[nabs-l] phone numbers at night clubs

Sat Jan 2 23:16:18 UTC 2010

Teal,
I would also go sighted guide in that environment but I'd also have a 
folding cane.  Its a crowded environment and hard to keep track of someone 
when you can't hear their voice clearly due to other noises.

As for drinking, its a personal preference.  If you are being guided don't 
go with someone who will get drunk!  That would be a safety problem.  Go 
with friends you trust.  Also go with people who do mild drinking so you 
don't get in trouble with them.  Yes If I wanted to drink, I'd do so in a 
bar or night club.  But not in
public! Personally I'm not much into drinking.  If I do, I stick to the 
fruit drinks such as a strawberry dackory.

Ashley

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Teal Bloodworth" <tealbloodworth at gmail.com>
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Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] phone numbers at night clubs

> hmm no i wouldnt take my guide dog since music would be loud and there 
> would just be too  much activity but i never really take a cane either. I 
> think the first time i went to a bar since my vision loss or a  club yes i 
> had my cell and my cane but after the first time i left it and went with 
> friends sighted guide.
>
> here is another question alittle off topic. What if you went sighted guide 
> and your guide ended up drinking. do you drink too? what if you wanted to 
> drink, would you do it in a nightblub or bar or even alittle further in 
> public?
>
>            -Teal
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Brice Smith" <brice.smith319 at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 5:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] phone numbers at night clubs
>
>
>>I know this is slightly off topic from the original question and
>> others might have different opinions on this, but a club or bar is the
>> last environment I'd feel comfortable losing any type of independence
>> whatsoever. What happens if you find yourself separated from your
>> friends? As a guy I never go out at night without my cane, cell phone,
>> and some extra cash ... and for good reason women usually worry over
>> this more than guys do. Buy an identification cane or one of the new
>> ambutech telescoping canes if you need something light -- anything to
>> keep yourself feeling and looking independent if something unexpected
>> happens.
>>
>> To add to the original question, ditch the notetaker or anything extra
>> that unnecessarily weighs you down. Except for my cane, I never carry
>> anything that can't fit into my pocket. Doing otherwise is asking for
>> trouble.
>>
>> Brice
>> On 1/1/10, Adrianne Dempsey <adrianne.dempsey at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I think taking a note taker to the club is a bad idea.  I don't even 
>>> bring
>>> my purse because it is just something to carry around.  You don't want 
>>> to
>>> set it down somewhere, and you would just look silly dancing with it. 
>>> In
>>> fact I don't even bring my cane because I don't know what to do with it 
>>> on
>>> the dance floor.  I usually go with a friend and just go sighted guide. 
>>> I
>>> hate loosing a bit of independence but what ells can you do.  If I go 
>>> with
>>> other blind friends then I usually bring my cane but I always feel silly
>>> with it at the club.  As far as phone numbers...  I think having someone
>>> ells program it in to your phone is fine if you can not do it yourself. 
>>> But
>>> my phone is not very accessible and I can do it.  I just  hit o.k. and 
>>> it
>>> brings up a menu the first thing on the menu is add contact.  I hit O.K.
>>> again, and then you can type in the number then down arrow and type in 
>>> the
>>> name. Then hit o.k. again and their it is.  Another option is to have a
>>> bizness card with your info, so you can give the new person your number.
>>> This is probably not so necessary as pretty much every one has cell 
>>> phones
>>> now but it is a thought.  The slate and stylist is a good idea to if you 
>>> can
>>> get a hold of one of those ninny slates.  But you have to be careful 
>>> with
>>> this option, because you could get stabbed with the stylist if you move
>>> funny or if your pants are tight.
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Beth" <thebluesisloose at gmail.com>
>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 4:24 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] phone numbers at night clubs
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hmmmmm. Interesting subject.  I would've taken the notetaker just
>>>> because I'm pretty touchy feely about my information.  The numbers are
>>>> not programmable by a blind person in my cell phone, so a note taker
>>>> is a good option.
>>>> Beth
>>>>
>>>> On 1/1/10, Kevin Wassmer <commanderlumpy2003 at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>>> Hello folks. It's been a long time sense I have bought up a discussion 
>>>>> on
>>>>> here. First of all, I will say I am doing fine. I have a job at 
>>>>> Verizon
>>>>> Wireless working at a call center. It is challenging. How it is
>>>>> rewarding. I
>>>>> am glad to finely get off of social security soon. Or as I call it
>>>>> socialist
>>>>> insecurity. But that's another story.
>>>>>
>>>>>                 I want to bring up a topic. I use to go to night clubs
>>>>> back
>>>>> in the day. I did not want to bring my Braille Note with me because 
>>>>> the
>>>>> thought back then of bringing my note taker sounded strange. But I 
>>>>> would
>>>>> always have a problem if I met someone and wanted to get their number.
>>>>> This
>>>>> was because the music was so loud that it was hard to communicate. I 
>>>>> use
>>>>> to
>>>>> have people program numbers in to my cell phone at nosy places like 
>>>>> that.
>>>>>
>>>>> My
>>>>> question to you all is this. Being blind, would you have taken your 
>>>>> note
>>>>> taker to the night club? The more I think about it, the more I believe 
>>>>> a
>>>>> Slate and Styles would have been a great option for some like the 
>>>>> night
>>>>> club
>>>>> sidereal. What would you have done?
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