[nagdu] Here's your dog!

Haben Girma habnkid at aol.com
Sat Mar 14 03:39:39 UTC 2009


It makes me wonder, should we announce, "I'm dropping my cane 
deliberately, don't panic!" whenever we need to put down our canes for a 
second? Or just continue humoring the confused and well-meaning public?

Wayne Merritt wrote:
> All the time. A similar experience happened to me when in a store and
> I dropped my cane on the floor. A gentleman standing nearby
> immediately bent over to retrieve it for me, telling me that i must
> have dropped it. I just smiled and said "Thanks," inwardly thinking to
> myself that he was being the goofball rather than I. But I didn't say
> so, at least not until I left with my friend and we laughed about it
> in the car.
>
> I've also had the awkward situation of having an airline person stand
> in front of me in the airport and then say to me that she was right in
> front of me. I said that I knew this, and when she asked why, I
> replied with, "well, two ways. First, you just told me that you're
> right in front of me. And second, I can hear your voice right in front
> of me and therefore I know that you're right in front of me." She was
> quiet after that, grin.
>
> Wayne
>
> On 3/11/09, Haben Girma <habnkid at aol.com> wrote:
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>> Sometimes when I'm at the counter at a store or cafe, I"ll deliberately
>> drop my cane by my feet so I can fish into my backpack to get my wallet.
>> And sometimes, like today, when I've finished my purchase and am putting
>> everything away in my backpack, a staff member will come around to pick
>> up my cane and hand it to me. Now, I knew exactly where my cane was. In
>> fact, I could feel it by my foot! I was going to pick it up right after
>> I put my wallet in my backpack. The staff member was either very eager
>> to help, or worried that I wouldn't be able to find my cane.
>>
>> Now I"m wondering, do any of you have similar experiences with dogs? Do
>> people in the public say, "here's his harness!" when you already know
>> exactly where your guide dog is located?
>>
>> Haben
>>
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