[nagdu] someone stole my cane

[Tami Kinney]

Lyn,

I have expert verification that in the mind of a kid, the white cane is 
a light saber! /lol/

Tami

On 12/24/2011 12:37 PM, Lyn Gwizdak wrote:
> I have a telescoping carbon fiber NFB cane that wouldn't stay open out.
> So, I just put a bit of hot glue in the joints and then covered that
> with some white tape and now have a perfectly usable rigid cane! I used
> to have a rigid cane back in the 1990s and I accidently left it by the
> mailboxes in my complex. When I went back for it, it was gone. Maybe
> some kids took it thinking it wouold be a great toy sword - who knows.
>
> Merry Christmas everyone!
>
> Lyn and Landon
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mardi Hadfield"
> <wolfsinger.lakota at gmail.com>
> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 11:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] someone stole my cane
>
>
>> Hi Rebecca, I keep the broken cane because I have taped it back
>> together at
>> broken point. I figured it would be usable in a pinch,but it no longer
>> folds up which is a problem, as what do you do with a cane that sticks
>> out
>> several feet in front of the wheelchair when you are using the dog and
>> not
>> the cane? Same goes for a stick you could cut off a tree.I need to have a
>> cane with me when I use my dog because there are times when I need to use
>> it like getting on the bus so I don't run over folks' feet as there is
>> not
>> enough room for the dog to lead me and the chair through the isle.I need
>> one that folds up so I can store it when it is not in use.The very long
>> cane I used the other day was my free NFB cane.I chose to use instead of
>> the broken one because it is a lot lighter than the broken one which is a
>> heavy aluminum one with a rather large roller ball tip, which is also
>> heavy.I have tendinitis in my left wrist and arthritis in my right
>> wrist.If
>> some one came to me needing a cane,I would tell them how to get the free
>> NFB cane.It was just me and the dog shopping. No friends or
>> acquaintances.The last time my cane was stolen, I changed the position of
>> my pouch from the back of my wheelchair to the side by my arm. Hope this
>> explains things some what. Mardi and Shaman.
>>
>> --
>> http://wolfsinger-lakota.blogspot.com/
>> http://wolfsinger2-thegoldendragon.blogspot.com
>> _______________________________________________
>> nagdu mailing list
>> nagdu at nfbnet.org
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> nagdu:
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/linda.gwizdak%40cox.net
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> nagdu mailing list
> nagdu at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> nagdu:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/tamara.8024%40comcast.net
>
>