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From: albrigh@oktext.uucp (Gary Albright)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Class Reunion
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Date: 12 Jul 90 21:20:00 GMT
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Hey folks, I am getting ready to attend my 25th class reunion and I
have some weird fears about it. Since I haven't seen any of those
people since I lost my hearing***what do I do*****. I mean I'm
really excited about going in one thought and scared to death in
the next one. I was what you call pretty popular in high school but
not exactly the main throb around school. It seemed that alot of
people in school knew me but my nose was always getting in my way
of seeing these little people. I mean the snob would come out and
the big football stud in me would come out and now I feel really
bad that I didn't take notice to all the little people that were
just trying to be friendly to me. *And kids today say we don't know
what peer pressure is like.

Well enough of that, my problem is what do I say to these people
when they try to talk to me and there is alot of noise from other
conversations and probably will be alot of loud music going on all
the time. **Hey we old people can still bugey too***. I really want
to have a good time and talk to these people including the ones
that I didn't run around with in school.  But I just know it's
going to be struggle especially if I get responses I get from plain
ordinary folk that say bug off I don't have time to try and
communicate with you.

I really miss alot of my old friends from school but I don't know
if they'll be able to handle my situation like it is being HI. I
really hope that a few will put up with me and show me I still have
some good friends left.

Any thoughts on this folks, any would be appreciated. Go ahead kick
in some thoughts let me know, maybe some of you have experienced
this thing in the past. It sure help my nervousness knowing you
people were behind me on this.

Remember, love you all!

Gary Albright  ****the wizard****