It definitely teaches you to trust your dog!
--Lou K2LKK
At 03:43 PM 3/17/2007 -0600, you wrote:
>the seeing eye just perchased a hybrid car specifically to help train the
>dogs to be aware of them and to do what they can to help train handlers to
>be aware of them or what to listen to, or how to react to their dog when the
>dog sees the car but the handler can't hear it.
>73
>Colin, V A6BKX
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 3:19 PM
>Subject: Re: the seeing eye amateur station
>
>
> > Hi.
> >
> > What concerns me greatly is the new nearly noiseless hybrid vehicles that
> > can come up on you without you even knowing they are there. Seems to me
> > that for sighted and non-sighted people alike, some safety standards need
> > to be set so that a car will make a certain amount of noise to alert
> > pedestrians that they are there.
> >
> >
> > And now would probably be the best time to set those standards, while
>there
> > are still not very many of them around.
> > 73, de Lou K2LKKAt 09:47 AM 3/16/2007 -0600, you wrote:
> >
> >
> > >well, thankfully if you have a situation like that, the seeing eye has
>dogs
> > >that can be, or are, specifically trained for rural travel....IE on the
>edge
> > >of the road or in the ditch or on the vurdge or what ever.
> > >And, the nice thing about fast moving cars and other vehicles, is they
>make
> > >quite a bit more noise then a slow moving vehicle so you have a bit more
> > >warning time to get out of the way.
> > >73
> > >Colin, V A6BKX
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> > >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > >Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 6:54 AM
> > >Subject: Re: the seeing eye amateur station
> > >
> > >
> > > > Be glad you're not in my neighborhood, there are no sidewalks and the
> > >road's
> > > > so narrow, the way some people fly down here, I don't think I'd want
>to
> > >walk
> > > > alone. There's nothing with in 5 miles of me anyway but this is the
>only
> > > > good neighborhood left in town so I'm staying here for a bit.
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 1:53 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: the seeing eye amateur station
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > this will be my third dog, first from the seeing eye.
> > > > > Yes, they are worth more then their weight in gold.
> > > > > I had to retire my last guide after having her only a year because
>she
> > > > > wanted to be a pet more then a guide dog.
> > > > > There was just something a little uncomfortable about her wanting to
>use
> > > > > the
> > > > > street instead of the sidewalk because there was less snow on the
> > > > > street...which, while an intelligent choice, less snow, clear path,
>it
> > > > > wasn't exactly safe for either of us in four lanes of traffic hi hi.
> > > > >
> > > > > So, now I am relligated to cane use which is enough to make me want
>to
> > > > > permanetly destroy all canes....I think it is something akin to the
>braw
> > > > > burning in the 60/70's.
> > > > > 73
> > > > > Colin, V A6BKX
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 8:36 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: the seeing eye amateur station
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >> Hi Colin.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Is this your first dog, or are you a veteran dog user? I've never
> > >worked
> > > > >> with Seeing Eye, so I can't answer your questions, but want to wish
>you
> > > > >> well on the training.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> A good dog is worth its weight in gold, in my opinion. I've only
>had
> > >one
> > > > >> dog, but she has been tremendous. I hope it works out well for
>you.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> 73, de Lou K2LKK
> > > > >>
> > > > >> At 11:34 PM 3/14/2007 -0600, you wrote:
> > > > >> >Hi all:
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >Has anyone on the list ever been to the seeing eye and used the
>ham
> > > > > station
> > > > >> >they have set up there?
> > > > >> >I understand it contains a tm v7A and a ts570 with a dipole on the
> > >roof
> > > > > for
> > > > >> >HF.
> > > > >> >I am wondering how well the HF station, or the 2m/70CM station
> > >performs
> > > > >> >there.
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >I am going for a dog at the end of April.
> > > > >> >Also, does anyone know of any echolink/IRLP nodes on simplex that
>are
> > > > >> >located within 2M or 70CM range of the morse town training
>facility?
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >I ask because I intend to set up an echolink node at my home qth
>which
> > > > > will
> > > > >> >be on a popular local simplex freq and I want to be able to link
>back
> > > > > either
> > > > >> >via the school's radio, or via my HT or if all else fails, via the
> > > > > computer.
> > > > >> >The computer might be a difficult undertaking since firewalls need
>to
> > >be
> > > > >> >configured for those specific ports, and networks are often
>difficult
> > >to
> > > > > get
> > > > >> >ports forwarded bassed on an individuals needs.
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >If anyone has a listing of repeaters or node frequencies that are
> > >within
> > > > >> >range of moris town NJ, could you please send them my way.
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >73
> > > > >> >Colin, V A6BKX
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >
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> > > > > 3/15/2007
> > > > >> >11:27 AM
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> > > > >> Louis Kim Kline
> > > > >> A.R.S. K2LKK
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> > Louis Kim Kline
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