[Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?

Sun Mar 10 14:29:18 UTC 2013

Peter,

No one here is putting you down.

Can't a person even ask you a question without you being so thin skinned
about it?

Judy wasn't putting you down. She simply asked you a question.

Have a good day!

Gloria Whipple

-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Peter Wolfe
Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2013 05:39
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?

    I made a freakin typo, so I'm a dumb idiot okay? I guess you NFB
people love just putting down fellow blind people.

On 3/9/13, Judy jones <jtj1 at cableone.net> wrote:
> Don't you mean quotes Miniature?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Wolfe" <yogabare13 at gmail.com>
> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2013 3:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?
>
>
>> Carly!
>>
>>
>>    A minature cane is a abnormally smaller statuer sized object like
>> my free cane. I don't know whether it extends nor how to do so or not.
>> I should take a picture of it and send it as an attachmen to NFB.org
>> lol! Then, nobody will be able to know the complaint and then we would
>> all be confused.
>>
>>
>> ha,
>> Peter
>>
>> On 3/8/13, Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> Hi, Peter,
>>>
>>> What the hell is a miniture cane? In fact, as i have said, I got my
>>> 61-inch FREE stick from the NFB.  At 11:01 AM 3/7/2013, Peter Wolfe
>>> wrote:
>>>>    In a related note, the NFB sent me a free minature cane in the mail
>>>>that is waist high. Is this normal for a free requested cane or is
>>>>something wrong? I wish that I could remember my normal cane, so that
>>>>I could give its recommendation but cannot remember it exactly. All I
>>>>know its from Canada and much more durable than this free minature
>>>>thin cane with a flat coin shaped disc tip on it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>Peter
>>>>
>>>>On 3/7/13, mr. Chikodinaka Oguledo <happychikao at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> > i use my grafffight ultralight cane to go on plains airlines and with
>>>> > my wife. but i relie on my lady Shee can see I can not see.
>>>> >
>>>> > On 3/7/13, Kendra Schaber <Baltimore777 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>> >> I have not heard of it. It sounds like an interesting place to pick
>>>> >> up
>>>> >> a
>>>> >> cane!
>>>> >> Kendra
>>>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> >> From: "mr. Chikodinaka Oguledo" <happychikao at gmail.com>
>>>> >> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 3:37 PM
>>>> >> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>> have u ever heard of cuestumcanes.com? google custum canes all
>>>> >>> 1word
>>>> >>> no spaces btwine custum &canes! u can make a cane custumize 2your
>>>> >>> likeings!
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> On 3/6/13, Gloria Whipple <glowhi at centurylink.net> wrote:
>>>> >>>> Hi Chris,
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> The last time I ordered a free cane, it was just the straight can.
>>>> >>>> They
>>>> >>>> might of changed though.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Gloria Whipple
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> >>>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>>> >>>> Chris
>>>> >>>> Nusbaum
>>>> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 14:25
>>>> >>>> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
>>>> >>>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Carly,
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> What kind of cane was that? I thought the free cane program only
>>>> >>>> provided
>>>> >>>> straight canes.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Chris
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Chris Nusbaum, Co-Chair
>>>> >>>> Public Relations Committee
>>>> >>>> Maryland Association of Blind Students
>>>> >>>> Phone: (443) 547-2409
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> >>>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>>> >>>> Carly
>>>> >>>> Mihalakis
>>>> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 2:55 PM
>>>> >>>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List; 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
>>>> >>>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> 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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>>>> >>> --
>>>> >>> !if you try you will seg-seed. try try try agan. for if you
>>>> >>> persevear.
>>>> >>> you will konker never fear. try try try agan. one love keep us
>>>> >>> together. our theem signitcher song. Obianuju is our daughter's
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>>>> > --
>>>> > !if you try you will seg-seed. try try try agan. for if you
>>>> > persevear.
>>>> > you will konker never fear. try try try agan. one love keep us
>>>> > together. our theem signitcher song. Obianuju is our daughter's
>>>> > signitcher theem song.
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>>>>--
>>>>Cordially,
>>>>Peter Q Wolfe, BA
>>>>cum laude Auburn University
>>>>e-mail: yogabare13 at gmail.com
>>>>"If you don't stand up for something your willing to fall for anything"
>>>>Peter Q Wolfe
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>> Cordially,
>> Peter Q Wolfe, BA
>> cum laude Auburn University
>> e-mail: yogabare13 at gmail.com
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>> Peter Q Wolfe
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Cordially,
Peter Q Wolfe, BA
cum laude Auburn University
e-mail: yogabare13 at gmail.com
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