[gps-talkusers] Re: They thought I was a terrorist

When I've used my gps I've always gotten only positive comments. It's
unfortunate that the person inside the house was so paranoid. 
People are curious when I wear the bn with gps (and when they hear it
speak to me), but it's only curiosity
Hope and  Beignet

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[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael May
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 1:44 PM
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: They thought I was a terrorist


Rick,

I have felt selfconscious a time or two wondering what people think of
the electronic rig. I don't think anyone ever called the cops on me, and
you are right about the officer not identifying himself. Mike

 
At 07:22 AM 9/25/2007, you wrote:
>Hi folks,
>Sunday was a perfect late September day in New Jersey, where I live, so

>I decided to take me and my guide dog on a 2-mile walk at around 8 am. 
>We have a wonderful route in a quiet residential neighborhood. I was 
>carrying mhy BrailleNote QT 32, and my old Magellan receiver, since I 
>had left my newer one at work. I stopped to adjust some route settings 
>and proceeded. About 5 minutes later a car pulled up beside me, and the

>driver said, "Excuse me, are you blind?" I told him yes, though I 
>thought it a strange question with my dog and harness in full view.
"What's that thing on your shoulder?" he inquired. I told him about the
BrailleNote and the GPS, and some things it could do, and then I heard
the police radio. I found that one of the neighbors was concerned and
suspicious because I was typing into a little computer in front of the
house. For the life of me, I don't know what they thought I might be
doing in full view in broad daylight. The thing that bothered me most
about this amusing encounter was the officer didn't immediately identify
himself as a policeman before asking me questions. A person believing a
questioner to be a civilian might ignore him or tell him to go to Hell
or worse, which is not the kind of talk a policeman likes to hear.
>   
> 
>Rick Fox
>VP, Field Operations
>De Witt & Associates
>700 Godwin Avenue
>Suite 110
>Midland Park, NJ 07432
>Voice: 201-447-6500 Ext. 213
>Fax: 201-447-1187
>Email: <mailto:rick@xxxxxxxxxxx>rick@xxxxxxxxxxx
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> 
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