I will say this again  you had the opportunities…  I never said you did not work  for them, but the offhand comments saying oh this is so cheap is what pissed me off.  Those opportunities  do not present themselves to everyone. Growing up in a rural shithole town with now ay to get anywhere is what I blame for not having a job. When nth parents work who the hell is going to drive you to a job, and if they did, they would lose more income than you would earn . I also think hat honestly the NFB and ACB have made things harder, because these days most companies are so scared  of being sued that they will not hire a blind person. and in this economy there are 100 sighted people in line for the same job. No company in today’s climate would hire a blind guy and star up shit. We can’t even get talking meters in this country because the nfb made a huge purchase and then threatened to sue the meter company, thereby making it impossible for any of us to buy one for our own use.  There are reasons that blind people have it better in places likeAustrallia.
Michael Thurman
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On Sep 25, 2014, at 12:06 PM, Alan R. Downing <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Gery, congrats to you, I am glad that you had the incentive and fortitude to
> get things done yourself.  A lot of folks that complain about the success of
> others have no one to blame but themselves for the fix they find themselves
> in.  When I was 12 years old, I worked 5 or 6 hours a week in a neighbors
> machine shop.  He taught me how to operate standard machinery such as
> lathes, drill presses, and milling machines.  I worked for the neighbor
> right thru high school to earn pocket money.  During my second year and a
> half at MIT, I also worked a 40 hours per week job for an aerospace
> contractor, developing software for the space shuttle.  I got those jobs
> myself, and didn't need anyone's help to find them  Was this easy?  No it
> wasn't, but it must have been possible because I did it.
> 
> 73
> Alan
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Alan R. Downing
> Phoenix, AZ
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Gery Gaubert
> Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2014 8:48 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: hard work pays
> 
> Alan, I did have help on campus, she is now my wife.  She read and helped m=
> e make it through math classes and more.  I wasn't a straight a student.  W=
> hen I finished college I tried for about 6 years and was able to find a job=
> here and a job there.  Debt collections and transcriber were 2.  I finally=
> had some one talk to the Sheriff's department here and they gave me a chan=
> ce.  Data quality control at 4.50 an hour adn no more than 30 hours a week.=
>  That was then.  I am doing a lot better now.  Hard work and always trying=
> to find a way to make things work is what got me here.
> 
> 
> Gery D. Gaubert
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