[nabs-l] Free NFB cane

[Kevin Wassmer]

One thing about the free NFB canes is they fill very sexey. That might not 
matter to much because it will get scratched neat the bottem of the cane. 
But you have to admit the free NFB canes you get have a nice sexy feeling to 
them.


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: "T. Joseph Carter" <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
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Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 6:12 AM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Free NFB cane


> Jim,
>
> We generally recommend nose-high canes.  A few use canes taller than they 
> are, but only a few.  *grin*
>
> I second your bafflement at the limitation in cane lengths.  It should go 
> as high as 69" at least.  A lot of guys fall in the 65 and 67 range, and 
> more than a few into the 69.
>
> I'd go straight for carbon fiber myself, which the NFB doesn't give away 
> for free.  They're light and they're strong.  I might be concerned about a 
> graphite/carbon cane in the frigid winter (can become more brittle), but 
> the straight canes seem to be tough enough at least for Denver.
>
> Joseph
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 11:10:58AM -0700, Jim Reed wrote:
>>Hey all,
>>I'm wondering why the free NFB canes are so short? I mean, I'm only 6 foot 
>>4, and an NFB cane isn't long enough for me. I could understand the NFB 
>>not having a long enough cane for me if I was like 7 foot tall, but I am 
>>not that tall, and I am certianly not that far out of the norm for the 
>>average height of American males,
>>I find the 63 inch limit particularly odd since the NFB (or at least nost 
>>NFB members) all seem to recomend canes that are at least as tall, if not 
>>taller, than the person using it. This means (based on NFB recomendations) 
>>that a 63 inch cane should not be used by anyone taller than 5 foot 3. As 
>>far as I can tell, nearly all American men, and most American women and 
>>teenagers are going to be taller than 5 foot 3, so why won't the NFB offer 
>>a free cane that is large enough for most of society to benifit? I'm sure 
>>their is a legitimate and rational (probably economic) reason as to why 
>>the NFB has choosen to not offer canes longer than 63 inches, and I'd be 
>>curious to find out what that reason is.
>>
>>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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