[Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?

Wed Mar 6 19:55:22 UTC 2013

Good morning, guys,

I got my favorite cane ever of all places FREE from the Federation. 
it is different in that it is a streight cane,  is not ramrod 
streight and might be the best cane with which I've ever 
worked.  This cane has survived being run over by a car, twice, as 
well as  tangled with both a bike and  a skateboard, as well as 
numerous other hazardous parels of Berkeley streets all  without busting.
The cane is straight but I can't say enough about it. Free Cane Program | NFB
https://www.nfb.org/free-cane-program
  At 04:12 PM 3/5/2013, Gloria Whipple wrote:
>I didn't like that cane either. I also like the folding cane with the roller
>tip and the protection between the sections.
>
>This cane has never given me any trouble. I have had this cane for a couple
>years or more. I don't remember.
>
>Gloria Whipple
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kendra
>Schaber
>Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 16:09
>To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?
>
>I'm glad that the kind of NFB cane that I talked about was discontinued! I
>think that it had too many problems for it to remain on the market. As for
>the kind of cane that I like, I will promptly agree to disagree with you all
>
>who like other kinds of canes than I do. It's all a matter of apponyon. I
>don't mind giving feed back on my personal experiences with canes.
>Kendra
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Paul Wick" <wickps at gmail.com>
>To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 3:28 PM
>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?
>
>
> > Hi Kendra,
> >
> > Just FYI the type of NFB cane you bought has since been discontinued,
> > due to the problem you describe. However, as far as feedback goes
> > nothing beats an NFB cane IMHO.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > On 3/5/13, Kendra Schaber <Baltimore777 at comcast.net> wrote:
> >> I personally like the folding canes that are made of graphite. I like the
> >> roling marshmellow tip and the pretecters that keep the joint edges from
> >> waring down. The graphite keeps the joints from sticking when you go to
> >> unfold or fold your cane. I don't like the NFB white canes because I
> >> tryed
> >> one out back in 2006 because my old cane broke. The cane was one that
> >> folds
> >>
> >> in half. Well anyway, I used it for a month but the strings inside of
> >> that
> >> cane broke shortly before the end of July of that year. I also did not
> >> like
> >>
> >> the tips because I would go through one tip a week. I quickly went back
> >> to
> >> the kind of cane that I use today after that. I like a cane that is
> >> stirty
> >> and durrable. I also like a cane that folds because I can keep it near me
>
> >> at
> >>
> >> all times at work so that I can use it at any time that I need without
> >> having to walk all the way to the house that I work out of just to use my
> >> cane. I don't often lay my cane down because it can get in the way while
> >> I'm
> >>
> >> pulling up weeds. I also don't have a good place to stick my cane up
> >> against
> >>
> >> whenever I am in the garden outside. I find that a durrable folding cane
> >> is
> >>
> >> the best cane for me.
> >> Kendra
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Ceci martinezl" <cmlhe at hotmail.com>
> >> To: <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> >> Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2013 5:30 PM
> >> Subject: [Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?
> >>
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Hello!
> >>> So, I'm planning to get a new folding cane, just wondering, what kind of
> >>> cane would you recommend? and why?
> >>> I really don't want a telescopic cane, that's all.
> >>> Thanks!
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