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Backpacker Joe Blind Hiker
Joined: 16 Dec 2001 Posts: 23956 | TRs | Pics Location: Cle Elum |
Im writing to say goodbye to Northwest hikers, and to say thank you to everyone who has helped make this site so womderful for so many years. THree weeks ago I started loosing my eyesight. Its to the point now that I cant use computers anymore. Im writing this using a magnafying glass. I dont think Ill be able to do that much longer. I dont think Ill ever be able to hike again.
Thanks to everyone here for a wonderful experience.
Tom Bentzen
"If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide."
— Abraham Lincoln
"If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide."
— Abraham Lincoln
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Mike Collins Member
Joined: 18 Dec 2001 Posts: 3086 | TRs | Pics
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Say it ain't so Joe. There must be an electronic solution thst allows the computer to talk the text
to you and goes audible with what you type. We don't want to lose your input.
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Cyclopath Faster than light
Joined: 20 Mar 2012 Posts: 7695 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
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Thu Jun 25, 2020 8:41 pm
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If you use Windows, try Narrator.
I'd be happy to take you for a hike, I'll make enough noise to be easy to follow.
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Malachai Constant Member
Joined: 13 Jan 2002 Posts: 16088 | TRs | Pics Location: Back Again Like A Bad Penny |
Keep on keeping on, never give up. I have not always agreed with you but have always respected you. You are authentic and nothing is better than that. As others have said there can be an electronic solution text to speech is quite good and getting better every a day with artificial intelligence.
"You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn
"You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn
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Backpacker Joe Blind Hiker
Joined: 16 Dec 2001 Posts: 23956 | TRs | Pics Location: Cle Elum |
Thank you everyojne; Im trying to adjust to this, but ist been difficult. Maybe in the future I can get something figured out.
"If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide."
— Abraham Lincoln
"If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide."
— Abraham Lincoln
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kite Member
Joined: 28 Sep 2009 Posts: 1414 | TRs | Pics Location: Olympia |
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Thu Jun 25, 2020 9:19 pm
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Tom,
Hang tough, I am sure you will figure this out.
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Chief Joseph Member
Joined: 10 Nov 2007 Posts: 7676 | TRs | Pics Location: Verlot-Priest Lake |
Sorry to hear Sir, hope things get better.
Go placidly amid the noise and waste, and remember what comfort there may be in owning a piece thereof.
Go placidly amid the noise and waste, and remember what comfort there may be in owning a piece thereof.
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GaliWalker Have camera will use
Joined: 10 Dec 2007 Posts: 4916 | TRs | Pics Location: Pittsburgh |
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Thu Jun 25, 2020 9:34 pm
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Drat. Best of luck, hoping for a smooth adjustment to your new situation. Keep those spirits up!
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SwitchbackFisher Boot buster
Joined: 24 Feb 2018 Posts: 364 | TRs | Pics Location: Wa |
Your advice will most certainly be missed. Thank you.
I may not be the smartest, I may not be the strongest, but I don't want to be. I only want to be the best I can be.
I may not be the smartest, I may not be the strongest, but I don't want to be. I only want to be the best I can be.
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Get Out and Go Member
Joined: 13 Nov 2004 Posts: 2127 | TRs | Pics Location: Leavenworth |
Oh, sorry to hear that, BPJ. I hope you can find a way to continue to contribute. You are an institution here at NWH. Best to you, Bud.
"These are the places you will find me hiding'...These are the places I will always go."
(Down in the Valley by The Head and The Heart)
"Sometimes you're happy. Sometimes you cry.
Half of me is ocean. Half of me is sky."
(Thanks, Tom Petty)
"These are the places you will find me hiding'...These are the places I will always go."
(Down in the Valley by The Head and The Heart)
"Sometimes you're happy. Sometimes you cry.
Half of me is ocean. Half of me is sky."
(Thanks, Tom Petty)
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zephyr aka friendly hiker
Joined: 21 Jun 2009 Posts: 3361 | TRs | Pics Location: West Seattle |
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Thu Jun 25, 2020 10:55 pm
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Backpacker Joe wrote: | Im writing to say goodbye to Northwest hikers, |
Just got back from a hike to read the latest and saw this. This is terrible news to hear.
BPJ, I am so sorry for your eyesight troubles. I hope something happens to reverse this problem. Meanwhile, your presence will definitely be missed here. Hang in there. ~z
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joker seeker
Joined: 12 Aug 2006 Posts: 7953 | TRs | Pics Location: state of confusion |
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Thu Jun 25, 2020 11:38 pm
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Damn - I'm so sorry to read that about your eyesight. Good luck going forward. I hope you have some good people to help you adapt to your new emerging reality.
I agree that this site was richer for having your input through the years.
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fourteen410 Member
Joined: 23 May 2008 Posts: 2622 | TRs | Pics
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I'm sorry to hear this BPJ - your contributions and lakebagging reports will be missed. I'd be happy to guide you on a short hike somewhere so you can at least hear and smell the outdoors.
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Bedivere Why Do Witches Burn?
Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 7464 | TRs | Pics Location: The Hermitage |
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Bedivere
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Fri Jun 26, 2020 12:15 am
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Oh wow, so sorry to see this! I'm in agreement with everything said already - you're a valued member of this community and I hope you can figure out a solution! If you must leave, you will be missed.
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Tom Admin
Joined: 15 Dec 2001 Posts: 17835 | TRs | Pics
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Fri Jun 26, 2020 12:48 am
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Yikes, sorry to hear BPJ. I can't imagine. At a loss for words. Sending prayers your way.
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