[nabs-l] Broke my firsy cane

[Jim Reed]

They are not long enough for me; they only go to 63 inches. 

"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

--- On Tue, 6/23/09, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Broke my firsy cane
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2009, 12:28 PM

Hi Jim and all,

Remember that you can order a free cane online from the NFB:

http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Free_Cane_Program.asp?SnID=955764290

Arielle

On 6/23/09, Jim Reed <jim275_2 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Well, my first cane lasted all of two weeks. The cane got caught between a
> crack on the sidewalk and my hip, and the result was a cane bent beyond
> recognition, and then it snaped when I tried straightening it. When I got
> home,  I tried a makeshift splint and duct tape job, and the result probably
> would have been sufficient to get me home had I been forced to make such a
> repair enroute, but I wouldnt willingly go out with a cane in such a
> condition.
>
> I would not rank Ambutech's folding aluminum cane very highly.
>
> This sucks, I am out of a cane just when I was begining to feel comfortable
> with it.
>
> 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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