[Blindtlk] should blind people go barefoot?
Mike Freeman
k7uij at panix.com
Sat Jun 20 14:48:07 UTC 2009
Heck; sighted people don't look where they're going half the time
anyway! AS I say, whether one goes barefoot has more to do with whether
one's lawn has clover (thus inviting honeybees) than anything else! <g>
Mine doesn't but I compromise and wear flip-flops!
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Laurie Porter" <freespirit1 at tds.net>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 7:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] should blind people go barefoot?
thank you mary for saying this. I enjoy going barefoot both indoors and
outside. I live out in the country and as soon as the weather gets wwarm
enough, I go barefoot. However, I never thought my decision to do so has
anything to do with blindness.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Merry Schoch" <merrys at verizon.net>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 9:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] should blind people go barefoot?
>I never have shoes on in the house. My favorite thing to do is pick
>stuff
>up with my toes (smile). My daughter and granddaughter do the same.
>Hey
>why bend when you can lift?
>
> I did not respond to this post when it first came out because I
> thought
> the question was a bit silly. I don't see it as a blindness issue and
> I
> don't do anything different now when it comes to shoes then I did when
> I
> was fully sighted. I did learn the feel of the different textures -
> from
> asphalt to concrete - and this waswith my shoes on. However, it was
> nothing spectacular just a matter of paying attention.
>
> My three year old grandchild has already been taught that calling
> someone
> "stupid" is an insult, and she doesn't do it or she'll be scolded. I
> am
> heading to grad school and I graduated with my B.S. with honors. I
> would
> hate to think that not wearing shoes would negate all my hard work.
>
> Merry
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Constance Canode" <satin-bear at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 8:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] should blind people go barefoot?
>
>
>> Jeff,
>>
>> I don't know you personally, will probably never meet you, and I
>> cannot
>> begin to tell you what incredible joy that brings me. When you used
>> the
>> word "crap" in your post, that is a perfect description of your
>> attitude.
>> I know I am going to hear about what I just said from people on the
>> list
>> and probably the list owner, but so be it. I am barefoot in my own
>> home
>> all the time, am not a stupid, uncoordinated or clumsy person. How
>> dare
>> you to be so presumtuous about other blind people, and yes, I
>> probably
>> spelled that word wrong.
>>
>> Connie Canode
>> At 06:09 PM 6/17/2009, you wrote:
>>>Hello Jeff. Yes, we only discuss this kind of thing when you are at
>>>work,
>>>because we know under your supervision it would never be tolerated.
>>>Let
>>>me point out, if I may, that not all blind people are diabetics, that
>>>not
>>>all blind people stub their toes when they go barefooted in the
>>>familiar
>>>surroundings of their home, and that some of us do find that the
>>>ability
>>>to feel with our feet is of tremendous importance when doing things
>>>such
>>>as vacuuming, mopping, and, incidentally, looking for dropped change.
>>>It
>>>is not as simple as saying that anyone with brains wears shoes, and
>>>anyone who is blind is necessarily stupid if they don't. Get a grip!
>>>
>>>Gary
>>>
>>>
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Schwartz"
>>><sidney.schwartz at sbcglobal.net>
>>>To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>>>Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 4:15 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] should blind people go barefoot?
>>>
>>>
>>>>Is this the kind of crap you folks discuss when I'm at work. I
>>>>would
>>>>say
>>>>yes, if you happen to be blind and stupid. In the house there is
>>>>the
>>>>problem of toe stubbing, etc. Outside, who knows what kind of
>>>>disgusting
>>>>or dangerous thing you can step on or into. At the beech, along the
>>>>water
>>>>line is nice. Then there is the high correlation between diabetes
>>>>and
>>>>blindness from diabetic retinopathy. People with diabetes have
>>>>neuropathy.
>>>>They lose the feelings in their extremities, like feet. Also they
>>>>don't
>>>>heal well. I had a patient who, in his home, barefoot, he stepped
>>>>on a
>>>>nail. It was in his foot and became infected after a week or so.
>>>>As a
>>>>consequence he lost his leg. That must have given him a feeling of
>>>>freedom.
>>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>>[mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>>>On
>>>>Behalf Of Ron Poire
>>>>Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 2:38 PM
>>>>To: Ray Foret jr; Blind Talk Mailing List
>>>>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] should blind people go barefoot?
>>>>
>>>>Hi all,
>>>>I like going barefoot in my own home.
>>>>I never thought about mopping the floor or vacuuming barefoot. I
>>>>would
>>>>be
>>>>afraid of stubbing my toe on something, which would ruin the whole
>>>>pleasurable experience.
>>>>I would definitely not go barefoot in a public place, because of
>>>>diseases
>>>>and toe stubbing. Not to mention national convention, where one's
>>>>feet
>>>>are
>>>>quite vulnerable to people's canes and sniffing dogs.
>>>>It's a great comic discussion, on a par with walking barefoot in the
>>>>woods.
>>>>
>>>>Ron Poire
>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Foret jr"
>>>><rforetjr at comcast.net>
>>>>To: "Gary Wunder" <gwunder at earthlink.net>; "Blind Talk Mailing List"
>>>><blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 10:19 AM
>>>>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] should blind people go barefoot?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Especially when the floors are all completely smooth tile, as they
>>>>>are
>>>>>in
>>>>>my
>>>>>new place.
>>>>>
>>>>>Sincerely,
>>>>>The Constantly BAREFOOTED Ray
>>>>>
>>>>>"Old friend, what are you looking for? After those many years
>>>>>abroad
>>>>>you
>>>>>come With images you tended Under foreign skies Far away from your
>>>>>own
>>>>>land"
>>>>>George Seferis
>>>>>
>>>>>Phone or Fax::
>>>>>+1 (985) 360-3614
>>>>>Cell:
>>>>>+1 (985) 791-2938
>>>>>e-mail:
>>>>>rforetjratcomcastdotnet
>>>>>Skype Name:
>>>>>barefootedray
>>>>>
>>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Wunder"
>>>>><gwunder at earthlink.net>
>>>>>To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 7:43 AM
>>>>>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] should blind people go barefoot?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Vacuuming and mopping are much easier because it is easy for one to
>>>>>see
>>>>>his/her work.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathleen Millhoff"
>>>>><kmillhoff at gmail.com>
>>>>>To: "Ray Foret jr" <rforetjr at comcast.net>; "Blind Talk Mailing
>>>>>List"
>>>>><blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 7:31 AM
>>>>>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] should blind people go barefoot?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Hi, you could have Robert make a TP out of this; and, yes, you
>>>>>>haven't
>>>>>>asked this question for quite some time. I would bet that the
>>>>>>additional tactile and vestibular info offered by bare feet is
>>>>>>valuable to blind people. to say nothing of the fact that shoes
>>>>>>carry
>>>>>>some pretty yucky stuff into the house. You should move to the
>>>>>>islands
>>>>>>where people wear shoes when necessary, but mostly are barefoot
>>>>>>inside
>>>>>>and wearing zoris (what you guys call flip-flops) outside. (some
>>>>>>folks
>>>>>>also call them slippers, but they're not the bedroom slipper
>>>>>>kind). I
>>>>>>seldom find shoes that work well for me, and this includes Berkies
>>>>>>and
>>>>>>the rest.
>>>>>>also, it's always summer here I'm glad to say.
>>>>>>best,
>>>>>>kat
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>On 6/17/09, Ray Foret jr <rforetjr at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>With summer practically upon us? I just thought I'd throw this
>>>>>>>out
>>>>>>>there.
>>>>>>>Should blind people go barefoot; either inside or outside? It's
>>>>>>>been
>>>>>>>a
>>>>>>>couple or three years since somebody else broached the subject;
>>>>>>>and
>>>>>>>so,
>>>>>>>I
>>>>>>>just thought I'd get the general opinions out there. Can it be
>>>>>>>tied
>>>>>>>in
>>>>>>>to
>>>>>>>blindness in any way? IF so, why? IF not, why?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Ray
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>--
>>>>>>kathy millhoff - "Let each morn be better than its eve, and each
>>>>>>morrow richer than its yesterday."
>>>>>>
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