[nabs-l] cane travel trip 2

Tue Jun 23 13:50:23 UTC 2009

Yeah Joseph I did the same thing when I was at CCB. I ran into it
without my sleepshades on to. I ran into it once or twice.
Nathan

On 6/23/09, Dezman Jackson <jackson.dezman at gmail.com> wrote:
> I managed to miss the jewelry box the whole time I was there.
>
> Dezman
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sarah Alawami" <marrie12 at gmail.com>
> To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 8:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] cane travel trip 2
>
>
> Loil.  Reminds me of the julery box that everyone including me used to smac
> in to. Some were lucky until the day the graduated.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of T. Joseph Carter
> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 5:49 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] cane travel trip 2
>
> More thread necromancy for Joseph, yay!
>
> At CCB, there is a thing we call the DNA pole.  Just about every student at
> the center has left some on it when they smack into it.  I managed to avoid
> it because I'm left-handed and naturally tended to find it with my cane.  At
> least, I managed until one day at the very end when not even wearing a
> sleepshade or anything, SMACK!
>
> Joseph
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 03:25:38PM -0700, Sarah Alawami wrote:
>>I remember in ther lcb there was one parkinglot everyone got lost in.
>>The thing felt like pavement and you realised it when you hit cars that
>>were not moving and the trafic on trenton sounded suddenly very far
>>away. I wandered in to that parkinglot every time I traveled back to the
> center.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>Behalf Of Angela fowler
>>Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 9:06 AM
>>To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
>>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] cane travel trip 2
>>
>>Jim,
>> Just wanted to say congratulations on taking that cane for a test
>>drive and keeping after it despite the frustrations. Once you get the
>>hang of it you will find it a big help.
>> A couple of points, do you know the general orientation of the
>>neighborhood in which you live? What I mean is, if I'm walking down X
>>street and toward X landmark I'm walking south if I have not passed that
> landmark.
>>If I walk down my driveway and turn right, I'm walking east. Once you
>>have that down you can keep your direction easier. I was walking east,
>>and I turned left, so now I'm walking north.
>> If you get an NFB cane, I think you will have a much easier dime
>>detecting the change from concrete to asphalt which indicates that you
>>have drifted into the street. As for large parking lots, I've been
>>using a cane all my life and I still hate them LOL.
>> Once again, good work. The more you use the cane, the more
> comfortable
>>you will be with it.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>Behalf Of Jim Reed
>>Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 12:15 AM
>>To: MAB List; NABS mail list
>>Subject: [nabs-l] cane travel trip 2
>>
>>Hey all,
>>The mobility part is easy, its the orientation part that is going to be
>>hard to master. I decided to wear my sunglasses at night to make it
>>more challenging, I think sunglasses are a good compramize to
>>sleepshades at night, at least for now while Im trying to learn the
>>basics. With the sunglasses on, I got turned around once, and then
>>overshot my house by two blocks. When I got lost I took off my
>>sunglasses and was able to find my way. I'm still trying to figure out how
> I got turned around the first time.
>>I ended up heading west when I wanted to go east. I realized my mistake
>>when I was walking past my gym in the wrong direction. If I hadn't
>>passed the gym, I'd be one county over by now. Oh, by the way, large
>>parking lots are a pain as well. As are streets without sidewalks. and very
> large sidewalks.
>>and wheel chair accessable curbs that allow you to breeze into the
>>street without knowing your in the street until you run into the curb
>>on the other side (I was on quiet residential streets with no traffic
>>at midnight, I was safe).
>>
>>I did get nervous when I heard some people somewhere near me; a cane
>>make you an awfully big target. I'm a big guy, its not often I feel
> vulnerable.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Jim
>>
>>"From compromise and things half done,
>>Keep me with stern and stubborn pride,
>>And when at last the fight is won,
>>... Keep me still unsatisfied." --Louis Untermeyer
>>
>>
>>
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