[Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?

Sun Mar 10 17:23:45 UTC 2013

I am always making typing errors. Hahaha!

Gloria Whipple

-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Judy jones
Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2013 10:18
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?

Hi,

So sorry, didn't mean to offend.  My typos I've nicknamed finger flubs, and 
I'm a great finger flubber, myself.

Judy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Wolfe" <yogabare13 at gmail.com>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2013 6:39 AM
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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>>>>> > persevear.
>>>>> > you will konker never fear. try try try agan. one love keep us
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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"
>>>>>Bob Marley
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>>> Cordially,
>>> Peter Q Wolfe, BA
>>> cum laude Auburn University
>>> e-mail: yogabare13 at gmail.com
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> e-mail: yogabare13 at gmail.com
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