[nabs-l] Standing in line

[Carly]

Hi, Jordan,

Not I. No can on the back of someone's shoe, thing. Echo location 
works fine for me as well.
for today,
CarAM 11/23/2011, Jordyn Castor wrote:
>Hey list,
>I just wanted to add my perspective to this. I don't usually do the 
>cane on the shoe thing as it's just not my thing. lol :) When I'm 
>standing in line, I use echo location and can usually hear the 
>person standing in front of me, even if I'm not that close to them. 
>By hear, I mean hear the echoes, not like their voices or the sounds 
>of their shoes lol. If the people are talking, I ffollow their 
>voices as that works too. Sometimes, depending on what kind of line 
>I'm in, I start a conversation with the people in front of me. Just 
>throwing some more options out there. I'm curious though, do most of 
>you use the cane on the shoe method?
>Jordyn
>On 11/22/2011 8:55 PM, Jedi wrote:
>>Vejas,
>>
>>The first thing to do is to consider the environment you're in. 
>>Take the cafeteria for example. Past experience tells you more or 
>>less where different stands may be located. So head in that general 
>>direction and listen for people talking, cashiers taking money, 
>>people taking orders, etc. When you get to the general area, find 
>>the first person you can and ask where the such-and-such line is. 
>>Next, get to the line and ask if the person you first make contact 
>>with is at the end of the line. You can also simply ask where the 
>>end of the line is located. once you get there, keep your cane in 
>>the pencil grip (holding it like a large pencil near the bottom of 
>>the handle or the top of the shaft) and keep the cane tip firmly 
>>pressed against the shoe of the person in front of you. They won't 
>>feel it. When the person moves, sweep the cane (using the pencil 
>>grip) in a semi-circle in front of you; keep the swing narrow as 
>>they can't have gone far. Keep stepping forward until you make 
>>contact when the shoe again and press the tip firmly against it. 
>>When I say "firm," I don't mean firm enough to bend the cane, but 
>>just firm enough to put a touch of pressure there. You will know 
>>you're at the front of the cue when you make contact with a counter 
>>or hear sounds suggesting you're nearing the spot where orders are 
>>taken and the like.
>>
>>Respectfully,
>>Jedi
>>
>>Original message:
>>>Hi,
>>>I had a question about inganding in line properly.  I am a
>>>freshman and when I buy my own lunch, I have to figure out when
>>>to move up front in the line.
>>>Do any of you have any suggesttions for standing in line and
>>>knowing when to move, as well as knowing when it's my turn?
>>>Thanks.
>>>Vejas
>>
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