And however it shakes out Gerry, you can be proud of what you've
done. PatAt 05:43 AM 3/23/2012, you wrote:
>I am in the Coffee business right now. I own a Roasterie and a Cafe. I do
>all of the roasting for the company and the only reason I got this far is
>because every roaster except for 1 told me that you had to see to Roast
>Coffee. They said that it could only be done by looking at the Color of the
>beans. Well after playing for a while I developed the "Blind Roasting
>approach" and it works very well. I don't know if I will be able to keep
>it going but yes it took a lot of hard work and patients.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 7:32 PM
>Subject: Re: Man O Man
>
>
> > When I was in the coffee shop business, the state of Illinois offers
> > an equivalent program but they stay pretty well butted in. I chose
> > to do it my way and invented the job as I went along. Had great
> > managers in the shops and they helped me invent the best way to do
> > things. One of their fathers was a long, long time blind V A
> > employee who had a whole lot to do with reading machine development
> > in the sixties and seventies so she was right at home with me. The
> > rest hadn't known or certainly worked for a blind guy before but were
> > helpful, cheerful and honest with the money. I never made what I had
> > hoped to make but it was a wonderful part of my life and the blind
> > guy was really out there and that, too is important for the
> > public. In the life before coffee I was a mainframe COBOL programmer
> > for twenty-five years and that provided a very good living. My wife,
> > too who is blind wrote software for as long as I did. And now I work
> > in the social services industry at a Center for Independent
> > Living. Some of my clients get P O ed at me because I expect them to
> > really meet their goals, and not just talk about it!! What an old
> > grouch!!
> > It's all been great in different ways.
> > Sorry for the rant but . . .
> > Pat, K9JAU At 08:10 PM 3/22/2012, you wrote:
> >>I have always provided my own adaptive things to work. I have sometimes
> >>asked for a little help when I got into a bind, but I always find it
> >>better
> >>if I fit myself to a job rather then making the job fit itself to me.
> >>After
> >>all no one provides sighted people with everything they need either. I am
> >>really glad when Employers say Hey good show, we really appreciate your
> >>good
> >>work, and we would like to keep you here, so we will help a little. That
> >>always makes me feel good.
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 5:13 PM
> >>Subject: Re: Man O Man
> >>
> >>
> >> > Since we're a half mile off topic, I'll say:
> >> > I did most of my job seeking and changing prior to ADA. I personally
> >> > wonder if ADA puts employers off and that could make it overall
> >> > harder to get work. And in the old days I would bring some of my own
> >> > stuff to work and perhaps the mind set is different now. I think I
> >> > am damned glad my job seeking days are over, but I am still casually
> >> > looking for something else to do.
> >> > Pat, K9JAUAt 07:46 AM 3/22/2012, you wrote:
> >> >>The problem is, their are no teeth in the ADA. No penalties, no
> >> >>respect.
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