Hi, Linda,
You're more patient than I would have been. I probably wouldn't have
been as nice about this as you were. I get tired of her constant
complaining about things not being in braille. I won't say anything more.
Rosie
On 9/23/2016 6:02 AM, Linda Gehres wrote:
Kathleen, darling, there just aren't enough of us who read braille to warrant
any phone company to make their contracts available to us in braille, or their
router instructions. Plus, often, one person may need different equipment from
another. Please, please, please, don't continue to complain that things aren't
in braille. Only ten percent of the blind population can read braille, so it's
not cost effective for companies to put things into braille.
Linda G.
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Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2016 10:02 PM
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Subject: [ourplace] Re: Homecoming
Yes those people are really nice and the diner. Well I got the email
confirmation from Verizon that my router has been sent. But this must be a
generic email because it says to open the package and then set up the router.
Setting it up according to the instructions in the welcome book. Well there's
no way I'm going to do that because it's in print. Why they couldn't send the
stuff and broil I have no idea but I wish they would have. I hope the
technician will help me set it up because I'm sure not going to be able to and
I wish they had the contract in braille instead of me having to go online and
try to read it. Especially with the iPhone it would take ages. Well I'm not
sure I would get a cat I thought about it but as I said I was afraid it would
get away. Wow that's quite a story about Brandy. Thanks goodness he's never
gone out since. But at least you can hear his toenails and you know where he's
at. But I bet he's a good kitty. A fairly big one from what you said before.
But any
way he's probably a good pick pat and a good companion. But I'll be sure and
be good to be in my own for Milyer apartment. I bet people will still be
talking about the bombing. As I said a little voice told me last Saturday not
to go over and visit even though I had wanted to. And it's a good thing I
didn't. But it any rate all my friends were calling me and telling me what was
going on and I turned on the police scanner that night and it was going crazy.
But today the Packer is coming. I think around three. So will Pack up the stuff
I don't need and then next week they'll finish the rest of it. But I think I'm
going to finish all my frozen food. I may need the cooler for some cheese and
baloney if I can't finish that. The other stuff is shelfstable so I don't have
to worry about it. But hey what can you do. Pretty soon I'll be on my way home.
And my cell phone will work better and everything and that's a good thing. But
anyway I'm reading this book called split-second by David Bell
duty and I think it's going to be good.
Kathleen Polkabla
On Sep 22, 2016, at 11:02 PM, Linda Gehres <ljgehres@xxxxxxx> wrote:You are subscribed to Ourplace (
Hi Kathleen,
Yum, that café would probably be a place I'd go to often if I lived in your
area. Sounds as though they're really good people there.
When Brandy was a baby, less than a year old but still considered a kitten, he
walked out of the house when I did early one morning. I was absolutely
terrified. Brandy does have a chip implanted in his neck so if he does get
lost he can be recovered. I was fortunate in that he was absolutely terrified
of being outside. He wedged himself near my nextdoor neighbor's house, in a
corner. The grass was very high there, and he buried himself there. I'd asked
a couple of neighbors if they could retrieve him for me, but they could not.
So, when Herbert my neighbor finally got home some hours later, he needed to
take my hand and lead me through the maze of things they have outside in their
yard. At first Brandy hissed at me until he smelled a dirty sweat shirt I had
on hand. Very gently, I wrapped him up in the sweat shirt and carried him
inside. He has never, ever wanted to venture outside since that time. I had a
bell on him then but I don't now. His toenails are pretty
long so
I can tellwhere he is.
If you were to get a cat, I would advisethat you get the cat as a kitten. At
least in my experience, a kitten seems to be able to take our blindness in
stride perhaps better than an adult cat you'd adopt from a rescue agency would.
Linda G.
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Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2016 2:08 PM
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Subject: [ourplace] Re: Homecoming
Yes I eat there a lot and they're very nice people there too. Especially on
Fridays or specialist macaroni and cheese and fish cakes. And I really like it.
Anyway how do you make sure he brandy doesn't get out of your apartment? Do you
have a bell on him? How do you actually tell where he is because kitties don't
make a lot of noise. I hope you don't mind me asking but I had thought about
getting a cat once but those were the things I was afraid of. But yes I hope
things go better when I get home. I'm getting rid of Time Warner for phone and
I'm going to get high-speed Internet and phone through Verizon. But they told
me I can keep my current email address. I guess the package with the router and
it will be there when I get home. According to the email I got from them they
told me to set up the router with the welcome package which I'm not gonna be
able to do because it's in print. I don't know why they sent me an email like
that when I told him I was blind. Oh well. But anyw
ay the m
oving people are coming tomorrow afternoon. My age my ETA is going to be here
tomorrow and that's a good thing so she can help me pack and also observe the
people. And make sure stuff doesn't get forgotten. Like some did when I moved
over here. And the moving person said he had a cooler if I needed it but I may
not. He said he bring it just in case. But hey what can you do. It's getting
closer to me going home. And I'm really glad to. Anyway your night really
sounded like a hellish event
Kathleen Polkabla
On Sep 22, 2016, at 11:22 AM, Linda Gehres <ljgehres@xxxxxxx> wrote:You are subscribed to Ourplace (
Hi Kathleen,
Well, it'll not be long before your move happens, and we're all hoping and
praying for you that things begin to go better for you once you're settled and
back in your own apartment. It can't have been easy for those staying at Selis
Manor last weekend, and indeed, I think you're lucky not to have been there.
But, not knowing is very hard, too. Fortunately, in some ways, you don't have a
pet you're responsible for. That's always a worry when there's an emergency.
Thankfully, people in your building were able to get food delivered to them
fixed by the café down the street. Do you ever eat there?
Linda G.
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