[nagdu] Some one stole my cane !

[Lea williams]

They do have vidio in the stores, maybe they could look in to it to
see what happened? If this has happened before,I would see about the
vidio because it seems to be an on going issue.
Next time you might try keeping it in a safer place or put bells on it
so you know if it moves. Try to tuck the bells down in the holder so
that they don't jingle and if someone pulls it out, then they will
jingle and you will be alerted.

On 12/16/11, Tami Kinney <tamara.8024 at comcast.net> wrote:
> Mardi,
>
> Oh, that is a total nightmare! And I agree. Who would *possibly* decide
> to steal the white cane off of a blind person? What is *wrong* with
> people like that!
>
> Okay, I did once have a cane walk off and leave me stranded... It was at
> the dog park in our old neighborhood, and I had leaned it against a tree
> to work on balance and physical therapy while walking and playing with
> my then poodle pup... There were some softball games going on there,
> too, with kids, so I decided to make myself feel better by telling
> myself it was probably a kid who just thought it was a light saver...
> /lol/ Still, it had information where to return it and all, and you
> would think this mystery kid had a mother... Sigh. As I recall, they
> took Mitzi's leash, too, which was a real bummer, since in my mind there
> was no way she was up to getting home alive off leash... And she was
> still too short for me to navigate or anything while holding onto her
> collar.
>
> Well, Mitzi goober was perfect all the way home and even assisted me in
> navigating a bit, since I had to super pay attention to
> time/distance/place on the sidewalk, etc. She was perfect...
>
> Silly poodle! As soon as we went out again with proper navigational and
> safety gear, she was the horrid monster I had already come to love. /lol/
>
> I wonder... Do you know what would happen if you reported the theft to
> the police there? Does anyone know what happens if you do that?
> Inquiring minds and all.
>
> Hang in there, Mardi, and a new cane to you *soon*. Thank you for sharing.
>
> Tami
>
> On 12/16/2011 12:59 AM, Mardi Hadfield wrote:
>> Hi every one, Mardi here. I went Christmas shopping the other day and some
>> one stole my white cane.I keep it in a leather holster type of pouch
>> attached to my wheelchair when I am not using it. It is quite snug fitting
>> so it is impossible for it to have fallen out.When I left the store and
>> headed to the bus station,I reached for it so I could get into the
>> wheelchair bay when I got on the bus. It was not their! I had it when I
>> got
>> off the bus so it disappeared somewhere between the bus station and the
>> store.The only time I use it when I have my dog with me is getting on or
>> off the bus.This is the second time someone has stolen a cane from me.
>> This
>> is extremely annoying as I can not afford to buy another one until next
>> month.I have an old broken one and a very long NFB cane as a back up.
>> Today
>> when I went out to pay a bill,I had to use the very Long NFB cane as I did
>> not take the dog with me in Carla's car.This cane would be fine if I were
>> walking but is way to long for use with a wheelchair.It also has a mettle
>> tip which gets caught in every crevice and pokes me in the face.I don't
>> know why someone would want to steal a blind person's cane??????? Fake
>> service dogs, now fake blind people? What is happening to this world.
>> Mardi and Shaman
>>
>
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