Linda, Now that I've retired, my 2 Optacons live the same way yours does. Regards to all! Jh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Gehres" <ljgehres@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Optacon List" <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 3:09 AM Subject: [optacon-l] Three Out of Four Ain't Bad > Hi. I, too, leave my Optacon plugged in 24-7 unless I get to cleaning > house and > accidentally knock the plug out of its connection. This Optacon doesn't > leave my house, it's so > precious to me. Even though I have other ways of deciphering printed > documents, as far as I'm > concerned, there's nothing for going through mail as terrific as the > Optacon is. You can spot-read with it and > tell the formatting of the envelope or page with it, making it so much > easier to decide whether the piece of > mail is important or not. Early on, I learned exactly where to look for > the "amount due" > sections on each of my bills, and you can't do that with a scanner! > Linda G. > > to view the list archives, go to: > > www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l > > To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > > Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message > to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > > to view the list archives, go to: www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject.