[gps-talkusers] Re: BrailleNote/VoiceNote GPS
- From: "Khalid" <khalid@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 04:41:17 +0300
Hey Dick! you're going to drive me crazy. For the life of me who said I'll sell
my BN! Whats up with you! I bet that you've never used the BN or any Braille
PDA. No one can sell or abandoning his/her BN after getting used to it. Using
the BN is like being addicted to drugs. You cannot quit using your BN no matter
what problems you face. At least that's my opinion. The BN has all my school
homework, my presentations, my syllabuses, my appointments etc. How can I sell
it!!!!! It's impossible I cannot live without my BN.
Hey dick! From where do you get your info! When Did I say that the GPS just
operate in the U.S.! As far as I know, there are Canadian, Belgium, German, UK,
Sweden, French, Swiss, Netherlands and Irish maps for the BN. Did you just
invent it up?! Do you have that much of free time and you don't know how to
spend your time? As for me I'm not ready to waste my time in nonsense stuff. I
have two projects due this semester. If you keep sending your nonsense e-mails,
I'll go no mail or I'll use a cool feature in Outlook. Message rules, then
delete from server any e-mail from <dkmyers28@xxxxxxxxxxx> So you're never
in my inbox. Sorry for that though.
It's not your business to know why I want to sell my GPS, however, Since
it seems you'll die just to know why I want to sell my GPS, I'm going to say my
reasons to the list.
I travel a lot and my laptop is the most important thing I take with me.
When I go to uni, I always take my laptop and sometimes I take my BN when I
need it. Usually I use the BN at home for studying. When I like to hang out in
the weekends or vacations, I prefer to be as light loaded as I can. Beside I
hate wires. I prefer everything to be wireless. I was thinking to get the PK
but the facts that it has 18 cells changed my mind. I read a lot, so it'll not
do me any good. I'm happy with my 32bt. I'm going to spend couple of month in
Germany and I know that the BN GPS will work there. I'm saying it again "I know
that the BN GPS will work there" Just I'm repeating in case someone will attack
me claiming that I don't have senses. I'm going to try wayfinder with talks. I
know that the BN GPS is more powerful than wayfinder but by using talks and
wayfinder I'll get the info I need and I'll not be forced to carry my BN which
I find quite bulky. Yeah since I mentioned Talks, I encourage everyone who is
using talks to try the latest version. It works quite well with wap. If you're
living in Denver try going to www.gortd.com to
access the bus schedule in Denver. It's great when
you're at the bus stop and want to know when the next
bus is.
OOps, I lost track. I'm looking for a powerful GPS with accessible interface
and Bluetooth receiver. It should be easy to carry and not bulky as the BN GPS.
I prefer if I can put both the receiver and the transmitter in my pocket. That
would be awesome. I'm looking forward when the Win CE version of Hal will be
released. I believe when that happen, we blinds will be able to get any GPS
system off the shelf.
Those were the reasons why I want to sell my GPS. Are you glad now
Mr.Richard!? Yeah and I don't know why you mentioned Leb and what the
relationship between your attacks and the guy from Lebanon. Anyway, I'm not
from Lebanon.
Finally, we have a proverb it's roughly translated to English:
"IF the maltreater insults you, don't answer him, silence is a better answer
for him". This translation doesn't give the exact meaning but it has a
denotation for the meaning.
I apologize from the list buy posting this e-mail or any e-mail I posted that
is not related to the list.. As I said above, I'll keep silent no matter what
Dick Reply or others. I'll send e-mails when I have a question to ask related
to GPS. I didn't want all these threads to reach to this direction but he
insisted.
With my kind regards Khalid.
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Myers
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 2:30 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: BrailleNote/VoiceNote GPS
Hello, Ann,
Thank you for your comments. The BN can be replaced for about $4000, am I
more or less correct there? Also, add to that the cost of the GPS and its
software and all that peripheral stuff that seems to be necessary. Is he
selling his BN to get extra money? That seems a rather negative way of
doing that. The BN is not so big that it cannot be conceiled in a bag or
backpack if he is worried about a snatcher. This is the Philippines I am
writing from, and there is a real snatcher problem here, but with care, I
have survived. I assume that Khalid is blind, so he certainly would not
venture out without an escort at least until he knew his way around.
Yes, I agree with you about being rude, inconsiderate, and short-sighted.
However, I speak with many years of experience in many undeveloped areas of
the world. Mr. Khalid seems to be laboring under the illusion that his
gadget will operate only in the US. I and some others on this list have
been trying to explain to him that it will operate anywhere on Earth with or
without maps. I use my GPS here in the Philippines without maps. Maps
would be a little more convenient, that is true, but even so, it works just
fine. He should not throw away such a costly piece of equipment. Since the
best offer he has received for it to date is $800, I will offer $1000 cash,
and I might even be talked into selling it back to him for the same price
when he returns to the US and returns to his senses.
Best regards to all
Dick Myers
From: "Ann K. Parsons" <akp@xxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: BrailleNote/VoiceNote GPS
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 08:23:26 -0400
Hi all,
Dick, you were rude and inconsiderate. The gentleman has good reasons
for what he wants to do. There may be additional reasons which he is
not at liberty to disclose. Having lived in a developing country,
allbeit for only two weeks, I can see that there may be lots of
reasons why possession of high tech equipment might not be wanted.
If you take your blinders off, you might see them as well.
If I were he, I'd not sell my stuff unless I needed the money.
Rather, I would find a friend or relative here in the U.S. with whom
to store the device. It would need to be somebody I trusted, but I
think that might be possible.
Selling the system is also an option, and I believe that Mr. Halid has
probably thought through his options before settling on this one. You
are short-sighted in the extreme when you accuse him of not thinking
through his options. You cannot know where he is going, who he is
staying with, what kind of conditions he will be living under.
There's a whole passel of stuff you don't know. I postulate that your
advice is merely given out of spite and ignorance.
Ann P.
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Ann K. Parsons
email: akp@xxxxxxxxx
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"All that is gold does not glitter.
Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT
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