[blindlaw] Pimp My Cane

[Beth]

Huh?  Pimp my cane?  This is worse than Pimp My Ride.  Let's do a TV
show about it and see if it gets any ratings besides Pimp My Ride.  My
brother loves that show anyway.
Beth

On 3/27/10, Katy Carroll <kc2992a at student.american.edu> wrote:
> I have no idea, but I'll paint mine too!
>
> -Kate Carroll
>
> On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 10:26 PM, Joe Orozco <jsorozco at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> Finding myself low on my stash of collapsible canes, I called the National
>> Center and discovered they no longer carried those fiber glass types with
>> the chains.  I don't actually like the chains.  In fact, I promptly take
>> them off and lose them, and I much prefer these to the dorky ones with the
>> elastic bands, no offense if you happen to sport these.  Besides, I am now
>> a
>> dork, because since that's all they had, that's all I got.
>>
>> So, my question:  Would it really not be acceptable to paint my cane a
>> different color?  I think the little elastic band is mortifying, and short
>> of replacing the cap with something cooler, I thought about painting my
>> cane
>> black or blue or some sweeter combination than the dull white, and I guess
>> the point is not so much whether this is acceptable.  I'll paint my cane
>> all
>> the colors of the rainbow if it so moves me, but legally, could someone
>> actually claim they did not know I was blind in the case of an accident if
>> my cane were not white?
>>
>> Laugh all you want, but I'm thinking of starting a revolution of
>> multicolored canes.  You'll be jealous when I have a cane to match my
>> outfits!  It'th called getting in touch with my feminine thide.  *grin*
>>
>> Thanks for any serious responses.  If we've never met, look for the smooth
>> operator with the brand-new black magic stick.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Joe Orozco
>>
>> "Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves,
>> some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing
>>
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