[Blindtlk] Grocery shopping, and transportation questions

Sun Oct 10 02:28:01 UTC 2010

Hi Cindy and All:

I was thinking more along the lines of Starbucks...I used to never
drink coffee but last week I took the plunge and tried a pumpkin spice
latte...mmmmm...now I'm addicted...I really want to get another one
soon but don't really have anyone to take me and I have no idea
whether the bus goes to Starbucks...I doubt it...so the only thing I
could think to do was to take a cab, have them drive me through
Starbucks, I get the pumpkin spice coffee, then they takeme home...and
of course I pay the fare...has anyone ever done this?

Does Starbucks sell food or just coffee?

Mmmmmm...pumpkin spice coffee...mmm lol...if you haven't tried it yet
you should lol

Kerri!

On 10/9/10, Cindy Handel <cindy425 at verizon.net> wrote:
> Kerri,
>
> I'm sure, as long as you're willing to pay the fare, a cab would take you
> through a drive-through for food.
>
> Cindy
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Kerri Kosten" <kerrik2006 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 9:15 PM
> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Grocery shopping, and transportation questions
>
>> Hi:
>>
>> Well, unfortunately it turns out we don't have paratransit or dial a
>> ride service here so that's out for me even if I wanted it.
>>
>> I'm fine with money lol...I just don't want to overspend on
>> transportation while everyone else gets to use buses, public
>> transportation, or paratransit...that's all! I asked these questions
>> because I want to make sure I'm not having to over-spend or spend tons
>> more than other people who live in small towns.
>>
>> I do have another question though I just thought of. Is it possible to
>> take a cab, go through a drive-through, then go back home and of
>> course pay the fare? What do you do when you want something real
>> quick...like something from say McDonalds or Sonic or Starbucks? A
>> sighted person just gets into their car, goes, then goes right back
>> home...as long as the fare is paid is it possible to do this with a
>> cab?
>>
>> Also...just out of pure boredom and curiosity I looked up the cost of
>> owning a car...obviously it varies depending on the type of car and
>> how much gas/insurance costs but from what I found it said a car can
>> cost anywhere from $8,000 a year to $15,000 a year. It also said
>> monthly it costs about $612...so it seems to me we get off cheap in
>> terms of transportation. The site also said that according to the
>> Department of Labor survey and statistics vehicles are the second
>> biggest expense for most households...I forget what the first was...so
>> it seems like to me we get off cheap when it comes to
>> transportation...even if you have to pay $5 a cab to get anywhere like
>> I do.
>>
>> Kerri
>>
>> On 10/9/10, Bryan Schulz <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>> the reality of 70% unemployed is that money saved versus extra time spent
>>>
>>> is
>>> acceptable.
>>> lets see you send Kerri significant cab bucks and see if your opinion
>>> changes.
>>>
>>>
>>> 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 5:54 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Grocery shopping, and transportation questions
>>>
>>>
>>>> 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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