowanteverything for nothing

Mon Feb 3 20:20:02 UTC 2014

After our experience with neighbors and friends around here being so willing
to drive us places, I think I could (or already have really) built up such a
network that I wouldn't have to rely on one person for everything. Often, I
can get a ride with someone going to town anyway and if I'm not coming back
at the same time they are, there's someone else who can pick me up on their
way home from work. For jobs though, I'd have to insist that they take some
payment. They've been impossible about that; they don't even want gas money
-- we managed to sneak a couple of $20s into one of those little
compartments in the center console of the gal who did so much for us.

I have a hard time with thinking about moving from here. I'm a real
home-body, and with the pond and the gingerbread-style pond shelter that
Rich built, well, I don't think it would be easy. On the other hand,
everyone's getting Lyme disease and it's virtually impossible to really
prevent it. I never say never though, because I know that there are things I
swore I'd never do at certain points of my life, and then I ended up
changing my mind -- like cancer treatments for instance.
Donna
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beingtactiletothefolkswhowanteverything for nothing

Seriously though, you don't need a live-in chauffeur or full-time driver,
but you could advertise for a driver and establish what days and times you
may call upon a person to drive and settle upon a payment that's reasonable
to both parties. You could even have a couple of drivers at your disposal.
Say Mike can drive every Tuesday if necessary and Carol can drive every
other Saturday between 10 am and 2 pm. Then you can make arrangements around
those days and times. I mean, it's a possible option.

Bridgit

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tactiletothefolkswhowanteverything for nothing

Lynda,
Yes, the full-time driver could live with the rest of the castle
staff.*grin*
Donna

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From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lynda Lambert
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tothefolkswhowanteverything for nothing

This would be my situation, too, living on the opposite side of PA. The only
cab here would be about an hours drive from where we live. So, it isn't
possible at all.  I guess one solution would be to have a full time driver,
and keep him in a carriage house on the property - at my beck and call. haha
just kidding about that.  Lynda
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thefolkswhowanteverything for nothing

> Bridgit,
> While a cab is definitely an option in many cases, it is not for us. A

> cab from here in the sticks to Wilkes-Barre would be well over $100
> each way, and there is only one cab in Tunkhannock, our closest real
> town, which is a half hour away -- it doesn't operate after 6p.m..
>
> I tried responding to several folks who wrote in about my response a
> week ago, but the messages sat in my Out Box and never got sent.
> Hoping I have better luck with this. *grin* Donna
>
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> Pollpeter
> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2014 1:43 PM
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> thefolkswhowant everything for nothing
>
> If the university is willing to pay, a cab is an option, and this way
> no person has to take a day or afternoon to drive. Just throwing out
options.
> A
> bus may be another option, though a bus certainly isn't the most
> convenient option.
>
> Bridgit
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lynda
> Lambert
> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2014 7:38 AM
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> folkswhowant everything for nothing
>
>
> Yes, this is very important. People just do not realize at all that it

> takes something more than just getting in our car and leaving home so
> that we can be somewhere. Not only is it our time, it is someone
> else's time.  When I go to the pottery studio to work, it is an hour
> long dive each way. Then, I am there 3-4 hours working. That is a six
> hour day for TWO people, plus all the expenses involved that April
> listed.  Not only is it very inconvenient for the person who is taking

> us places, it is expensive, too.  This is our reality and one that a
> sighted person would never even think about for a
>
> second.
> Lynda
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> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2014 6:53 AM
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> whowant everything for nothing
>
>
>> Hi Donna,
>>
>>     I think it's great.  I'd emphasize one line though.
>>
>> "I have to get someone else to drive."  Emphasize that you have to
>> pay them out of pocket for time, gas, and wear and tear on the car.
>>
>> Congrats!
>>
>> April Brown
>>
>> Writing dramatic adventure novels uncovering the myths we hide
>> behind.
>>
>>
>>
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