[nagdu] winter coats

Craig Borne cjborne at comcast.net
Fri Dec 5 04:46:17 UTC 2008


What kind of coat does your cane wear?
Craig

Craig Borne, Esq. 
Baltimore, Maryland
"A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial
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-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of David Andrews
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 11:11 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] winter coats

Get a cane *smile.*

Dave

At 11:12 AM 12/4/2008, you wrote:
>I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas where I can get a winter 
>coat  that will fit over the guide harness?
>
>I've got an insulated coat that has to be worn under the harness, 
>but that doesn't work out so well.  the harness doesn't fit as 
>well.  also I have to adjust the size every time I change from coat 
>to no coat. It's going to be a major pain to have to take off the 
>harness, the coat and then back on with the harness after changing 
>the size if we would need to go from outside to inside.
>
>I did make a sweater that will fit over the harness, but it is very 
>bulky, catches on my pantleg and isn't very effective when it's windy.
>
>I'm thinking of altering the first coat so it can be worn over the 
>harness, but I've never done something like that before.  I'd be 
>interested in any sewing tips anyone might be able to offer.  I 
>don't want to ruin the coat.
>
>Or is there some easier solution that I'm missing entirely?  and no 
>one had better say move to a warmer climate! *smile*
>
>
>Thanks much!
>Julie
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