[Blindtlk] Grocery shopping, and transportation questions

Mon Oct 11 16:33:48 UTC 2010

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Danielle Montour" <dannivoiceangel333 at gmail.com>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 12:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Grocery shopping, and transportation questions


> Hi,
> I know this is off topic, so I sent it off list.  I'm really into music (I 
> sing), and I noticed you said you were majoring in music.  I'm looking 
> into college possibilities.  If you don't mind me asking, what do you 
> learn, and how did you get accepted? Thanks.
>
> Danielle
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Cindy Garcia <ccgarcia2005 at yahoo.com
> To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 09:19:31 -0700 (PDT)
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Grocery shopping, and transportation questions
>
> Hello,  I know for sure that many many stores now have online orderingg 
> and many options to pay online so the shopper feels safe.  Some places I 
> have gotten things online from are, walmart, walgreens, amway, amazon, for 
> groseries too, and I have loved to search for buying a product blank... 
> online as well in google to see what I get.  I love getting things online 
> cause I know exactly what I'm getting, I love getting a big box sent to me 
> at my door, and I don't have to worry about hasty shopper aids at a 
> crowded store.  Oh and another tip if you are not wanting to enter in your 
> credit card number on the web, look in to investing in a free prepayed 
> debit card for those purchases.  I recommend netspend.com  it is called 
> net spend.  I also think it is well worth looking in to how paypal works 
> also.  I think for the now and then drive through cab is okay and I have 
> done it for that last minute craving of fried food, but I also always want 
> to save every buck so
> I can spend it on more things I don't need.  I hope this helps you and 
> anyone who is interested.
>
> Cindy garcia
> Music Major
> San antonio texas
>
> On Mon Oct 11th, 2010 10:27 AM CDT Peter Donahue wrote:
>
> Good morning everyone,
>
>    One idea is being over-looked in this discussion.  Why not do some of
> your grocery shopping online? If you like Starbuck's Coffee why not order 
> it
> via their Web site and learn to make it yourself.  You could take that cab
> fare you're paying and pay the shipping to order items in bulk.  Since we 
> no
> longer have a large grocery store within walking distance we're examining
> our shopping habits to decide which items we can order online and which
> items require a trip to the store to help save time and money.
>
> Peter Donahue
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Poire" <rpoire at comcast.net
> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 9:16 AM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Grocery shopping, and transportation questions
>
>
> It seems rather a waste of money for a $3 late.
> Ron
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kerri Kosten" <kerrik2006 at gmail.com
> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 9:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Grocery shopping, and transportation questions
>
>
> 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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