[nabs-l] phone numbers at night clubs

[Jedi]

Actually, I use my cane when I dance. I can use it like a baton if the 
room isn't crowded. i pretend it's a dance partner if I want to amuse 
my friends. I use it when fast dancing so I can avoid stepping on other 
people. If I'm slow dancing, I'll dance near a wall so that my cane can 
hang out while I dance. Or, if my partner's sighted, I put my cane in 
his line of sight so he can see it and know it isn't going anywhere. I 
have, on occasion, actually slow danced with my cane, too. there's a 
photo of someone doing just that at the National Center in Baltimore. 
She holds her cane in the hand that's also gripping her partner's hand.

Personally, if I'm counting on dancing, I take a telescoping cane. I 
don't usually wear dresses because it's not usually warm enough to do 
so here. So, that means I can use one of those hooks that they use for 
mountain climbing and often keys to secure my collapsed telescoper to 
my belt or jean loop. If I do wear a dress, I generally wear dresses 
that have sashes that tie around the middle. So i can hook my cane 
around that, too. That usually does the trick.

Respectfully,
Jedi

Original message:
> 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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