[nabs-l] a couple of questions

[William ODonnell]

You can do the following:
[1]. go outside and call the cab, put the phone on vibrate to know when they call.
[2]. Since you know the bar near home, do you know your way around?  Why is one guiding you? Do you use a cane or dog?

Before leaving, reserve a pick-up time for leaving and comeing home.

--- On Fri, 5/7/10, Kerri Kosten <kerrik2006 at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Kerri Kosten <kerrik2006 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [nabs-l] a couple of questions
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Friday, May 7, 2010, 7:22 AM
> Hi:
> 
> I have a couple of questions I am hoping some people on the
> list can
> help me with.
> 
> First, my father owned a very very popular bar where I live
> called
> Crocketts. My father passed away a couple of months ago but
> the bar is
> still open. I went tonight for the first time since he
> passed away.
> Tonight was kereoke night and I had more fun than I've ever
> had just
> hanging out, listening to the different people sing or try
> to sing
> kereoke and just being around people.
> 
> There is a similar bar called Coaches that has a kereoke
> thing every
> week just like Crocketts does that is very fun. I have
> never gone to
> this by myself but have gone with friends and really
> enjoyed it also
> for the same reasons...music, people, and just fun
> entertainment away
> from my house.
> 
> At Crocketts, since my father owned the bar I am safe
> there. I sit at
> the bar (I don't drink) but I sit there anyway. The
> waitresses and
> bartenders all know me and frequently check on me to make
> sure
> everything is all right.
> 
> However, at Coaches it is a diffferent story. I am not
> really known
> there, and when I've gone with friends we are usually
> seated at a
> table. The waitress comes around to serve drinks and food,
> but as soon
> as the bill is paid they leave and we are on our own.
> 
> Here is where my question comes in. I would like to begin
> going to
> Coaches for their kereoke night. Getting there is no
> problem, but how
> do I manage the getting home part? I carry my Iphone with
> me, but the
> bar is so loud that it is impossible to hear anything to
> call a cab.
> Also, how do I know when the cab gets there? Again I
> usually have the
> driver call me when he arrives but again I wouldn't be able
> to hear my
> phone.
> 
> At Crocketts since everyone knows me, I have someone guide
> me to the
> bathroom where it is quiet. I call a cab, and have them
> call Crocketts
> and tell whoever answers the phone that they are outside to
> pick me
> up. Of course this is no problem since everyone knows me at
> Crocketts.
> 
> But, how do I manage this at Coaches? When I am ready to
> leave do I
> somehow flag the waitress down and have her help me to the
> bathroom,
> where I call the cab then wait in the bathroom for them to
> call me
> back?
> Waiting outside for the cab after I call would be kind of
> unsafe.
> Unfortunately, the friends that went with me before were
> from out of
> town and I don't have very many friends where i live that I
> could go
> with.
> 
> Is it appropriate to ask the driver to come inside to let
> me know they
> are there...this way I don't have to wait outside?
> How do you guys handle this?
> 
> I know it isn't probably the safest thing to go to bars by
> yourself
> but kereoke is a ton of fun and I know if I could figure
> out this
> getting home part I'd be fine.
> 
> 
> Also, I have another question. I would like to go to the
> mall/movies
> Saturday. Again, I'll most likely be by myself. I would
> like to get
> something to eat first in the food court in the mall, then
> go to the
> movie theater. Our mall is pretty big and spacious and
> spread out. It
> is all on one level but i am pretty sure the food court and
> the
> theater are at separate ends. How do I get from one place
> to the
> other?
> 
> When I arrive at the mall, I plan to go to the information
> desk and
> get assistance to the food court. When I have finished
> eating how do I
> figure out how to get from the seating area to the movie
> theaters?
> 
> Do I just start wandering around and asking random people
> for
> directions to the movie theater, then obtain assistance
> again at the
> movie theater to purchase a ticket, ETC to see the movie?
> 
> Sorry for such a long email and so many dumb questions.
> Yes, I am the
> same girl who posted a few weeks ago about not having been
> taught in
> cane travel and wondering whether I should go to national
> convention.
> However, I am tired of sitting around, and want to go and
> do
> regardless of my skills and I figure the best way is to ask
> questions
> on here as needed and just grab my NFB cane and go!
> 
> Kerri
> 
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