I know that on Warnell if I am spelling that name correctly, we have the lights that beap and speak. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mitchell D. Lynn" <mlynn@xxxxxxxxx> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 5:00 PM Subject: [real-eyes] Re: My thoughts > Loads and loads of people are paying taxes when they have no children in > school It isn't a question of having children or not; it is a question of > whether they are in school or not that matters. Very few taxes actually > tax > selectively. Excise taxes do, but that is about it. The rest hit just > about > everyone. > > It is ironic you would mention installing these at every corner. The > street > I had trouble crossing had a stop light for Vivion Road, but it rarely > triggered, and when it did, it was of extremely short duration. If you > walked fast, you could get from one side of the two lanes to the other. > Anything slower, and you wouldn't make it. It was my own fault that I got > stuck on that corner. I knew it was going to be sticky, but I misjudged > how > difficult and scary that crossing would ultimately be. Even if you could > install these audible crossing signals at every corner, I would be willing > to bet this one would be overlooked. > > > ACB and NFB at odds! Why doesn't that surprise me? Sound like a good > reason > to avoid involving either of them. > > -----Original Message----- > From: real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Wendy > Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 4:26 PM > To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [real-eyes] My thoughts > > Someone died last week,there is a driver who will have trouble moving on > in > life knowing that the car she drove hit someone and killed him, there is a > grieving family and community and we all have ideas as to how to get and > stay safe. Total safety is a myth but we sure can and should ask for the > best safety methods available to all people in society. > > While living in Maryland I was trying to get a APS installed where I lived > and it was delayed by almost a year because the engineers where afraid to > take action. The NFB was asking for one kind of technology and the ACB > wanted something else. I kept saying that anything will be fine but they > were concerned about one group or the other causing problems moving > forward. > SHEESH, talk about being united?It seems reasonable to think that there > should be an APS at every intersection that there is a light and there are > sidewalks inviting people to walk. When there is a placid invitation such > as > a light and sidewalk, there needs to be safety measures installed.Many > people pay school taxes who have no children. It is for the good of > society > as is this! > My heart goes out to Chip's family and that poor driver. We should reach > out > to that driver who would likely now agree that something needs to be done > to > insure that no one of her family members or friends ends up having hit > someone and having to learn to live with that kind of sorrow on your soul. > Wendy > > > To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, > go > to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes > > > To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, > go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes > > To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes