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From: Stu.Turk@f26.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Stu Turk)
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Subject: Am I a son of a blinkie or what?
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Date: 17 Oct 90 04:47:35 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

Glen Nielson of 1:115/778 wrote to William Wilson: 

 GN>       It seems to me that blinks have a right to decline unneeded
 GN>  assistance.  My view is that if someone offers to help me and
 GN>  I don't need the help, I have an obligation to politely decline 
 GN>  the offer.  I must admit that sometimes when this is the 20th
 GN>  offer I've had on a day, I don't do so good at meeting this
 GN>  goal, but I do try.  On the other hand, if people just can't
 GN>  take no for an answer or if they're aggressive in offering
 GN>  help, my view is that all I can do is whatever it takes to
 GN>  get them to just leave me alone!  I usually say something like
 GN>  "Are ya deaf or on drugs?"  I am also not terribly polite to
 GN>  those who grab me.
    =

I have the same problem, coupled with the fact that I am deaf as
well as visually impaired (I can see but have very narrow angle of
vision and in one eye only) so I can't hear what the "helpers" are
telling me.  I still can't get used to being grabbed unexpectedly
and more than once have told someone to F*** Off!  If that doesn't
work, I've mentioned to Willie some time ago that the reason the
tip of the cane is red is so the blood doesn't show after you ram
it between their ears.

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