[il-talk] Using a cane

[Leslie Hamric]

Yeah, but what if the pepper spray is accidentally aimed in the wrong
direction?

-----Original Message-----
From: il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Hap Holly
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 9:39 PM
To: NFB of Illinois Mailing List
Subject: Re: [il-talk] Using a cane

Hmm, Connie, that would have been a good time to employ that travel-size can
of pepper spray.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Connie Davis" <condav8950 at att.net>
To: "'NFB of Illinois Mailing List'" <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "'Illinois Association of Blind Students List'" <iabs-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 6:03 PM
Subject: Re: [il-talk] Using a cane


> This is to all of you, who have posted back on-list, privately and 
> have called. Thank you all so much!!!
> I'm going to clarify this. I was walking outside, pulling a grocery 
> cart full of groceries, using my cane in front of me. Two young men 
> were walking toward me. It was like we were playing chicken. One of 
> them moved without comment. The other was not willing to move out my 
> path, even though it would have been easier. When I didn't move, he 
> called me a whore. What upset me was that it wasn't an appropriate 
> response to the situation. It's just a word, but what the heck? Does 
> that make sense?
>
> Connie
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On Behalf Of Edwin Rodriguez
> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 3:18 PM
> To: 'NFB of Illinois Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [il-talk] Using a cane
>
> Honey, ignore them and get around it by going to customer service and 
> ask for assistance! And decide what store will give you that! For me, 
> Trader Joes!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On Behalf Of Connie Davis
> Sent: June 12, 2011 6:48 PM
> To: 'NFB of Illinois Mailing List'
> Cc: 'Illinois Association of Blind Students List'
> Subject: [il-talk] Using a cane
>
> 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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