[nfb-talk] Here We Go Again

Sun Dec 5 17:50:26 UTC 2010

Yes, I own my own home. No mortgage or anythng. Assessed value,  
$250,000. This is a matter of public record. You can look it up if you  
can figure out the Register of Deeds web site for Dane County Wisconsin.

Last week I do a lot of my own repairs like replacing the garbage  
disposal, light fixtures, electrical outlets. I wired it for gigabyte  
ethernet myself too.

On Dec 4, 2010, at 6:54 PM, Gloria Whipple wrote:

> Do you?
>
>
> Gloria Whipple
> Corresponding Secretary
> Inland Empire chapter
> nfb of WA
>
> cell number: 509-475-4993
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk- 
> bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of John Heim
> Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2010 4:34 PM
> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Here We Go Again
>
> Ray, do you own your own home?
>
>
>
>
> On Dec 3, 2010, at 11:40 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote:
>
>> Got that right Cindy.  YOu tell 'em.
>>
>> Keep it up and it won't fall down around you.  Make small repairs
>> and they will most likely not become big problems.  Let me tell you
>> something.  On one episode of Oprah, (this was quite a few
>> Christmases ago), she told the story of a blind woman who one day
>> had a knock on her door from a man who claimed to be a roof
>> repairman.  He said he noticed leaks in her roof.  What did she do?
>> ON the spot, she gave him kher check book.  What did he do?  As if
>> y'all can't already guess.  So, do I have any sympathy for the
>> stupid blind woman?  What y'all think?  OF course not.
>> Sincerely,
>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>>
>> Now A Very Proud and very happy Mac user!!!
>>
>> Skype Name:
>> barefootedray
>>
>> On Dec 3, 2010, at 11:27 AM, Cindy Handel wrote:
>>
>>> I'm sure you're right.  But, it takes a long time to have a house
>>> fall down
>>> around you.  What's wrong with making small repairs, as they occur,
>>> and not
>>> allowing things to get so bad that the house is unlivable?
>>>
>>> Cindy
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "John Heim" <john at johnheim.net>
>>> To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 10:40 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Here We Go Again
>>>
>>>
>>> Well, I'd presume because you don't make a lot of money as a
>>> disability
>>> advocate.
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Cindy Handel" <cindy425 at verizon.net>
>>> To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 8:40 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Here We Go Again
>>>
>>>
>>>> I feel the same way.  First question that came to find...If these
>>>> people
>>>> are
>>>> so fantastic and can motivate everyone to get past their
>>>> disabilities, and
>>>> they have learned so much in the four years they've been blind,
>>>> why can't
>>>> they maintain their house so it isn't falling down around them?
>>>>
>>>> Cindy
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Ray Foret Jr" <rforetjr at att.net>
>>>> To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 9:16 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Here We Go Again
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I hate to be this way, but, how come I'm already skepticle?
>>>> Anyone care
>>>> to
>>>> guess why?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>>>>
>>>> Now A Very Proud and very happy Mac user!!!
>>>>
>>>> Skype Name:
>>>> barefootedray
>>>>
>>>> On Dec 2, 2010, at 7:49 PM, Ryan O wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> Q From: Mary Watkins
>>>>> To: MAG_News at mail4.wgbh.org
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 1:06 PM
>>>>> Subject: WGBH's Media Access Group Encourages Tuning into ABC'S
>>>>> "Extreme
>>>>> Makeover: Home Edition" on Sunday, December 5
>>>>>
>>>>> WGBH's Media Access Group Encourages Tuning into ABC'S "Extreme
>>>>> Makeover:
>>>>> Home Edition"
>>>>> on Sunday, December 5 (8-9pm, EST)
>>>>>
>>>>> The Media Access Group at WGBH encourages all those interested in
>>>>> inclusive
>>>>> technology for people who are blind or have low vision to tune  
>>>>> into
>>>>> "Extreme
>>>>> Makeover: Home Edition" this Sunday evening, December 5. While we
>>>>> can't
>>>>> provide any specific information on what will be seen and heard
>>>>> (it would
>>>>> spoil the surprise!), the episode promises to create much greater
>>>>> awareness
>>>>> of the services and products now available for people who have
>>>>> limited or
>>>>> no
>>>>> sight.
>>>>>
>>>>> Here is the information the production company has released in
>>>>> advance
>>>>> about
>>>>> this episode:
>>>>>
>>>>> The "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" team has selected the  
>>>>> Anderson
>>>>> Family
>>>>> in Cleveland, Ohio. The family of four answered the call to
>>>>> action when
>>>>> they
>>>>> inspired the community to heighten their awareness of the  
>>>>> obstacles
>>>>> facing
>>>>> the disabled in their community. Diving headlong into their work,
>>>>> Andre
>>>>> and
>>>>> Jasmine have dedicated their time to supporting and counseling the
>>>>> disabled
>>>>> by connecting them with resources to help them live and lead more
>>>>> independent lives. The Andersons have proven to be the definitive
>>>>> role
>>>>> models as they themselves lost their sight 4 years ago.
>>>>>
>>>>> Empowered by their own obstacles, Andre and Jasmine have never let
>>>>> anything
>>>>> slow them down. Together they have teamed to complete grad
>>>>> school, run a
>>>>> center for people with disabilities, created a support group, and
>>>>> all
>>>>> while
>>>>> balancing life at home with their 2 boys (one of whom is hearing
>>>>> impaired).
>>>>> Despite having lost their sight after their sons, Jasison and
>>>>> Jahzion
>>>>> were
>>>>> born, Andre and Jasmine have rallied back and have embraced their
>>>>> reality.
>>>>> While they continue to empower their community, the family has
>>>>> hit a
>>>>> rough
>>>>> patch. Their home is falling apart around them and it has become
>>>>> complicated
>>>>> and hazardous for them to live in especially in the face of how
>>>>> their
>>>>> needs
>>>>> continue to grow.
>>>>>
>>>>> On September 29th the Andersons will have some changes in sight
>>>>> when Ty
>>>>> Pennington, designers Michael Maloney, Tracy Huston, and Xzibit
>>>>> deliver a
>>>>> "Smart House" in just 7 days. Local builders Marous Brothers
>>>>> Construction
>>>>> and community volunteers will rebuild the structure and give them
>>>>> the key
>>>>> to
>>>>> live above and beyond their wildest dreams. The Andersons will
>>>>> vacation
>>>>> in
>>>>> Crested Butte, Colorado.
>>>>>
>>>>> About "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"
>>>>> The Emmy-award winning reality program "Extreme Makeover: Home
>>>>> Edition,"
>>>>> now
>>>>> in its 8th season, is produced by Endemol USA, a division of
>>>>> Endemol
>>>>> Holding. It's executive-produced Brady Connell and George
>>>>> Verschoor.
>>>>> David
>>>>> Goldberg is Chairman, Endemol North America. The show airs
>>>>> Sundays from
>>>>> 8:00-9:00 p.m., ET on ABC.
>>>>>
>>>>> About the Media Access Group at WGBH
>>>>> The Media Access Group at WGBH, which includes a Services
>>>>> division and a
>>>>> research and development division--the Carl and Ruth Shapiro  
>>>>> Family
>>>>> National
>>>>> Center for Accessible Media--has pioneered and delivered
>>>>> captioned and
>>>>> described media for nearly four decades to people in their homes,
>>>>> classrooms, at work and in the community. And the Media Access
>>>>> Group
>>>>> continues to develop new solutions to access challenges as
>>>>> technology,
>>>>> and
>>>>> the way we all consume media, evolve. Members of the group's
>>>>> collective
>>>>> staff represent the leading experts in their fields and their
>>>>> success is
>>>>> exemplified by a history of accomplishments and continuous
>>>>> growth, the
>>>>> integration of innovative products and services into society at
>>>>> large,
>>>>> and
>>>>> the enthusiastic support of the audiences served, including 36
>>>>> million
>>>>> people who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or have low vision.
>>>>> More
>>>>> information about the Media Access Group at WGBH can be found at:
>>>>> http://access.wgbh.org.
>>>>>
>>>>> Contact:
>>>>> Mary Watkins
>>>>> mary_watkins at wgbh.org
>>>>> 617 300-3700
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> RyanO
>>>>>
>>>>>
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