[nagdu] weird questions

[Lyn Gwizdak]

I think it is more that the public has NEVER seen any of these devices blind 
people use.  Because of their cost, not many are seen out in public. Of all 
the blind people I know, only ONE used a GPS - that is until his Braille 
Note broke!  I know ONE other person who used a Braille Note out in public 
or on the bus.  This is me who is in the blind community.  Imagine not 
seeing many blind people if you were sighted and drove around.  These things 
are a novelty and people are curious and may ask what appears to us as nutty 
questions or ideas about these devices.

A device to control the dog - well that's a good one! LOL!

Lyn and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Diana Dawne" <drdawne at samobile.net>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 7:55 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] weird questions


> Once when I was using my braille & speak I was asked if the device was for 
> controlling the dog!  Sometimes the public does have some very interesting 
> ideas which they are unwilling to give up!  sigh.
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> Bright Blessings,
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> Diana &that Very Magical and Enchanting Guide Dog Fuller Brush
> Original message:
>> I think it would be fun to do that. I'd like a chip in the collar with a 
>> little remote on the leash; then when people say, "Hi, puppy." I could 
>> push the button and the dog would say "hello." And this thing could have 
>> just a few nice responses to some things. Ah, yes, it would be fun fun 
>> fun.
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>> On Apr 7, 2011, at 9:19 PM, Brittney N. Mejico wrote:
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>>> People do ask some strange questions.   I wonder what the biker would 
>>> have done if you told him that the talking thing was your dog lol
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>>> -----Original Message----- From: Sean Moore
>>> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 7:01 PM
>>> To: GDUI-Friends at yahoogroups.com ; nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject: [nagdu] weird questions
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>>> people ask some very off the wall questions.
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>>> Tonight's was: So can your dog talk to you?
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>>> The biker started to tell me as I walked by his motorcycle before into 
>>> Walgreen's. He heard something talking and thought it was Franklin. In 
>>> fact it was Trekker.
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>>> I told him no and that it was my GPS, then something about a program on 
>>> Discovery about a talking collar for dogs.
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>>> Also talked to some kids about Franklin which is always fun.
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>>> One they came up with was: does that thing (the guide harness) hurt him?
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>>> and why can't we pet your dog?
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>>> I explained to them the reasons.
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