[nabs-l] phone numbers at night clubs

Sun Jan 3 02:39:01 UTC 2010

I just got back from hanging out with a friend who has a cane holster
on his belt loop.  He has a folding cane so I am not sure how it would
work for telescoping canes.  If you have a rigid cane the idea of a
bar tender stashing it may be best.

On 1/2/10, Domonique Lawless <dlawless86 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> You can always ask someone at the front counter or  one of the bar
> tenders to slide a cane behind the counter for you and always make
> sure that you know where the counter or bar is in relationship to
> where you are. That way you can still have freedom to dance without
> worrying about what to do with your cane and you'll always know that
> it is close by if you need it. Usually bar tenders  or bouncers are
> willing to stash it for you. I hope this helps.
>
> Domonique
>
> On 1/2/10, Adrianne Dempsey <adrianne.dempsey at gmail.com> wrote:
>> If you bring your cane to a bar or night club, what do you do with it on
>> the
>> dance floor?  Even the telescoping and folding canes are to big to just
>> tuck
>> away somewhere.  You can't just hold it when your dancing because that
>> looks
>> ridiculous even if it is compacted.  You can't put it on the table and
>> leave
>> it because you can't keep a table at a club unless one friend sits and
>> watches the table and stuff at it, and that leaves them out of the fun.
>> An
>> identification cane would be easier to deal with but it still leaves you
>> with the same problem of what do you do with it.  If you brot your purse
>> it
>> might fit in it but I don't bring a purse for the same reason, what do you
>> do with it?  Also I don't want it to get stolen.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jedi" <loneblindjedi at samobile.net>
>> To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 6:17 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] phone numbers at night clubs
>>
>>
>>> you should always carry a cane with you even if you use a dog. You never
>>> know when you will want or need to get somewhere independently.
>>>
>>> If you have a dog or want to avoid the inconvenience of a straight cane
>>> (when dancing for example), use a telescoping cane or folding cane. A
>>> night club is the last place a young lady or gentleman should be without
>>> a
>>>
>>> traveling tool of some kind.
>>>
>>> Respectfully,
>>> Jedi)
>>>
>>> PS. I would not take a notetaker to a club nor would I just hand over my
>>> phone. If your phone is hnaccessible, just call yourself and leave a
>>> message with your rontact's info for later filing.
>>>
>>>
>>> Original message:
>>>> 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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