[Blindtlk] Cool news during Christmas

[justin williams]

Standing and walking tall sir; well done.

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From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tom Cramer
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Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2014 2:15 PM
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Subject: [Blindtlk] Cool news during Christmas

Hello.

I wanted to write the list to let you know about something cool that
happened Christmas eve!  It goes back to a conversation we had on the list a
few weeks ago when I was asking about canes and independent mobility.

I needed to buy a final gift for a family member and Amazon told me they
wouldn't deliver till after Christmas.  Since it was a CD I figured that
some nearby stores would have it.  My parents were working and I didn't have
much in the way of quick transportation and would have to take a taxi or
something to get the CD, and the more stores I called the less luck I had.
I finally got one store that had it but it was on a different side of town.
I figured I'd put my travel skills to use, and I called to find out what
buses I'd need to get to that store.  Turns out that if I took onebus, it
would turn into a different number at some point and literally take me a
couple of blocks from where I needed to go.  Why not?  I needed to practice
doing this anyway.

With cane in hand I found my way to the us stop and took the bus to where I
needed to go.  I walked the way I was directed and did get slightly
confused, but someone helped me out. He even made sure I crossed a pretty
long street.  I continued asking people along the way when I needed
clarification and found the music store.  I went in and they had the CD
waiting for me.  I even got another one for me.

Before  I left I asked about how to get out of that weird parking lot, and
following the directions they gave me I made my way back to the street and
sidewalk and back to the bus.  I did worry a little bit because I thought I
had missed the stop due to walking a long time and not exactly knowing where
the stop was.  As I began to second guess myself, I found the gus shelter
and asked a passer by if I was where I needed to be.  About ten minutes
later the bus came.

I was home before the rest of my family came back from work.

When I told my family, they were surprised.  I'm on my way to being a better
traveler!  I need to practice a lot and not just wait for o&m instructors to
come every once in a while.
 My mom and sister are still apprehensive.
That was the coolest Christmas I gave someone this year.
Tom

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