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Anthony Vece <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 9 Jul 2014 16:21:15 -0400
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Howard;

I am surer it is very nice living there and, the people show a lot of compassion.

However; their's nothing like the good ol' ' U.S. Of A!

73 De Anthony W2AJV


Sent from my iPhone 5s!

> On Jul 9, 2014, at 3:58 PM, Howard Kaufman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Well this has nothing to do with radio at all.
> I just returned from Vancouver.  Very interesting trip.
> Some thoughts.
> 1.  No night time skip on the A.M. broadcast band.  How odd.
> 2.  Only fifteen miles from the Washington state boarder, but everything I 
> could find on A.M. and F.M. was from Canada.
> 3.  They have no window screens to keep the bugs out, because they aren't 
> needed.  Fantastic!!!
> 4.  Your money is marked with 8 dot computer Braille cells.  Holds up on the 
> plastic but not on the older paper bills.  Fantastic!!!
> 5.  Many of the streets have audible stop and go lights.  I think they use 
> different sounds for North south streets, than they do for east west 
> streets.
> 6.  The personal service is excellent!  How did they learn to be so 
> considerate?
> 7.  Bathroom and elevators are not usually brailled, why not?
> 8.  You have to have lots and lots of money to live well there.
> 9.  You get salty just by living there.  Its everywhere, even with out going 
> kiaking, which we did.
> 10.  Flying gets long very fast.
> 11.  Had muscles, oysters, whisky, great beer, fantastic lamb, seared tuna, 
> and curried goat.  Puteene must be an acquired taste.
> 
> Anyway, that's the review of my adventure.
> 
> H T Kaufman MSW LCSW
> Adaptive Technology Instructor 
> 
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