Shut there doors.
"NE5L"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 9:38 PM
Subject: Re: Omega Engineering
> that is pretty unbelievable that a modern day company would actually think
> they could get away with putting something that is so obviously and truely
> discriminatory on their products!
> I mean, they dont even have those kinds of warnings on automobile owners
> manuals!
> And to think that they allowed their products to be sold for the visually
> impaired specifically on a couple very obviously disability related
> websites...anne moris enterprises as well as independant living
> aids...surprised they would put a warning like that on their products, and
> then let them be sold to the blind community through other sellers.
> I mean, why else would they put speech capabilities into their product if
> not to visually aid someone who is some how visually impaired? why spend
> $300 almost on a meter when you can see perfectly fine and buy one for a
> fraction of that cost and just put up with any inconvenience caused from
> having to glance at the meter.
> something certainly sounds a little fishy in this particular case.
> I really think it would be interesting if, upon telling the company that
> you
> were blind, they refused to sell you the meter...and if you got that in
> writing it might prove to be enough to put the company out of business.
> This person who told you that they didn't want to be responsible for
> operation of these meters by blind persons, was he/she a supervisor or
> department manager?
> I wonder if upper management even is aware of the issue?
> Never assume they are because much of the time someone else is in charge
> of
> labelling and the owners manual and upper management doesn't always catch
> on
> to these things as they should.
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 8:22 PM
> Subject: Re: Omega Engineering
>
>
>> Guess I won't rush out to buy one of those meters!
>>
>> Good luck, man!
>>
>> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>>
>> At 05:22 PM 5/3/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>> >Would anyone on the list who has ever purchased anything from Omega
>> >Engineering
>> >please contact me off list at
>> >
>> >[log in to unmask]
>> >
>> >I have purchased an hhm2a multimeter from theme which I received in
> defective
>> >condition. They have said that they will take the unit back but will
>> >not
>> >repair
>> >it because it is dangerous for a blind person to use it and they will be
>> >no part
>> >of that. I am taking legal action against the company through the DOJ,
>> >Attorney
>> >General's offices of two states, the BBB, the FCC, and several other
> agencies.
>> >Even in the manual for my meter it is specifically printed on a sticker
> on the
>> >front page that the meter is not "intended for the use of the visually
>> >impaired
>> >due to increased risk of shock and injury". I am, therefore, extremely
>> >interested in talking with anyone who has purchased equipment of any
>> >kind
> from
>> >the at any time in the past. You will not be required to testify in
> court
>> >unless you wish to do so and, at this point, I would like to see Omega
> change
>> >their insane position and simply send me the $12 worth o defective
> cables.
>> >
>> >Tom
>> >
>> >
>> >Tom Brennan KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
>> >web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
>>
>> Louis Kim Kline
>> A.R.S. K2LKK
>> Home e-mail: [log in to unmask]
>> Work e-mail: [log in to unmask]
>> Work Telephone: (585) 697-5753
>>
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