[Blindtlk] Good techniques?

[Carly Mihalakis]

Hell yes. particularly if they offer. Y ou don't need any shame in 
your game. Your friends are sighted, let them be sighted, remembering 
that in the name of proving some illusive point you might try keeping 
up with him only to fall tragically short. If you just let them do it 
you won['t feel bad about not doing really simple shit like Ol'Sighty 
because he's doing it in the first place.
CarAt 09:37 AM 12/7/2015, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I think this question will be way too basic for everyone but I hope to
>get some good techniques other than just being told to not be afraid
>to ask sighted company to help me.  I think this is an important
>skill, especially now that I'm trying to be more independent and do
>more for myself.
>
>I found I am not good at something very basic, like spreading.  I'm
>talking about things like putting any kind of spread on bread or
>multiple spreads on sandwiches.  I never really thought of it because
>I'm generally always with family or friends and they always did it.
>But when I was by myself, or when everyone just kind of did their own
>thing and simply told me that the sandwich fixings were on the
>counter, I realized how deficient I was in this skill.
>I asked other blind people and they just said that they weren't afraid
>to use their fingers to spread or that I could simply ask someone to
>do it.
>
>So, specific questions.
>First, I use a knife but don't seem to get much stuff on it.  Any good
>techniques to tell how much is on the knife or how much more to get?
>Second, what about the actual spreading technique?  I find mine to be
>uneven and yet I thought I covered the bread.
>Finally, what do you do if you're doing a sandwich and want more than
>just one thing like mayo and mustard and squeeze bottles aren't
>available?
>
>I know my family is happy to help me, and my friends haven't said
>anything yet, but do I really want my friends doing something like
>buttering bread or making my sandwiches for me?
>
>Thanks for entertaining these very basic questions.
>Tom
>
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