[Blindtlk] Grocery shopping, and transportation questions

Sun Oct 10 00:43:27 UTC 2010

Well, I guess it depends on how much time you have to fool around with 
Parra-transit.

Steve
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Handel" <cindy425 at verizon.net>
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Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 7:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Grocery shopping, and transportation questions

> Yes, it could be said that time is money. But, I don't think they would
> accept "time" to pay for groceries!
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> From: "Steve P. Deeley" <stevep.deeley at insightbb.com>
> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 6:54 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Grocery shopping, and transportation questions
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>> Because you spend a great deal more time on parra-transit.  Time is 
>> money!
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Bryan Schulz" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
>> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 6:37 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Grocery shopping, and transportation questions
>>
>>
>>> if a place is at least a 20 minute drive and by cab would cost about $25
>>> each way and the dor-door or para trans bus is $4, why throw away the
>>> extra
>>> money?
>>>
>>> Bryan Schulz
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Steve P. Deeley" <stevep.deeley at insightbb.com>
>>> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 5:02 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Grocery shopping, and transportation questions
>>>
>>>
>>>> Get a cab!
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Kerri Kosten" <kerrik2006 at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>; "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 6:43 PM
>>>> Subject: [Blindtlk] Grocery shopping, and transportation questions
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi All:
>>>>>
>>>>> I have some more questions about grocery shopping and transportation.
>>>>> Instead of making two separate posts, I figured I'd just put all my
>>>>> questions in one post...they are somewhat related to each other.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'll start with the grocery shopping questions.
>>>>>
>>>>> In the apartment building I live in, there is no elevator.
>>>>> Unfortunately I live on the third floor, which is up four flights of
>>>>> steps. What is the best way to carry lots of groceries up the steps?
>>>>> Would it be okay, when having lots of groceries to set some of the
>>>>> bags on the floor in the hallway by the door, go up with as much as I
>>>>> can carry, then come back for the rest? Is there any better way to
>>>>> carry groceries than in the plastic bags the grocery bagger puts them
>>>>> in? I've been told about burlap sacks that you can carry on your
>>>>> shoulder...does this reduce the load much? I want to make this as easy
>>>>> as possible.
>>>>>
>>>>> How often do you usually go grocery shopping? When you go, do you just
>>>>> get the things you absolutely need, and keep the load as little as
>>>>> possible or do you usually take advantage of the fact you are at the
>>>>> store and get lots of stuff?
>>>>>
>>>>> My next questions are about transportation. I live in a college town.
>>>>> I guess it's your typical college town. It's big enough to be
>>>>> considered a small city or large town...we have five Krogers, four or
>>>>> more Walmarts...tons of restaurants and bars, two malls...two movie
>>>>> theaters. It isn't a major city though.
>>>>>
>>>>> We do have a bus system but I've never been encouraged to use it. I've
>>>>> just been expected to take cabs everywhere.
>>>>>
>>>>> One of the problems though is that the town is not really a walking
>>>>> town...there are parts of it you can walk in but not very many. When
>>>>> things/places are built, often pedestrian accessibility is left out.
>>>>>
>>>>> There doesn't seem to be any blind people; there is no NFB chapter.
>>>>> So, naturally the majority of the people, including most of the
>>>>> students drive. From what I've read on their website, the bus covers
>>>>> many areas, but usually until only 6 o'clock, unless it's downtown
>>>>> where the students are. I don't live downtown though. Because of this,
>>>>> I find myself having to take cabs almost everywhere. Cabs here are
>>>>> about $5-6 each way. Is this normal for a college town? Is this
>>>>> expensive for a cab?
>>>>>
>>>>> Are my only options to either take the bus when it is available or 
>>>>> take
>>>>> cabs?
>>>>>
>>>>> Should I just not worry about the expense and take cabs when and
>>>>> wherever?
>>>>>
>>>>> Is learning to use the bus hard or is it as simple as calling and
>>>>> asking the right questions?
>>>>>
>>>>>>From what I can tell, from where I live, in order to take the bus
>>>>> again since I'm not in the downtown student area I will have to take
>>>>> two buses to get anywhere and it usually takes about two hours. Is
>>>>> this normal for a large town/small city?
>>>>>
>>>>> The closest major city to me is Pittsburgh. There is a bus that goes
>>>>> there twice. In order to take a grayhound bus, or AM track train you
>>>>> have to somehow get to Pittsburgh. Is the bus going twice daily
>>>>> reasonable?
>>>>>
>>>>> For those of you who live in college towns similar to this how do you
>>>>> find a balance between taking cabs, using family and friends, and
>>>>> taking the bus?
>>>>>
>>>>> What is the cost monthly of owning a vehicle compared to taking cabs
>>>>> all the time? I'm sorry to ask this...I've never been told.
>>>>>
>>>>> I guess I am just asking these questions because I want to make sure
>>>>> I'm not getting screwed so to speak. I don't mind taking cabs, but
>>>>> sometimes I feel like I'm just automatically expected to spend the
>>>>> money just because...if you know what I mean by that! I've been told
>>>>> owning a vehicle is several hundreds of dollars a month when the cost
>>>>> of maintaenance, car payments, insurance, and gas is added up but
>>>>> again these have just been from sighted people who don't take cabs. It
>>>>> seems like most other blind people I know don't take cabs unless they
>>>>> absolutely have to and I hate having to do it all the time. In one
>>>>> sense I feel like I'm being told to go ahead, don't worry about it,
>>>>> owning a vehicle is expensive too...but then on the other hand so many
>>>>> blind people don't seem to like doing it. I know each town is
>>>>> different...but if I want to go somewhere and it's after 6 and the bus
>>>>> doesn't go are cabs or family/friends my only options? I've never gone
>>>>> completely broke or run out of money by taking cabs but again...I feel
>>>>> as if I'm getting mixed messages and I want to make sure I'm doing the
>>>>> right/best thing. From where I live you can't walk anywhere as there
>>>>> are several things across the street but it's not actually a street
>>>>> but a major six-lane highway...so walking is out. I'm not married and
>>>>> live alone. Do those of you who live in towns like this find
>>>>> yourselves having to also take cabs more frequently than other blind
>>>>> people? I know my questions seem a little crazy but I thought I'd ask
>>>>> them all in one post.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks so much!
>>>>>
>>>>> Kerri
>>>>>
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