[Blindtlk] my top 10 list

[Kelby Carlson]

You hunt? Wow! I only know a couple of sighted people who do it 
and I don't know if I could ever do it.  From a blind person's 
perspective (hoping for no offense of course) I do wonder how you 
do it.  Do you hunt alone or with others? What kind of techniques 
do you use?

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Steven Johnson" <blinddog3 at charter.net
>To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Sat, 05 Mar 2011 06:42:29 -0600 (CST)
>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] my top 10 list

>Hi Sherri,
>I would tend to believe that we all have had similar encounters 
with some
>minor twists and variations of these.  While on the University of 
La Crosse
>campus back in the mid-90's, I was approached by a student who 
was part of
>the Student PETA group who told me that what I was doing to my 
dog was
>animal abuse and cruelty.  What was I doing...working him.
>In regards to being on our transit system, I once had someone 
come up to me
>while I was sitting and they were exiting.  They took my right 
hand, put
>some cash in it, and walked away and said God Bless you.  I was 
really
>hoping they made it worth both my time and theirs and put a $20 
bill in it
>or something/grin!  Unfortunately, the driver saw the whole 
thing, and
>basically said, wow!  When I asked how much it was, he said 
$1...damn!
>Sometimes, one just has to sit back and wonder in amazement what 
people are
>thinking, but coming from the sighted world, it wasn't until 
after I lost my
>sight that I met someone else who was blind.  Or, was it that I 
just wasn't
>aware?  Now that I am in my mid-40's I just don't get to upset 
about how
>society perceives me.  We as humans are curious creatures, and 
the questions
>from my perspective, are not ones of idiocracy, stupidity or 
otherwise, but
>just that of curiosity ranging from the medical professionals 
down to little
>children.  My experience, and I can only assume that it is 
similar to many
>of yours, is that the questions they are asking are not what they 
are
>meaning.  For instance, when I have been asked how do you dress, 
I simply,
>ask them the exact same question in response, Let's think about 
this, how do
>You dress?  Then, it creates an opportunity for more educational 
dialogue to
>unfold.  I tend to see that people are very cautious, somewhat 
tense, and
>are uncertain when they approach as they feel that they might 
offend, so
>rather than jumping on them and responding in a manner that will 
leave a bad
>taste in their mouth, seize the opportunity to engage in a 
conversation and
>let them know that you are no different from anyone else.
>However,  I do have to say that as a hunter I do get a lot of 
questions, and
>I am quite sure, looks of amazement.  So, when I am asked how do 
you hunt,
>of course the smart-ass answer is always going to be...sound 
shots/grin
>followed by much laughter!  Again, it is this type of response 
that creates
>the opportunity for more intense conversation to unfold, and then 
I can tell
>them how I do hunt.
>While on campus, I was many times approached by students who 
seemed unsure
>of themselves, and rather timid and as they would clear their 
throats the
>question that so many of us get...may I ask, how did you lose 
your sight?
>The best answer if you are a college student is...drinking grain 
alcohol and
>masturbation of course...OMG, it would allow for that tenseness 
to come to
>an immediate hault and to even build some awesome friendships 
too!

>Steve

>-----Original Message-----
>From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org 
[mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>Behalf Of Sherri
>Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 10:20 PM
>To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] my top 10 list

>I can identify with several of these.  A couple more to add.  
Said to me about

>my  2-year-old daughter:  Oh she must b such a help to you."
>About my guide dog, "Can your dog see when the light changes? 
Asked by an
>adult.

>I've also had the creepy people at the bus stop pray for me too.

>Sherri
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Julie J" <julielj at neb.rr.com
>To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 3:10 PM
>Subject: [Blindtlk] my top 10 list


>> Just for fun here's my top ten craziest things said about me 
list.

>> 10."Do you know there's a lit candle in your bathroom? said to 
me by a
>> family member in my home where I lived alone.
>> 9."Can she go by herself?" said to my husband by my stepdaughter 
as I was
>> leaving to run an errand.
>> 8."Is she your sister?" said to my son by a cashier at a 
restaurant.  I
>> might look young, but not quite that young!
>> 7."He must be a good friend for you." said about my guide dog by 
a
>> coworker.
>> 6."Do you dress yourself?" said to me by a convenience store 
clerk.
>> 5."I'll carry your bags out to your car." said to me by the 
grocery store
>> bagger.
>> 4."Have your son sign this and return it to me." said to me by 
my son's
>> kindergarten teacher about notes regarding behavior.
>> 3."He must be in training." said by a lot of people who are 
clueless about

>> how guide dogs work.  The dog is good, but he doesn't read my 
mind.  I do
>> still have to give him directions.
>> 2."Can I pray for you? said to me by some random creepy guy at 
the bus
>> stop.
>> 1."She is always so happy..." 5 minute monologue given to my 
husband on my

>> positive virtues by a Wal-Mart employee who must have seen me in 
the store

>> several times or is a stalker.   Interestingly enough this 
occurred on
>> entering the store after an argument in the parking lot with my 
Kiddo
>> about items I was not going to be purchasing.
>> Happy Friday!
>> Julie
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