Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!jarthur!usc!apple!olivea!oliveb!bunker!hcap!hnews!115!348!Bogie.Bugsalewicz From: Bogie.Bugsalewicz@f348.n115.z1.fidonet.org (Bogie Bugsalewicz) Newsgroups: misc.handicap Subject: Greetings Message-ID: <15464@bunker.UUCP> Date: 6 Nov 90 04:14:06 GMT Sender: wtm@bunker.UUCP Reply-To: Bogie.Bugsalewicz@f348.n115.z1.fidonet.org Distribution: misc Organization: FidoNet node 1:115/348 - The Lively Arts, Chicago IL Lines: 49 Approved: wtm@bunker.UUCP Index Number: 11560 To: All Hi! I've been reading the echo for several months now, and thought I'd just post a message to introduce myself and maybe get acquainted with all the regulars here. I'm the sysop of a disability-oriented board in Chicago called I CAN! We try to be pretty much a "regular" board with games, downloads, etc., to try to encourage a lot of callers who might otherwise shy away from a board with our orientation. Still to no avail, though. Our user base is pathetically small. I'm almost tempted to throw in the towel, but I'm a pretty bullheaded sort and I don't give up that easily. If anyone would like to give us a call and maybe offer a few suggestions, we'd welcome them. The number is 312-736-7388 and we're up from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm seven days a week. We've been in operation since early August, and we're not yet in FIDOnet, although we hope to join as soon as I can afford a faster modem. We really would like to pick up this echo as well as some of the others. I suppose that a little personal background would be in order. I'm 35 years old and able bodied, and my co-sysop (and fiance), Corrie, is 25 and has cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and arthritis. We met a few years ago when I was dispatching for a Special Service bus company. Corrie managed to talk one of my operators into giving her my home phone, and she threw caution to the winds in her determination to see the face behind the voice on the drivers' radios. Anyway, one thing led to another, she came to stay for a weekend, and that wekend's been going on for three and a half years now. It shows every indication of continuing for a long time to come. :-) I'm looking forward to eventually picking up the echo and maintaining a regular correspondence with quite a few of the folks here, because I've noticed some really neat people popping up here. So, I guess maybe I'm getting a bit long winded and I should shut up already. Again, hello to the 'gang' and if you get a chance, drop by our board and say hi. Regards, Bogie Via SLMAIL v1.36M (#0287) -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!115!348!Bogie.Bugsalewicz Internet: Bogie.Bugsalewicz@f348.n115.z1.fidonet.org