[Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?
Mike Freeman
k7uij at panix.com
Sun Mar 10 15:11:32 UTC 2013
>From a Board member, I think it's about time we put this whole thread to
bed. I've been deleting its messages for days now and it is obvious to me
that Peter's opinions, if not his attitude, are different from those with
which we NFB members by and large agree. That is his right. However, since
we've all known this for days, why is this news? And it is also obvious to
me that his mind won't be changed. So why are we wasting our time? It's long
gone beyond the information-giving stage. ENOUGH ALREADY!
And as for typos, it would behoove every last one of us -- especially those
who use speech or magnification as opposed to Braile displays -- to check
our messages over carefully, running a spellcheck on them and still reading
them again -- before sending them. In other words, we should look upon our
electronic emissions as resumes (which they well might be these days),
rather than casual chit-chat.
Now, let's go on to something else such as, perhaps, whether blind beggars
in China during the Middle Ages had an effect upon tea prices!
Mike Freeman
-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of justin
williams
Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2013 6:34 AM
To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?
Was he joking or not? Carly's message implied tht he was, but Peter's and
Glria's implied that he wasn't.
-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Gloria
Whipple
Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2013 10:29 AM
To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?
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
>>>> >>> signitcher theem song.
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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
>>>>"Stand up for your rights"
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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
>> "Stand up for your rights"
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