[il-talk] [Iabs-talk] Using a cane

[Connie Davis]

LOL! Thanks, Hap! And welcome! We're glad to have you with us!

Connie 


-----Original Message-----
From: il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Hap Holly
Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2011 8:26 PM
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Subject: Re: [il-talk] [Iabs-talk] Using a cane

Connie, if you wear dark glasses instead of the sunglasses, the lunatic 
fringe may catch on.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Connie Davis" <condav8950 at att.net>
To: "'NFB of Illinois Mailing List'" <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2011 8:11 PM
Subject: Re: [il-talk] [Iabs-talk] Using a cane


> Dave,
> I am usually wearing sunglasses, so I'm not sure if they can tell if I see
> them or not. But I do try to ignore them.
>
> Connie
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of David Andrews
> Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2011 8:06 PM
> To: Illinois Association of Blind Students List; 'NFB of Illinois Mailing
> List'
> Cc: 'Illinois Association of Blind Students List'
> Subject: Re: [il-talk] [Iabs-talk] Using a cane
>
> Connie:
>
> If it were me I would just pretend I don't see them, and go my
> way.  Don't make eye contact, act like you are totally blind, and
> they can't fault you for not moving.  Yes, people sometimes have
> adverse comments about us and our canes etc., and you just have to
> grin and bear it sometimes.
>
> Dave
>
> At 06:48 PM 6/12/2011, Connie Davis wrote:
>>One of my biggest challenges in using a cane is going grocery shopping. I
>>take a grocery cart and pull it behind me while using my cane. For some
>>reason people think that I should get out of their way when I am walking
>>with a loaded cart. They just keep walking right in my path. I had a guy
>>swear at me today because I didn't move. I just ignored him.
>>But I mean, how do you deal with that? It seems that I deal with peoples'
>>rudeness on a daily basis. Sometimes, I feel like they do it because they
>>see the cane and figure I won't know that they've done it.
>>
>>Connie
>
>
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