Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84; site opus.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!ittatc!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!hao!nbires!opus!rcd From: rcd@opus.UUCP (Dick Dunn) Newsgroups: net.audio Subject: Re: Diskman, etc. considered harmful Message-ID: <241@opus.UUCP> Date: Tue, 12-Nov-85 03:03:53 EST Article-I.D.: opus.241 Posted: Tue Nov 12 03:03:53 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 14-Nov-85 20:53:14 EST References: <972@gitpyr.UUCP> <223@opus.UUCP> <1604@teddy.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: NBI,Inc, Boulder CO Lines: 16 > >If anyone can explain why people use portable tape or CD players with > >headphones when skiing or bicycling, I would be interested in your > >explanation...I cannot for the life of me understand why > >anyone would endanger life & limb by blocking out most possibility of > >audible warnings... > ~=:-) Let's be grateful that such prejudice probably won't be > revealed to the "endangered" skiing and bicycling deaf > through net.audio. Let them read and judge. I have much greater confidence in a deaf person who will undoubtedly compensate to overcome a handicap of being unable to hear than I have confidence in a person who can hear but makes an effort to be unable to do so. -- Dick Dunn {hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires!rcd (303)444-5710 x3086 ...If you get confused just listen to the music play...