Hello, Ann,
Thank you for your comments. The BN can be replaced for about $4000, am I
more or less correct there? Also, add to that the cost of the GPS and its
software and all that peripheral stuff that seems to be necessary. Is he
selling his BN to get extra money? That seems a rather negative way of
doing that. The BN is not so big that it cannot be conceiled in a bag or
backpack if he is worried about a snatcher. This is the Philippines I am
writing from, and there is a real snatcher problem here, but with care, I
have survived. I assume that Khalid is blind, so he certainly would not
venture out without an escort at least until he knew his way around.
Yes, I agree with you about being rude, inconsiderate, and short-sighted.
However, I speak with many years of experience in many undeveloped areas of
the world. Mr. Khalid seems to be laboring under the illusion that his
gadget will operate only in the US. I and some others on this list have
been trying to explain to him that it will operate anywhere on Earth with or
without maps. I use my GPS here in the Philippines without maps. Maps
would be a little more convenient, that is true, but even so, it works just
fine. He should not throw away such a costly piece of equipment. Since the
best offer he has received for it to date is $800, I will offer $1000 cash,
and I might even be talked into selling it back to him for the same price
when he returns to the US and returns to his senses.
Best regards to all
Dick Myers
From: "Ann K. Parsons" <akp@xxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: BrailleNote/VoiceNote GPS Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 08:23:26 -0400
Hi all,
Dick, you were rude and inconsiderate. The gentleman has good reasons for what he wants to do. There may be additional reasons which he is not at liberty to disclose. Having lived in a developing country, allbeit for only two weeks, I can see that there may be lots of reasons why possession of high tech equipment might not be wanted. If you take your blinders off, you might see them as well.
If I were he, I'd not sell my stuff unless I needed the money. Rather, I would find a friend or relative here in the U.S. with whom to store the device. It would need to be somebody I trusted, but I think that might be possible.
Selling the system is also an option, and I believe that Mr. Halid has probably thought through his options before settling on this one. You are short-sighted in the extreme when you accuse him of not thinking through his options. You cannot know where he is going, who he is staying with, what kind of conditions he will be living under. There's a whole passel of stuff you don't know. I postulate that your advice is merely given out of spite and ignorance.
Ann P.
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