[Reader-users] Reader saves the day again

[Evelyn Weckerly]

Hi, Seville,

The same thing occurred to me especially as I read Karl's story.

At 03:46 PM 3/23/2007, you wrote:
>Seems to me these stories need to be collected and used in a "why technology
>works" type pamphlet or book, or something like reading alternatives.....
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:reader-users-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Evelyn Weckerly
>Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 1:55 PM
>To: Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader user list
>Subject: Re: [Reader-users] Reader saves the day again
>
>Hi, Karl,
>
>What a fine story!
>
>Evelyn
>
>At 12:50 PM 3/23/2007, you wrote:
> >Well I seem to have these experiences at CSUN.  Before I came to LA on
> >Monday I shipped an 80 cell Alva Braille display to the Marriott which was
> >needed at the booth in the exhibit hall.  It was supposed to arrive on
> >Wednesday.
> >
> >Last night, I confess I forgot about it, I suddenly remembered that I
>should
> >have had the package by now.  I called the front desk and they told me that
> >I had no message and so nothing had been delivered for me.  Remember this
>is
> >about a $10,000.00 item so I began to get a little nervous.  Well, as it
> >happened I had the original receipt with me but no sighted person around to
> >read the tracking number.  I brought out my trusty KNFB reader and snapped
>a
> >picture.  All but one of the characters in the number were read and since I
> >have seen a few of these numbers in my day I tried an X in the place of the
> >unrecognized character.  Guess what, I was right and the package had been
> >delivered on Wednesday and I had the person's name who signed for it.
> >Suddenly they found the box and all is as it should be.  Go KNFBR.
> >
> >Karl
> >
> >
> >____________________
> >
> >Karl Smith
> >Access Technology Specialist
> >Axis
> >4304 South El Camino St.
> >Taylorsville, Utah 84119
> >
> >Phone:  866-824-7885
> >Fax:    866-824-7885
> >E-mail: karl at axistech.net
> >
> >No one will ever go broke underestimating the intelligence of the human
> >race.
> >
> >    - H. L. Menkin
> >
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Hi, Seville,
The same thing occurred to me especially as I read Karl's story.
At 03:46 PM 3/23/2007, you wrote:
Seems to me these stories need to be collected and used in a "why technology
works" type pamphlet or book, or something like reading alternatives.....
-----Original Message-----
From: reader-users-bounces at nfbnet.org
[ mailto:reader-users-bounces at nfbnet.org mailto:reader-users-bounces at nfbnet.org
] On Behalf Of Evelyn Weckerly
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 1:55 PM
To: Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader user list
Subject: Re: [Reader-users] Reader saves the day again
Hi, Karl,
What a fine story!
Evelyn
At 12:50 PM 3/23/2007, you wrote:
>Well I seem to have these experiences at CSUN.  Before I came to LA on
>Monday I shipped an 80 cell Alva Braille display to the Marriott which was
>needed at the booth in the exhibit hall.  It was supposed to arrive on
>Wednesday.
>
>Last night, I confess I forgot about it, I suddenly remembered that I
should
>have had the package by now.  I called the front desk and they told me that
>I had no message and so nothing had been delivered for me.  Remember this
is
>about a $10,000.00 item so I began to get a little nervous.  Well, as it
>happened I had the original receipt with me but no sighted person around to
>read the tracking number.  I brought out my trusty KNFB reader and snapped
a
>picture.  All but one of the characters in the number were read and since I
>have seen a few of these numbers in my day I tried an X in the place of the
>unrecognized character.  Guess what, I was right and the package had been
>delivered on Wednesday and I had the person's name who signed for it.
>Suddenly they found the box and all is as it should be.  Go KNFBR.
>
>Karl
>
>
>____________________
>
>Karl Smith
>Access Technology Specialist
>Axis
>4304 South El Camino St.
>Taylorsville, Utah 84119
>
>Phone:  866-824-7885
>Fax:    866-824-7885
>E-mail: karl at axistech.net
>
>No one will ever go broke underestimating the intelligence of the human
>race.
>
>    - H. L. Menkin
>
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