[audio-pals] Re: First Day of School

  • From: "Josh" <lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 21:04:43 -0400

I just heard from one of the DCS workers that there is talk about year round 
schooling here and only giving the kids a month off in the summer rather than 
the 2 – 2.5 months off they get now. Amanda said that they would still get all 
their time, but it would be spread out throughout the year. 

 

From: audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
On Behalf Of Susan Waaga
Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2014 10:00 PM
To: audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [audio-pals] Re: First Day of School

 

In Australia new school year starts between late January to early February.  
The school year ends in December. Over summer the students generally have six 
weeks off school. Suzi  

 

On Thursday, 21 August 2014 10:45 PM, Josh <lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

 

Thank you. It is a new semester and a new school year has began as well. I am 
starting my senior year. Here new school years start in the fall and end in the 
spring. 

 

From: audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
On Behalf Of Susan Waaga
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2014 2:42 AM
To: audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [audio-pals] Re: First Day of School

 

All the best for a new semester (or is it a new school year over there?) at 
school Josh!  Suzi

 

On Thursday, 21 August 2014 12:47 PM, Thomas McMahan 
<shadowmonstrosity@xxxxxxx> wrote:

 

Wouldn’t that be a sacrifice on her part then, since she voluntarily removed 
herself?  She did a lot to keep you alive *lol*.  I think things would be 
different if she were still here with us.  She is missed whether she knows it 
or not.  But factoring her schedule it’s also understandable.  She would get 
swamped when the list is in high traffic mode, then she would really be annoyed 
at you at that point.  

 

On Aug 20, 2014, at 7:20 PM, Josh <lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

 

Perhaps her removal from the list is what kept me alive *LOL*.

 

From: audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:audio-pals-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
On Behalf Of Thomas McMahan
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 4:36 PM
To: audio-pals@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [audio-pals] Re: First Day of School

 

I think Amanda probably often wants to ring Josh’s neck, maybe it’s a daily 
decision making process, perhaps even hourly, but a class in family stress will 
likely increase the frequency that the neck ringing decision making process 
occurs.  Now I’d better go reread that and see if I actually got the point 
across without setting myself in trap *lol*

 

Looks okay.  I forgot, perhaps it’s a moment by moment thing too.  We can only 
guess since Amanda isn’t in our list, but that avoidance, thus silence speaks 
for itself.  Perhaps when she was in our group she felt like ringing other 
necks too, but that was a while back when she was with us.  

.  

On Aug 20, 2014, at 3:12 PM, BethAnn LaPresta (Redacted sender 
"bela28_02@xxxxxxxxx" for DMARC) <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

 

Didn't Amanda sometimes want to ring Josh's neck anyway?  Why should today be 
any different?  All kidding aside, just think about the way you will be able to 
advocate for your clients as a lawyer---when you are ready, I have a doozy for 
you regarding 2 airlines who left my sister stranded in their airports with NO 
assistance.  Whereas, if she would've needed wheelchair assistance she would've 
been treated much differently...apparently just a service dog isn't enough 
anymore.  The ADA wasn't at all interested in pursuing this matter, the airline 
denied the event.  This has been very, very, very, very maddening to me, 
obviously.

 

Go Josh!!

 

On Wednesday, August 20, 2014 12:51 PM, Thomas McMahan 
<shadowmonstrosity@xxxxxxx> wrote:

 

Shouldn’t a family stress class have some stress for you and your family then?  
Sounds like it’s going to live up to it’s billing.  

 

You will do okay.  Amanda might want to ring your neck before the semester is 
over, but you will get it done *lol*.  

 

On Aug 20, 2014, at 1:56 PM, Josh <lawdog911@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

 

I had a little issue when I first arrived at the school. It was kind of weird 
because the semester before last the area that they drove me to was the big 
deal and they said they couldn’t take me thorugh there, well some of the 
drivers anyways. This time they took me to the place that was the issue when 
all they had to do was drop me off at the entrance there at the street. They 
insisted that they could not do that because there was construction going on. I 
told them I was aware of the construction and if they will walk me back to the 
road I will show them where I need to go. They refused saying that the 
construction blocks the road. Finally, I get my disability person on the phone 
there at the school and he says he will come over there which he is in an 
office several blocks away. After I hung the phone she said well lets walk donw 
where I had originally said. I told her exactly where I needed to go and she 
complimented me telling me that I drew a pefect visual and brought us right up 
to the doors I needed to go to. I am thinking to myself why didn’t you just 
listen the first time when I told you instead of both my driver and one of the 
supervisors acting like I was an idiot. So, I try to call my disability person 
back and he had already started making the trek over so he had to walk all the 
way over there to just find that I was where I needed to be. Hopefully that 
does not continue to be a problem.

    I made it to class without any issues once I was inside the building. The 
class although very interactive with groups which I am not a big fan of was and 
seems like it will be an interesting class.

   Then I catch the bus over to the disability office only to find out that 
they did not let me off at the right doors. So, I am trying to find an office 
and I did so I asked them how to get hwre I needed to go. So, I get up to the 
office where I need to be and talk to the person I need to talk to only to find 
out that they do not have what I need. So, I make the phone call and take the 
bus back over to the building where I need to be.

    I then head inside to go to my second class. This class is going to be a 
tough one even though it is a junior level class. The work load sounded like it 
is going to be graduate level. This is my family stress class. The graduate 
student though seems like he is going to be willing to work with me and that 
makes all the difference in the world when you have a teacher willing to work 
with you and get feedback.

   I go to head out for the day and I am waiting at the door for my bus. While 
waiting a friend of mine, also blind, walks in and I helped her find the 
elevator. I think I threw her off by standing on the wall she needed in order 
to get to the elevator. So, I did my good deed for the day. A lady was walking 
from the parking to trying to get to the cross over bridge, this is where I get 
to do my second good deed for the day *LOL*, she asked me how to get to it. 
Just so happens I remember that location very well from the days I worked on 
campus and was able to give her directions right to whre she needed to go.

    I have homework in both the classes I had this morning. We will see how my 
3 hour class goes this evening.          

 

 

 

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