[nabs-l] Broke my firsy cane

[Teal Bloodworth]

yes Kevin i believe he is right. every 6 months and you can actually check 
it out online and it should tell you how often NFB.ORG. This is the reason i 
am not comfortable with the NFB cane though and it is hard to see different 
tactile textures.

Best of luck,
-Teal
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dezman Jackson" <jackson.dezman at gmail.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 5:38 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Broke my firsy cane


> Kevin,
>
> I think it's once every six months.
>
> Dezman
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kevin Wassmer" <commanderlumpy2003 at earthlink.net>
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 4:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Broke my firsy cane
>
>
>>I ordered a free cane. I have a question though. Can you only order 1 free 
>>cane? Or can you order as many as you want?
>>
>>
>> Cause its been 18 days
>> Since I first held you
>> But to me it feels just like
>> It feels like a lifetime
>> I'm trying hard to re-arrange
>> Some say its the hardest thing to do
>> But that's another 18 days
>> Without you..
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Arielle Silverman" <arielle71 at gmail.com>
>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 12:28 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Broke my firsy cane
>>
>>
>> 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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