[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Overly Helpful People
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 12:07:48 -0800 (PST)
LOL!!
Cindy
--- Robert Riddle <captinlogic@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Oh, I do that. I was in a restaurant once, and the
> waitress hollered at me "
> what would you like, sir!" and I hollered right back
> "To take you to bed,
> ma'am!" as loud as I could. She never hollered at me
> again, nor did any
> other servers at that particular restaurant.
> <smirk.>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan Beaver" <dbeaver888@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 4:10 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Overly Helpful
> People
>
>
> > Hmmm, maybe this one should go under this subject.
> Although, maybe it
> > should be under people who do not think.
> >
> > Back in the 80s I went on a business trip. I took
> a flight to New York
> > state.
> >
> > When I got to my seat I found that I had 2 other
> travelers sitting in the
> > same row with me. That was fine since I enjoy
> talking with people and
> > meeting new people. We hit it off pretty well
> too. After a very few
> > questions about my Guide Dog and how we travel
> things moved to much more
> > normal topics.
> >
> > After a while the flight attendants began the
> process of distributing
> drinks
> > and nuts or something of that sort. Of course I
> could hear them slowly
> > moving their way along the isle. I wasn't
> planning on partaking and was
> > planning to politely let them know that when they
> asked.
> >
> > When the flight atendant got to our row she placed
> 1 hand on the back of
> my
> > seat and 1 on the back of the seat in front of me.
> It didn't bother me
> but
> > I had to wonder what that would be like for a
> sighted guy. She asked the
> 2
> > people between me and the window waht they would
> like.
> >
> > Once she had gotten their refreshments she stepped
> back. She leaned down
> > very close to my face and literally yelled, "would
> you like anything to
> > eat?".
> >
> > I just quietly said no thanks.
> >
> > After she moved on down the isle the 2 folks next
> to me expressed
> amazement
> > and near anger that she would do such a thing.
> One of them started
> > snickering and said, "you are just blind not deaf
> too right?".
> >
> > I have to admit at this point that I seriously
> considered screaming back,
> > "no thanks.". But I didn't.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Lora" <loravara@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 12:37 AM
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Overly Helpful
> People
> >
> >
> > > What you say is true. Regrettably, we live in a
> dangerous world. If
> I'd
> > > been more uneasy, I might have shoved him away,
> which could be dangerous
> > > for
> > > him in the middle of an intersection.
> > >
> > > I also think you're right about more physical
> contact. A new
> > > acquaintance,
> > > when offering to guide me in a restaurant (a
> courtesy I will accept,
> > > because
> > > the restaurants I tend to go to seem to have
> lots of cramped spaces and
> > > such), slipped my hand in his to guide. I
> pulled my hand back and took
> > > his
> > > arm. I wouldn't have minded flirting with him,
> but he's married, and so
> > > even holding hands seems off limits to me.
> Maybe that's an entirely
> > > different subject, though.
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Elizabeth and
> > > Burton
> > > Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 10:23 PM
> > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Overly Helpful
> People
> > >
> > > Reality is grabbing someone, particularly a
> woman without asking first
> is
> > > a
> > > stressful and possibly dangerous experience for
> the person being
> grabbed.
> > > I
> > > understand the need to help. I will stress in
> the book what we all know
> > > and
> > > have been trying to stress and will use humor to
> do it. The human being
> > > is
> > > equipped with a mouth and the ability to use it.
> Please let's learn the
> > > following phrases. Repeat after me children:
> > > "May I pet your dog."
> > > "Do you need help."
> > > alternatives to "Do you need help" include "Are
> you all right?"
> > >
> > > The implicit thing often thought is "I am
> worried about you. Do you
> need
> > > help?" (can I stop worrying) and the other
> question is "I have nobody to
> > > help and here is a person I can help." I do not
> like this attitude much
> > > since I dislike being an object attracting folks
> who feel so non-needed
> > > and
> > > attracting them for their needs not my help By
> the way, you can tell
> that
> > > kind. Those are the ones who keep insisting and
> hang on after you have
> > > said
> > > you do not need help.
> > >
> > > On a more ominous note, I think there are men
> who physically grab blind
> > > women for the same reason they would like to
> grab or touch a woman or
> any
> > > kind. You can tell this kind because he is the
> one who tries to cop a
> > > feel
> > > of my tit while I am hholding his arm to cross a
> street.
> > >
> > > Bottom line, I thin, is that anyone needs to be
> at least a bit concerned
> > > about somebody grabbing them particularly in
> situations where he might
> be
> > > trying to pick your pocket or such. The fact is
> many of that kind are
> put
> > > off some by dogs.
> > >
> > > I also think women who are blind get physically
> contacted more than do
> > > blind
> > > men. Somebody from AFB wrote a NY Times article
> about it a few years
> ago.
> > > I will do my best to get ahold of it. I want
> AFB in on the book project
> > > in
> > > some way, by the way.
> > >
> > > This thing really might take off.
> > >
> > > E.
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