tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36733892.post4713782998502889376..comments2024-03-22T11:13:26.808+00:00Comments on Life is a Mind Bending Puzzle: Siri should be banned !!! (or not) mbphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09037758442729422620noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36733892.post-23407506240310294712012-12-03T19:12:34.910+00:002012-12-03T19:12:34.910+00:00On the train several weeks ago I watched a young l...On the train several weeks ago I watched a young lady who was visually impaired use her iphone to try to call her parents, sister, check her voicemail, etc., all without bothering her fellow passengers with loud Sir-like announcements.<br /><br />She held her iphone right next to her ear and used her index finger to tap the on-screen buttons to make the phone do whatever she needed. <br /><br />Unlike us sighted people, removing her phone from her ear and placing it in front of her face in order to see the onscreen buttons was pointless, and she appeared to have become quite adept at touching the correct on-screen buttons with the phone held next to her ear.<br /><br />Being visually impaired does not mean your passenger was not being an arse and using their disability to divert any criticism.Cap'n Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15267651027289124037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36733892.post-73437703890355841162012-11-30T20:17:31.536+00:002012-11-30T20:17:31.536+00:00Lol. Well we must make a special exception for our...Lol. Well we must make a special exception for our Limerick Brethren. mbphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037758442729422620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36733892.post-7352769968871056392012-11-30T17:58:18.438+00:002012-11-30T17:58:18.438+00:00Perhaps Hollywood took their inspiration for their...Perhaps Hollywood took their inspiration for their stereotypes from the Limerick bus station :)Gankalicioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508064508891396252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36733892.post-37165565791693608042012-11-29T07:23:26.631+00:002012-11-29T07:23:26.631+00:00Headphones would certainly have made things more p...Headphones would certainly have made things more pleasant for other passengers but I still feel kind of bad for thinking ill of a blind person.mbphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037758442729422620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36733892.post-36093335460017015542012-11-29T05:19:33.953+00:002012-11-29T05:19:33.953+00:00... which still does not explain why the person di...... which still does not explain why the person did not use the headphones?<br />... hm, probably because they needed to hear information about upcoming stations... Eutheosnoreply@blogger.com