RE: ACB convention will be where this year?

[Guest guest]

I'm considering going to the convention. What are the room rates? I've not

been able to go to the convention because of financial reasons and am pretty

choosy about having a roommate.

Regards:

Mona

> ACB convention will be where this year?

>>> Hi,

>>> In what city wil the convention be?

>>> Rita

>>>

[Guest guest]

Hi Victor,

do you belond to the ccb chapter in san bernardino? I kind of nosy and belont

to Pat's chapter, East L A, and the Greater Long Beach chapters. Every president

runs their meetings differently but always have different info to provide us. I

like to share what I know with as many chapters as I can.

Bestregards

Mona

from Lakewood, CA

> ACB convention will be where this year?

>>>> Hi,

>>>> In what city wil the convention be?

>>>> Rita

>>>>

[Guest guest]

,

I have not known until just a couple of days ago about the diabetic group. I

wish you guys were closer to here for meetings, it's very difficult to get

all the way to LA from here just as it is to get from LA out here to the

Inland Empire, it's literally an all-day affair. Will certainly look forward

to seeing the group at the convention though...

I am a member of the Inland Empire chapter of the CCB and am its delegate,

my wife is delegate for the nearby Active Blind Chapter (Loma ) of CCB,

so we will both be going to the convention.

Bill

[Guest guest]

,

I have not known until just a couple of days ago about the diabetic group. I

wish you guys were closer to here for meetings, it's very difficult to get

all the way to LA from here just as it is to get from LA out here to the

Inland Empire, it's literally an all-day affair. Will certainly look forward

to seeing the group at the convention though...

I am a member of the Inland Empire chapter of the CCB and am its delegate,

my wife is delegate for the nearby Active Blind Chapter (Loma ) of CCB,

so we will both be going to the convention.

Bill

[Guest guest]

Victor--

Not close enough though. I live in Riverside which is just a little closer

than you are to San . Ever try to get there by bus???

Bill

[Guest guest]

Victor--

Not close enough though. I live in Riverside which is just a little closer

than you are to San . Ever try to get there by bus???

Bill

[Guest guest]

Great! We'll have to try and meet there. did you join the ACB diabetic

group? that is having a converence call this thurs. Yes, transportation

between Counties out here is deplorable. Nelly Emerson comes out to visit

me on the Metro Link train.

Re: ACB convention will be where this year?

,

I have not known until just a couple of days ago about the diabetic group. I

wish you guys were closer to here for meetings, it's very difficult to get

all the way to LA from here just as it is to get from LA out here to the

Inland Empire, it's literally an all-day affair. Will certainly look forward

to seeing the group at the convention though...

I am a member of the Inland Empire chapter of the CCB and am its delegate,

my wife is delegate for the nearby Active Blind Chapter (Loma ) of CCB,

so we will both be going to the convention.

Bill

[Guest guest]

The room rates for the National are I think, $83 a night for 2 and $93 for 3

people.

RE: ACB convention will be where this year?

I'm considering going to the convention. What are the room rates? I've not

been able to go to the convention because of financial reasons and am pretty

choosy about having a roommate.

Regards:

Mona

> ACB convention will be where this year?

>>> Hi,

>>> In what city wil the convention be?

>>> Rita

>>>

[Guest guest]

,

When is the conference call on Thursday? Hope it's not in the middle of the

day, I have an ADA transportation meeting to attend so I can give our local

bus company a bit of hell for not having very many stops announced on its

enunciator so that will take most of my energy for the day.......

Bill Powers

[Guest guest]

,

When is the conference call on Thursday? Hope it's not in the middle of the

day, I have an ADA transportation meeting to attend so I can give our local

bus company a bit of hell for not having very many stops announced on its

enunciator so that will take most of my energy for the day.......

Bill Powers

[Guest guest]

Bill,

If your system announces any stops that is more than we have here in

Oklahoma. Are you talking about a bus, train or what?

Cy, the Curious Ancient Okie...

Re: ACB convention will be where this year?

,

When is the conference call on Thursday? Hope it's not in the middle of

the

day, I have an ADA transportation meeting to attend so I can give our

local

bus company a bit of hell for not having very many stops announced on

its

enunciator so that will take most of my energy for the day.......

Bill Powers

[Guest guest]

Cy,

I am referring to the bus announcements. Our local Riverside Transit Agency

installed enunciators on MOST of its buses several years ago. And they are

to be commended for the fact that most of their buses have them and that

they are functional, and that the bus drivers are actually keeping them

turned on. They lack, though, in the area of frequency. There are many

places along the bus route I take where important streets are not announced,

and in fact some areas where you won't hear announcements at all for a good

10-15 minutes. If you are blind and can't see the landmarks go by, you'd be

lost very quickly. I've been trying to get them to add more announcements

but am running against a brick wall. We are lucky to have the enunciators,

yes, but that's not enough.

Bill

[Guest guest]

Cy,

I am referring to the bus announcements. Our local Riverside Transit Agency

installed enunciators on MOST of its buses several years ago. And they are

to be commended for the fact that most of their buses have them and that

they are functional, and that the bus drivers are actually keeping them

turned on. They lack, though, in the area of frequency. There are many

places along the bus route I take where important streets are not announced,

and in fact some areas where you won't hear announcements at all for a good

10-15 minutes. If you are blind and can't see the landmarks go by, you'd be

lost very quickly. I've been trying to get them to add more announcements

but am running against a brick wall. We are lucky to have the enunciators,

yes, but that's not enough.

Bill

[Guest guest]

I am totally blind and I do know what you are talking about. Man, you do

not have a hint where the stupid bus is and the sad thing is that

neither do many of the drivers...

If you ask " Where are we? " you may get the " Let's see, well, when I find

a street sign I will let you know. " Frightening!

I want a GPS system so I can determine where I am.

Cy, the Ancient Okie...

Re: ACB convention will be where this year?

Cy,

I am referring to the bus announcements. Our local Riverside Transit

Agency

installed enunciators on MOST of its buses several years ago. And they

are

to be commended for the fact that most of their buses have them and that

they are functional, and that the bus drivers are actually keeping them

turned on. They lack, though, in the area of frequency. There are many

places along the bus route I take where important streets are not

announced,

and in fact some areas where you won't hear announcements at all for a

good

10-15 minutes. If you are blind and can't see the landmarks go by, you'd

be

lost very quickly. I've been trying to get them to add more

announcements

but am running against a brick wall. We are lucky to have the

enunciators,

yes, but that's not enough.

Bill

[Guest guest]

I am totally blind and I do know what you are talking about. Man, you do

not have a hint where the stupid bus is and the sad thing is that

neither do many of the drivers...

If you ask " Where are we? " you may get the " Let's see, well, when I find

a street sign I will let you know. " Frightening!

I want a GPS system so I can determine where I am.

Cy, the Ancient Okie...

Re: ACB convention will be where this year?

Cy,

I am referring to the bus announcements. Our local Riverside Transit

Agency

installed enunciators on MOST of its buses several years ago. And they

are

to be commended for the fact that most of their buses have them and that

they are functional, and that the bus drivers are actually keeping them

turned on. They lack, though, in the area of frequency. There are many

places along the bus route I take where important streets are not

announced,

and in fact some areas where you won't hear announcements at all for a

good

10-15 minutes. If you are blind and can't see the landmarks go by, you'd

be

lost very quickly. I've been trying to get them to add more

announcements

but am running against a brick wall. We are lucky to have the

enunciators,

yes, but that's not enough.

Bill

[Guest guest]

It is supposed to start at 6:00 PST.

Re: ACB convention will be where this year?

,

When is the conference call on Thursday? Hope it's not in the middle of the

day, I have an ADA transportation meeting to attend so I can give our local

bus company a bit of hell for not having very many stops announced on its

enunciator so that will take most of my energy for the day.......

Bill Powers

[Guest guest]

bill, I live in the city of Highland. It is next to Redlands. In 1985, I

got a job at Patton state Hospital. That is how I ended up here. I really

like the area, but I hate the transportation. I use access sometimes and

cabs and I have a partime assistant to drive me around for my work as I am a

real estate broker now. Very hard!!!

Victor

8Þ-

Re: ACB convention will be where this year?

>

> Victor,

>

> You live in San Berdoo, north or south end? Yes, transportation is BAD

> there. How did you manage to wind up there with such deplorable

> transportation and how the heck do you get around?

>

> We're a bit better off in Riverside but I would not say by that much.

>

> Orange County and Los Angeles County are much, much better.

>

> Bill

>

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>

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>

[Guest guest]

bill, I live in the city of Highland. It is next to Redlands. In 1985, I

got a job at Patton state Hospital. That is how I ended up here. I really

like the area, but I hate the transportation. I use access sometimes and

cabs and I have a partime assistant to drive me around for my work as I am a

real estate broker now. Very hard!!!

Victor

8Þ-

Re: ACB convention will be where this year?

>

> Victor,

>

> You live in San Berdoo, north or south end? Yes, transportation is BAD

> there. How did you manage to wind up there with such deplorable

> transportation and how the heck do you get around?

>

> We're a bit better off in Riverside but I would not say by that much.

>

> Orange County and Los Angeles County are much, much better.

>

> Bill

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Bill, I know who Roy D. Mercer is. He is pretty good. He has out several

cd's. Yes, he is out of Tulsa. Jerry Litterell

Re: ACB convention will be where this year?

>

> Cy,

>

> You live in a vacuum eh? Hoover or Eureka? Or maybe you're an upscale

> resident of Oreck?

>

> Roy D. Mercer is a morning DJ, I believe working out of Tulsa. He's on a

> country station (though don't know which one) and even has a CD or two out

> with some of his most famous morning call-out bits. He's really good at

> calling someone with a very creative story made up by perhaps a close

> friend, co-worker or family member, and gets that victim all riled up, all

> the while threatening to " woop their ass " to get a further rise out of the

> " victim. " He even gives a bogus phone number " 1 800 Ass Woop " to the

> victim.

> He's so good at making you believe he's someone other than Roy D. Mercer

> and

> he can really put one over on you if you don't watch it. See if you can

> check it out sometime. Good for a few chuckles.

>

> Bill

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Cy,

That IS frightening if the drivers don't even know where they are. They DO

here, but it's always been hard getting drivers to announce stops, hence the

advent of the enunciator system to do it for them. But then someone had to

figure a way for the drivers to shut them off. The first time I ever

encontered a driver that turned one off, I asked why the enunciator was

turned off, he said " I get tired of hearing the stops anounced. " I quickly

replied " Those stop announcements aren't for YOU, they're for ME, and I want

them turned on right now. " When the driver told me he didn't know how to

turn them on, I told him how.

And the bus company had the nerve to think I was dumb when I complained to

them at the next ADA meeting that " the bus drivers can't turn the

enunciators off. " It took everything I had to show them that yes, it could

be done. Then they had egg all over their collective faces.

That was in Baltimore.

Now I'm facing a slightly different battle here in Riverside, California,

not with drivers not turning on the announcements, just with infrequent

announcements, and even one spot where the WRONG STREET is announced.

I've got my work cut out for me.

Bill

[Guest guest]

Jerry,

What station is he on?

Cy...

Re: ACB convention will be where this year?

Bill, I know who Roy D. Mercer is. He is pretty good. He has out

several

cd's. Yes, he is out of Tulsa. Jerry Litterell

Re: ACB convention will be where this year?

>

> Cy,

>

> You live in a vacuum eh? Hoover or Eureka? Or maybe you're an upscale

> resident of Oreck?

>

> Roy D. Mercer is a morning DJ, I believe working out of Tulsa. He's on

> a country station (though don't know which one) and even has a CD or

> two out with some of his most famous morning call-out bits. He's

> really good at calling someone with a very creative story made up by

> perhaps a close friend, co-worker or family member, and gets that

> victim all riled up, all the while threatening to " woop their ass " to

> get a further rise out of the " victim. " He even gives a bogus phone

> number " 1 800 Ass Woop " to the victim. He's so good at making you

> believe he's someone other than Roy D. Mercer and

> he can really put one over on you if you don't watch it. See if you

can

> check it out sometime. Good for a few chuckles.

>

> Bill

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

hurray CY. I've been that frightened many times.

regards fellow travelers from

Mona

> Re: ACB convention will be where this year?

>Cy,

>I am referring to the bus announcements. Our local Riverside Transit

>Agency

>installed enunciators on MOST of its buses several years ago. And they

>are

>to be commended for the fact that most of their buses have them and that

>they are functional, and that the bus drivers are actually keeping them

>turned on. They lack, though, in the area of frequency. There are many

>places along the bus route I take where important streets are not

>announced,

>and in fact some areas where you won't hear announcements at all for a

>good

>10-15 minutes. If you are blind and can't see the landmarks go by, you'd

>be

>lost very quickly. I've been trying to get them to add more

>announcements

>but am running against a brick wall. We are lucky to have the

>enunciators,

>yes, but that's not enough.

>Bill

>

[Guest guest]

all. I think I've deleted around 30 to 40 ACB convention emails this morning

looking for diabetic ones? *grin*

Regards,

Re: ACB convention will be where this year?

Cy,

You live in a vacuum eh? Hoover or Eureka? Or maybe you're an upscale

resident of Oreck?

Roy D. Mercer is a morning DJ, I believe working out of Tulsa. He's on a

country station (though don't know which one) and even has a CD or two out

with some of his most famous morning call-out bits. He's really good at

calling someone with a very creative story made up by perhaps a close

friend, co-worker or family member, and gets that victim all riled up, all

the while threatening to " woop their ass " to get a further rise out of the

" victim. " He even gives a bogus phone number " 1 800 Ass Woop " to the victim.

He's so good at making you believe he's someone other than Roy D. Mercer and

he can really put one over on you if you don't watch it. See if you can

check it out sometime. Good for a few chuckles.

Bill

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[Guest guest]

,

Yeah I know, we got a little off-topic and carried away. I'm most anxious to

get with the group at the convention though, as it will be nice to meet some

of our posters face-to-face and we can all support each other better in our

daily battle with diabetes.

How I wish my mom would be social enough to find a group of people to meet

with, to help her understand how to deal with diabetes. She just doesn't get

a thing I say about diabetes and I don't think she ever will. She can't

learn beyond frying foods, and now that she no longer prepares the food (she

taught my dad how to do it when she was losing her sight) it's all fried,

period. No wonder her sugars vary greatly every day and no wonder she feels

bad all the time. But change anything? Um, might as well talk to a brick

wall. I see how much group support has helped me and I've been able to pass

that along to others, but people like my mom seem unreachable. Oh well, I

try.....

Bill

[Guest guest]

Dena here.

I'm planning to go to the convention and will for the information about this

group.

Re: ACB convention will be where this year?

I never have been to those conferencees, what do they do there?

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