[Jobs] Hi Dave

[vicki black]

Wow!  What a history!  Do write that book. Plus, good ideas for on the side 
stuff.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Evans" <drevans at bellsouth.net>
To: "Jobs for the Blind" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 10:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Jobs] Hi Dave


>
> Dear Marshal,
>
> I have been legally blind since I was 16 years old.  I got all of my 
> degrees
> after that.
> I have worked at allot of different jobs over the years including pro auto
> mechanic, machinist, sheetmetal worker, welder, Fireman/Paramedic, rifle
> range director and an engineer.
> Now I am working as the Consumer Advocate for one of our local Paratransit
> carriers after being retired and out of work for twenty years.  It was not
> my blindness that forced me to quit my job as an engineer, , but the lack 
> of
> Public Transportation services to get to work.
> I had to give up my last engineering job after I had to stop driving.  I
> drove for 20 years and 9 months and was legally blind the whole time.
> I was in deep denial about my blindness and learned how to cheat and get
> around the eye test for driving and for being a Para-medic.
> In fact, I did not know that I was legally blind until I was 20 years old
> and had already worked as a Fireman/Paramedic for 2 years.
> I did not know I was blind, but only thought I had some little vision
> problem.  I ignored it and learned to work around it.
> I was a good athlete and lettered in 5 sports in high school and was on 
> the
> '68 U.S. Olympic Team, the '69 N.C.A.A. National Championship track team
> from San Jose State and the Pan American Team.
> The problems with my vision were never anything more than something I had 
> to
> live with and figure ways around.
> I learned to not listen to the people who told me I couldn't do something.
> That just made me more determined to show them I could.
> I have been very lucky in my life.
> Some day I am going to write a book about it.
> As for jobs you can do to make some extra money, that is  up to you.
> You can sell vitamins over the internet.  sell stuff on E-Bay or since you
> must be mechanically inclined, to be a piano tuner, you might try selling
> and installing under the sink water filters.  That is if you have some 
> basic
> understanding of plumbing under a sink.
> I did this for a while and made great money at it as well as a residual
> business changing them out when they needed changing a year or so down the
> road.
>
> You might even get a job selling pianos in a store if you know how to play
> too.
> If you can play, there is always playing in a club or bar at night or on
> weekends.
> I know blind people who do this and make good money.
>
> Well enough for now.  I am likely boring you by this point.
> It is nice you are on the list and I will look forward to chatting with 
> you.
>
> David Evans, NFBF
> MV transit
> Consumer Advocate
> Nuclear/Aerospace Materials Engineer
> builder of the Lunar Rovers and the F-117 Stealth Fighter
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "pianotune05" <pianotune05 at comcast.net>
> To: <jobs at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 2:11 PM
> Subject: [Jobs] Hi Dave
>
>
> HI Dave,
> Thanks for the e-mail.  It sounds like you're doing a great deal for folks
> in Florida. I'm glad to see you're in the NFB.  I joined this past 
> Saturday.
>
> As for what I do and want to do, they are one in the same. :)  I trained 
> one
> on one with another piano technician here in Chicago to become a piano
> technician. I'm finished training however. My wife and I moved up here 
> last
> month in order to embarking on my new career.  Our one year old son Mark 
> is
> doing great with the transition, but the transition from easter time to
> central time is one he hasn't gotten used to.  He gets up at 6:30 am and
> thinks its 7:30 am. I'm glad we didn't move to California. :)  i'm working
> hard on building up customers and its slow going.
>
> So I joined this list hoping to find some ideas on what I can do as a 
> sight
> impaired person to find supplimental work to fill in the gaps.  Working 
> fro
> home is a challenge having a one year old around.  Any ideas would be 
> great.
> I met someone on another list who mentioned vending machines.
>
> So what prompted you to become interested in the sight impaired/blind?  I
> think it's great! :)  I'm sure I'll talk with you soon.  Take care. and 
> have
> a great reast of the day.
> Marshall
>
>
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