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Can anyone recommend a good outfitter for a group white water rafting trip
in Oregan? -- Vinnie All outgoing email is scanned by E-Trust |
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Do a google search, but spell the name of the state correctly when you do.
"vinnie" wrote in message ... Can anyone recommend a good outfitter for a group white water rafting trip in Oregan? -- Vinnie All outgoing email is scanned by E-Trust |
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Jon C wrote:
Do a google search, but spell the name of the state correctly when you do. Tone down Jon. Vinnie is asking for an opinion. Besides, he's blind and using a program to translate the pages to text. Google is not as much help then. -- Wilko van den Bergh Wilkoa t)dse(d o tnl Eindhoven The Netherlands Europe Look at the possibilities, don't worry about the limitations. http://wilko.webzone.ru/ |
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![]() "Wilko" wrote in message ... Jon C wrote: Do a google search, but spell the name of the state correctly when you do. Tone down Jon. Vinnie is asking for an opinion. Besides, he's blind and using a program to translate the pages to text. Google is not as much help then. Nonetheless, Oregonians are rather persnickity about the spelling and pronounciation of their state name. If you ever go there and pronounce it 'Ore-GONE', at least in the western cities, everyone within earshot will correct you (they pronounce it almost like 'organ'). So I can see why someone posting it as 'Oregan' might get a response. I thought his reply was reasonable...he just suggested to spell it correctly, which would be almost essential with any search engine. That being said, is it true that Vinnie is blind and using a voice translation program? I took some blind rafters boating once, on the Hudson River Gorge. Talk about some trusting individuals! I told them we could skirt some of the more dangerous stuff with a margin of error, or cut the edge of the hole closely. They insisted that they could tell if I skirted something, so not to cut corners at all. They even pointed out to me several times that I seemed to have missed that pourover by a bit much. They were the most 'on the button' paddlers I ever had, as there was no sudden fear factor when I called for a hard stroke. I still miss that crew; they were as much fun as the deaf crew I took once. --riverman |
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![]() riverman wrote: That being said, is it true that Vinnie is blind and using a voice translation program? I am not the person to make that kind of thing up... If you look at RBP.WW, you'll notice a bunch of his posts in which he explains some of that. But you can ask him yourself, his e-mail address is in his post. I took some blind rafters boating once, on the Hudson River Gorge. Talk about some trusting individuals! I told them we could skirt some of the more dangerous stuff with a margin of error, or cut the edge of the hole closely. They insisted that they could tell if I skirted something, so not to cut corners at all. They even pointed out to me several times that I seemed to have missed that pourover by a bit much. They were the most 'on the button' paddlers I ever had, as there was no sudden fear factor when I called for a hard stroke. I still miss that crew; they were as much fun as the deaf crew I took once. Yeah, although I don't see too well without lenses (-9 diopter), I would probably be scared running anything blind, trusting only the guide. Then again, in nowadays world, it can be a good thing to be able to have someone that you can trust blindly (no pun intended). -- Wilko van den Bergh Wilkoa t)dse(d o tnl Eindhoven The Netherlands Europe Look at the possibilities, don't worry about the limitations. http://wilko.webzone.ru/ |
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![]() "Wilko" wrote in message ... riverman wrote: That being said, is it true that Vinnie is blind and using a voice translation program? I am not the person to make that kind of thing up... If you look at RBP.WW, you'll notice a bunch of his posts in which he explains some of that. I don't read rbp.ww, but I believe you. I wonder how different an experience it is boating as a blind boater. My mom is also blind, and there's no limit to what a different world she lives in. Is there a way to program spelling into those voice translating programs? If so, he might still find a search engine useful. Yeah, although I don't see too well without lenses (-9 diopter), I would probably be scared running anything blind, trusting only the guide. Then again, in nowadays world, it can be a good thing to be able to have someone that you can trust blindly (no pun intended). Ar ar ar. :-P --riverman (on the cusp of needing glasses...) |
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