[Blindtlk] blindtlk Digest, Vol 32, Issue 3

Thu Feb 5 02:25:06 UTC 2009

My rigid cane is on its third year and holding up pretty nicely.  My 
telescopic canes last about six months, breaking most often at the 
bottom joint, or sometimes at the top cap if that can be unscrewed.

I tend to prefer to carry a telescopic cane as a backup or for use 
when it is inconvenient to grab my rigid cane (tangled up in chair 
legs or across the room or whatever.)  When student teaching, I clip 
my telescopic cane to my belt so I have one within reach at a 
second's notice, in case I need to leave the classroom and can't go 
fetch my rigid cane.

Joseph

On Wed, Feb 04, 2009 at 04:25:02PM -0500, Pat Gormley wrote:
>Bob generally speaking I normally get 3 to 5 years of use out of a cane.  I 
>prefer the straight ones to folding ones although I have a folding one an an 
>"emergency cane" in the event one of my straight ones either break or the 
>bolt that is glued in which holds the nfb tips on comes out of the bottom of 
>the cane.  It's a good idea to have a spare in your office so if one breaks 
>then you always have one.  If one breaks, then the one in your office 
>becomes your main cane and then you simply buy one and store it in your 
>office as a backup one.
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>>   1. longest living cane (Robert J Smith)
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>>   3. Re: longest living cane (Laurie Porter)
>>   4. Re: longest living cane (Anjelina)
>>   5. National Federation of the Blind to Attend World Bank
>>      Workshop (Danielsen, Chris)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 13:17:10 -0500
>> From: Robert J Smith <rsmith247 at csc.com>
>> Subject: [Blindtlk] longest living cane
>> To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
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>> Hi list.  Just to have a little fun, I'd like to see who has the longest
>> living cane in use (folding or straight).  It doesn't matter if it has
>> been repaired.  I currently use a NFB four section fibor glass folding
>> cane which will be fifteen years old in July.  This is much longer than
>> any other cane of any kind that I've had in my life.  I still use it daily
>> in all types of weather.
>>
>> Enjoy!
>>
>> Bob Smith
>>
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>> Message: 2
>> Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 14:55:35 -0800
>> From: "Mike Sivill" <mike.sivill at viewplus.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] longest living cane
>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
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>> On the opposite vein:
>> Once I got a fiberglass telescopic NFB cane and it stuck in a crack and
>> broke the same day I got it.
>> Mike
>> Corvallis Oregon
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Robert J Smith
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 10:17 AM
>> To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [Blindtlk] longest living cane
>>
>> Hi list.  Just to have a little fun, I'd like to see who has the longest
>> living cane in use (folding or straight).  It doesn't matter if it has
>> been repaired.  I currently use a NFB four section fibor glass folding
>> cane which will be fifteen years old in July.  This is much longer than
>> any other cane of any kind that I've had in my life.  I still use it daily
>> in all types of weather.
>>
>> Enjoy!
>>
>> Bob Smith
>>
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>> Message: 3
>> Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 18:06:07 -0600
>> From: "Laurie Porter" <freespirit1 at tds.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] longest living cane
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Message-ID: <001b01c9865c$60d69a80$0600a8c0 at Laurie>
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>> I have an old Rain Shine cane I got when I was in high school. I don't use
>> it anymore because  tips aren't as easy to find and also it is too rigid. 
>> I
>> was 15 years old then I am 40 now. lol
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Mike Sivill" <mike.sivill at viewplus.com>
>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 4:55 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] longest living cane
>>
>>
>>> On the opposite vein:
>>> Once I got a fiberglass telescopic NFB cane and it stuck in a crack and
>>> broke the same day I got it.
>>> Mike
>>> Corvallis Oregon
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Robert J Smith
>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 10:17 AM
>>> To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject: [Blindtlk] longest living cane
>>>
>>> Hi list.  Just to have a little fun, I'd like to see who has the longest
>>> living cane in use (folding or straight).  It doesn't matter if it has
>>> been repaired.  I currently use a NFB four section fibor glass folding
>>> cane which will be fifteen years old in July.  This is much longer than
>>> any other cane of any kind that I've had in my life.  I still use it 
>>> daily
>>> in all types of weather.
>>>
>>> Enjoy!
>>>
>>> Bob Smith
>>>
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>> Message: 4
>> Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 19:47:24 -0500
>> From: "Anjelina" <cruz.anjelina at mchsi.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] longest living cane
>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
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>> Those Rain Shine  canes are definitely durable!
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Laurie Porter
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 7:06 PM
>> To: NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] longest living cane
>>
>> I have an old Rain Shine cane I got when I was in high school. I don't use
>> it anymore because  tips aren't as easy to find and also it is too rigid. 
>> I
>> was 15 years old then I am 40 now. lol
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Mike Sivill" <mike.sivill at viewplus.com>
>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 4:55 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] longest living cane
>>
>>
>>> On the opposite vein:
>>> Once I got a fiberglass telescopic NFB cane and it stuck in a crack and
>>> broke the same day I got it.
>>> Mike
>>> Corvallis Oregon
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Robert J Smith
>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 10:17 AM
>>> To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject: [Blindtlk] longest living cane
>>>
>>> Hi list.  Just to have a little fun, I'd like to see who has the longest
>>> living cane in use (folding or straight).  It doesn't matter if it has
>>> been repaired.  I currently use a NFB four section fibor glass folding
>>> cane which will be fifteen years old in July.  This is much longer than
>>> any other cane of any kind that I've had in my life.  I still use it 
>>> daily
>>> in all types of weather.
>>>
>>> Enjoy!
>>>
>>> Bob Smith
>>>
>>> This is a PRIVATE message. If you are not the intended recipient, please
>>> delete without copying and kindly advise us by e-mail of the mistake in
>>> delivery.
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>> Message: 5
>> Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:03:26 -0600
>> From: "Danielsen, Chris" <CDanielsen at nfb.org> (by way of David Andrews
>> <dandrews at visi.com>)
>> Subject: [Blindtlk] National Federation of the Blind to Attend World
>> Bank Workshop
>> To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
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>> Dear Fellow Federationists:
>>
>> Dr. Fredric Schroeder, first vice president of the National
>> Federation of the Blind, will address the World Bank workshop:
>> "Actuality of Braille in Different Socioeconomic Settings," on
>> February 10, 2009, at World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC.  The
>> workshop, sponsored by the World Bank HDNSP, Education for All - Fast
>> Track Initiative, GPDD, and the National Federation of the Blind, is
>> intended to highlight the usability and affordability of Braille in
>> all socioeconomic settings. The event will focus on current use of
>> Braille in education in Africa and Latin America, with live
>> interviews via videoconference with Kampala, Montevideo, and Sao Paulo.
>>
>>
>>
>> Registration is required for the workshop and registered guests may
>> use the 1818 H Street NW entrance to the World Bank headquarters.  To
>> register, please contact Merced Blanquita Doroteo at
>> <mailto:Mswan at worldbank.org>Mswan at worldbank.org.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 6
>> Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 00:54:16 -0800
>> From: "T. Joseph Carter" <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] longest living cane
>> To: NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Message-ID: <20090204085416.GB27734 at yumi.bluecherry.net>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
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>> I've seen people in their 50s and 60s using canes that were clearly
>> given to them when they were teenagers, based on the fact that
>> they're too short to be anything else.
>>
>> Joseph
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 03, 2009 at 01:17:10PM -0500, Robert J Smith wrote:
>>>Hi list.  Just to have a little fun, I'd like to see who has the longest
>>>living cane in use (folding or straight).  It doesn't matter if it has
>>>been repaired.  I currently use a NFB four section fibor glass folding
>>>cane which will be fifteen years old in July.  This is much longer than
>>>any other cane of any kind that I've had in my life.  I still use it daily
>>>in all types of weather.
>>>
>>>Enjoy!
>>>
>>>Bob Smith
>>
>>
>>
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