[blparent] something comical

[Veronica Smith]

Oh don't I know that feeling.  A few years ago we went to Danmark and
England.  Everywhere we went they wanted to pick up the end of my cane to
help me. (lol) In Danmark it was almost impossible to walk around, they have
cobble stone streets and walk ways and my tip stuck in almost every one of
them.  I was tempted to carry around a little hammer to dislodge it. V

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Barbara Hammel
Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 8:37 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] something comical

When we were in Beijing four years ago, I lost my cane tip.  Luckily we 
hadn't walked far from the restaurant before I noticed.  They had found it 
and gave it to us right away when we showed them.  They probably thought it 
was a strange thing.  This is the same place that tried to put a bib on me 
when we sat down for supper, and only filled my glass of water half full 
every time.  Sure is an eye opener to travel abroad.
Barbara

If wisdom's ways you wisely seek, five things observe with care:  of whom 
you speak, to whom you speak, and how and when and where.

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From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 11:02 PM
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [blparent] something comical

> Just before I went to bed last night I stopped to check the front door to
> make sure it was locked.  My cane (Ponchita) was sitting cockeyed.  I 
> lifted
> her up and noticed the top was missing.  I thought it was really weird.  I
> checked the floor and all around the area.  It was no where to be seen.
> So this morning I asked Gab and my husband if they had seen it anywhere 
> and
> they did not.  We checked our car- not there.  We checked the path to the
> mailbox- no not there.  When we took Gab to camp this morning I asked if
> anyone had seen it, nope not there.
> It is more than just a little black cap with a cord, it has a bright red
> star made from foam on the end.  It isn't hard to miss.
> I called the piano teacher and asked if it was there, nope not there. 
> Then
> this evening I was talking to my friend Christine and I asked her to check
> her car, no not there but she said did I call IHOP?  She reminded me that 
> I
> had laid it on the floor there yesterday morning when we stopped for
> breakfast.  She said when we came out she thought something was missing, 
> but
> couldn't put her finger on it.  So I called them this evening at 9:00 just
> before Gab jumped into bed.  They had it and my hubby suggested we go 
> right
> away to get it before someone threw it away. Yippee!  Only a cane user 
> would
> appreciate this kind of turmoil. V
>
>
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