Comments on: Heebie-Jeebies in the Underbelly of the Nation’s Capital http://www.deafdc.com/blog/josh-mendelsohn/2007-08-17/heebie-jeebies-in-the-underbelly-of-the-nations-capital/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:19:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: RLM http://www.deafdc.com/blog/josh-mendelsohn/2007-08-17/heebie-jeebies-in-the-underbelly-of-the-nations-capital/#comment-86807 RLM Mon, 20 Aug 2007 18:06:39 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/josh-mendelsohn/2007-08-17/heebie-jeebies-in-the-underbelly-of-the-nations-capital/#comment-86807 Ridor, You have a good point about deaf-blind individuals' limited perpipheal problems. I never think of it before. The WMATA get more cheapskate everyday with their diminshing revenues. I guess that the WMATA people find some way to cover up the state of their structural materials. The WMATA let its own facilities decay too fast in last ten years. How sad! We are in the Nation's Captiol and the Captiol of the Free World. You, Ridor, ought to write a letter of concerns to the WMATA board and management via online correspondence and let us know what is going on with the "red light" status for deaf-blind people. Thanks again. Robert L. Mason (RLM) Ridor,

You have a good point about deaf-blind individuals’ limited perpipheal problems. I never think of it before.

The WMATA get more cheapskate everyday with their diminshing revenues. I guess that the WMATA people find some way to cover up the state of their structural materials. The WMATA let its own facilities decay too fast in last ten years. How sad! We are in the Nation’s Captiol and the Captiol of the Free World.

You, Ridor, ought to write a letter of concerns to the WMATA board and management via online correspondence and let us know what is going on with the “red light” status for deaf-blind people. Thanks again.

Robert L. Mason (RLM)

]]> By: The One and Only Ridor http://www.deafdc.com/blog/josh-mendelsohn/2007-08-17/heebie-jeebies-in-the-underbelly-of-the-nations-capital/#comment-86735 The One and Only Ridor Sun, 19 Aug 2007 08:14:32 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/josh-mendelsohn/2007-08-17/heebie-jeebies-in-the-underbelly-of-the-nations-capital/#comment-86735 Red? That is something I have to check, Josh! I do not think it is good idea for Deaf people who has visual problems. Soft white light is the best option. At times, these holes needed to be WASHED and POLISHED to make it "brighter". Sometimes it does not flash bright enough. Having red lights does not help, I think. R- Red? That is something I have to check, Josh! I do not think it is good idea for Deaf people who has visual problems. Soft white light is the best option. At times, these holes needed to be WASHED and POLISHED to make it “brighter”. Sometimes it does not flash bright enough.

Having red lights does not help, I think.

R-

]]> By: betenoir http://www.deafdc.com/blog/josh-mendelsohn/2007-08-17/heebie-jeebies-in-the-underbelly-of-the-nations-capital/#comment-86674 betenoir Sat, 18 Aug 2007 16:28:56 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/josh-mendelsohn/2007-08-17/heebie-jeebies-in-the-underbelly-of-the-nations-capital/#comment-86674 Strobe lights in the subway? HELL NO!!! Strobe lights in the subway? HELL NO!!!

]]> By: Josh Mendelsohn http://www.deafdc.com/blog/josh-mendelsohn/2007-08-17/heebie-jeebies-in-the-underbelly-of-the-nations-capital/#comment-86599 Josh Mendelsohn Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:48:29 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/josh-mendelsohn/2007-08-17/heebie-jeebies-in-the-underbelly-of-the-nations-capital/#comment-86599 Hi Bruce, and hi too, Andy! Andy, I think you and I know that strobe lights just won't work, ha! Maybe back in those days when we had telephones that actually rang. Hey, I miss using an actual traffic light tower as our signalling device, although I don't miss overloading (and exploding) our plugged-in receivers. Hi Bruce, and hi too, Andy! Andy, I think you and I know that strobe lights just won’t work, ha! Maybe back in those days when we had telephones that actually rang. Hey, I miss using an actual traffic light tower as our signalling device, although I don’t miss overloading (and exploding) our plugged-in receivers.

]]> By: RLM http://www.deafdc.com/blog/josh-mendelsohn/2007-08-17/heebie-jeebies-in-the-underbelly-of-the-nations-capital/#comment-86597 RLM Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:31:29 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/josh-mendelsohn/2007-08-17/heebie-jeebies-in-the-underbelly-of-the-nations-capital/#comment-86597 At first, I found the red lights to be eerily odd and got accustomed to those lights. I was very fascinated from observing the WMATA hearing riders especially tourists, jumped instantly from the end of the platform. They got the wrong idea about the red flashing lights to be the warning lights to stay few feets from the platform. LOL! Bobby Cox was absolutely right about how easy to notice the red flashing lights for the incoming trains. Red lights surely make the Metrorail stations look more like the "Stalinism" design. Robert L. Mason (RLM) At first, I found the red lights to be eerily odd and got accustomed to those lights.

I was very fascinated from observing the WMATA hearing riders especially tourists, jumped instantly from the end of the platform. They got the wrong idea about the red flashing lights to be the warning lights to stay few feets from the platform. LOL!

Bobby Cox was absolutely right about how easy to notice the red flashing lights for the incoming trains.

Red lights surely make the Metrorail stations look more like the “Stalinism” design.

Robert L. Mason (RLM)

]]> By: jay croft http://www.deafdc.com/blog/josh-mendelsohn/2007-08-17/heebie-jeebies-in-the-underbelly-of-the-nations-capital/#comment-86584 jay croft Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:37:49 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/josh-mendelsohn/2007-08-17/heebie-jeebies-in-the-underbelly-of-the-nations-capital/#comment-86584 Strobe lights? They would cause some people to have seizures. The soft white lights were just fine. Strobe lights? They would cause some people to have seizures. The soft white lights were just fine.

]]> By: owl http://www.deafdc.com/blog/josh-mendelsohn/2007-08-17/heebie-jeebies-in-the-underbelly-of-the-nations-capital/#comment-86581 owl Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:22:17 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/josh-mendelsohn/2007-08-17/heebie-jeebies-in-the-underbelly-of-the-nations-capital/#comment-86581 Red lights? Come on, everybody knows that if you want to be l33t, you have <i>blue</i> LEDS. Red lights? Come on, everybody knows that if you want to be l33t, you have blue LEDS.

]]> By: Andy Anderson http://www.deafdc.com/blog/josh-mendelsohn/2007-08-17/heebie-jeebies-in-the-underbelly-of-the-nations-capital/#comment-86570 Andy Anderson Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:01:21 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/josh-mendelsohn/2007-08-17/heebie-jeebies-in-the-underbelly-of-the-nations-capital/#comment-86570 How about replacing these red led lights with strobe lights? Nah. By the way, a big hello to you Josh! Been ages and hope you are doing great. Andy Anderson, Irvine, CA How about replacing these red led lights with strobe lights? Nah. By the way, a big hello to you Josh! Been ages and hope you are doing great.
Andy Anderson, Irvine, CA

]]> By: Bruce Gross http://www.deafdc.com/blog/josh-mendelsohn/2007-08-17/heebie-jeebies-in-the-underbelly-of-the-nations-capital/#comment-86567 Bruce Gross Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:54:44 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/josh-mendelsohn/2007-08-17/heebie-jeebies-in-the-underbelly-of-the-nations-capital/#comment-86567 Very interesting article. By the way, a big hello to you Josh! Been ages and hope you are doing great. Bruce Gross, Palmdale, CA Very interesting article. By the way, a big hello to you Josh! Been ages and hope you are doing great.
Bruce Gross, Palmdale, CA

]]> By: Bobby http://www.deafdc.com/blog/josh-mendelsohn/2007-08-17/heebie-jeebies-in-the-underbelly-of-the-nations-capital/#comment-86563 Bobby Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:05:37 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/josh-mendelsohn/2007-08-17/heebie-jeebies-in-the-underbelly-of-the-nations-capital/#comment-86563 I'm split. I kinda like em because they're more noticeable. Means that I can read my Express and clearly see the lights flashing when a train arrives! But they are a bit garish yes. Hm. I’m split. I kinda like em because they’re more noticeable. Means that I can read my Express and clearly see the lights flashing when a train arrives! But they are a bit garish yes. Hm.

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