What a colossal waste! Sadly, given some horror stories I've heard, I would bet that they ended up in the garbage. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Handel" <cindy425@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 8:26 AM Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Active Optacons > Oh, I wish we had contacts at the school district or Intermediate Unit, > here > in Lancaster. We know they had Optacons, because, several years ago, when > we were both working, we had to send one away for repair and wanted to > borrow one. We called the IU and they said, yes, they had them, but since > we weren't high school students, we couldn't borrow them. It didn't > matter > that no one was using them, they weren't being taught; they were just > sitting around, but they wouldn't let us use them. I wonder what they > ever > did with them. Maybe I don't really want to know! > > Cindy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <gerald.g.weichbrodt@xxxxxx> > To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 8:44 AM > Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Active Optacons > > > I have two working Optacons and one that I will need to send in to Richard > for an overhaul before it works satisfactorily. We also have a box of > Optacons and accessories that my wife got hold of from a contact at a > school district that wanted to get rid of them. Have to deal with those > machines, too, when there's a moment. Rest assured they won't just get > discarded as might have happened if they'd stayed at the school district. > Regards, > Jerry > > > To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > > Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message > to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > > > > > To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > > Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message > to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject.