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From: William.Wilson@f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (William Wilson)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: son of blank
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Date: 26 Oct 90 03:29:24 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

 WS>      Bravo!!!  Don't forget the waiter to get your fruit salad 
 WS>      from the bouffet. Oh, well, might have to teach the 
 WS>  synthesizer how to pronounce that word. Walter 

Walter,
    You know, you're causing me to do a lot of thinking lately.  Now,
knock that off!
     In all honesty, I never really considered myself one of those
blinks who puts being able to do something without the assistance of a
sighted person a primary driving force in my world, but I have to admit
that my loss of sight has caused me to modify my behavior in ways I
shouldn't allow!  For example, those salad bars and the like were just
becoming popular when I first joined blinkdom, and although I had
previously enjoyed scarfing up at these things, I sort of avoid them
now!
     Ok, I feel guilty about this, and I don't want my blindness to
stifle my desire for the buffet any longer.  What do you think...Do I
accept the assistance of the waiter or waitress, or do I just stick my
finger in every item, give it a lick, and may my selections based upon
this limited information?
                                        Willie
     

... Like a bat out of Bellevue!

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