[nagdu] MBTA was Re: beginning to use a cane
Larry D. Keeler
lkeeler at comcast.net
Mon Dec 26 01:16:13 UTC 2011
I just want cream pie and to say that I walked by the Combat Zone! I read a
lot of Robin Cook.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark J. Cadigan" <kramc11 at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2011 4:22 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] MBTA was Re: beginning to use a cane
>I am definitely not that old, however, that song is so heavily entrenched
>in Boston lore, that even I know it. lol.
>
>
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> If you want croudes and crowds of people, come to Boston. Sometimes, when
> I go out, at 2 or 3 in the morning, the sidewalks are still crowded.
> Figure that. And, it's nothing like New York or DC.
>
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>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lyn Gwizdak" <linda.gwizdak at cox.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2011 4:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] MBTA was Re: beginning to use a cane
>
>
>> "Charley on the MTA" was a very popular song in the late 1950s or early
>> 1960s - think it was sung by the Kingston Trio. So, yeah, anyone over at
>> least 55 would remember it.
>>
>> It is amazing how much more crowded the streets in Boston are compared to
>> San Diego. Sometimes I really have to look hard for a crowded place to
>> give Landon crowd practise. Usually street fairs work well and sometimes
>> at the Embarcadero when a cruise ship is in port and it is a wonderful
>> weekend day when the sun shines and the temps are in the mid 70s during
>> the summer. Most people drive here and don't walk - or rather it is hard
>> to walk some places because Southern California is so geared to cars
>> rather than walking, biking, or puplic transportation.
>> Landon likes the crowds so he isn't bored and has alot to watch out for
>> than a boring walk in the neighborhoods - except for Hillcrest - where
>> there's hardly any people on the sidewalks.
>>
>> Lyn and Landon
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Mark J. Cadigan" <kramc11 at gmail.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 9:34 PM
>> Subject: [nagdu] MBTA was Re: beginning to use a cane
>>
>>
>>> Lol. True. Funny how so many people from all over the country know
>>> about this song.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Larry D. Keeler" <lkeeler at comcast.net>
>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 4:23 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] beginning to use a cane
>>>
>>>
>>>> But, you can get off the thing and not have you're lunch thrown every
>>>> day!
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Mark J. Cadigan" <kramc11 at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 2:36 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] beginning to use a cane
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Not having been around way back then, I wouldn't know, but I would
>>>>> assume so, but, the T still costs a lot of money. Almost $7.00 to ride
>>>>> the commuter rail, something similar for the boat, just under 2 bucks
>>>>> for the subway, busses, Greene line trolley, and whatnot. Parking at
>>>>> one of the T stations is also quite expensive. However, parking in the
>>>>> city can run up to $50 a day depending ware u are parking. At the
>>>>> parking lot next to my doarm it is $30 a day. Prices around hear are
>>>>> ridiculous.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
>>>>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog
>>>>> Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 9:08 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] beginning to use a cane
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Wasn't fifteen cents a lot of money back then though?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>>>> Behalf Of Mark J. Cadigan
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 10:46 PM
>>>>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] beginning to use a cane
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If only the MTA now the MBTA or to us locals simply the T was only 15
>>>>>> cense
>>>>>> like it is in the song. It's up over $1.50 or something like that
>>>>>> now. It
>>>>>> varies by station and line what they charge. I just lode up my
>>>>>> "Charley
>>>>>> Card" and refill it when it runs out.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> To keep this on subject, I have always used my cane my entire life,
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> notice the varying reactions when I have it, and when I don't because
>>>>>> I put
>>>>>> it down to do something or whatnot. I am still trying to convince my
>>>>>> dad to
>>>>>> walk around the city with one of my old canes just to observe the
>>>>>> reactions,
>>>>>> but he refuses. However, he still says that people react to me no
>>>>>> differently than they do to him. Somehow I find this hard to believe.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Lyn Gwizdak" <linda.gwizdak at cox.net>
>>>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 3:45 PM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] beginning to use a cane
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yeah, Larry, I did finally return and met Charlie on the MTA as
>>>>>>> wwell!
>>>>>>> LOL!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I didn't care about the stares either - and yeah, hope folks liked
>>>>>>> what
>>>>>>> they saw! Nobody ever asked me for a date, either - sigh.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Lyn and Landon
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> From: "Larry D. Keeler" <lkeeler at comcast.net>
>>>>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 10:46 AM
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] beginning to use a cane
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You just didn't want to use the MTA for fear of never returning! I
>>>>>>>> understand your feelings though. I myself have never really cared
>>>>>>>> about
>>>>>>>> what everyone else thaught. Yah, I was always kind of cocky that
>>>>>>>> way. I
>>>>>>>> remember while attending Northern Michigan University in 1981, when
>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>> gave my cane to a roommate. He was really unnerved by everyones
>>>>>>>> stares.
>>>>>>>> I followed him through the isles and folks thaught I was his
>>>>>>>> keepper!
>>>>>>>> When he gave me back my cane, he asked how I could stand all the
>>>>>>>> stares.
>>>>>>>> I told him I usually don't notice them but when I do, I hope they
>>>>>>>> like
>>>>>>>> what they're seeing! Especialy the girls!!
>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>> From: "Lyn Gwizdak" <linda.gwizdak at cox.net>
>>>>>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
>>>>>>>> Users"
>>>>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 1:14 PM
>>>>>>>> Subject: [nagdu] beginning to use a cane
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Buddy,
>>>>>>>>> I think this is very true in that some folks would rather have
>>>>>>>>> people
>>>>>>>>> think they are drunk rtather than someone seeing that they are
>>>>>>>>> actually
>>>>>>>>> visually impaired or blind. That is the stigma of blindness
>>>>>>>>> talking!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I remember back in the early 1970s when I moved to Boston and had
>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> travel in an urban envirnment on my own. Previously to that, I
>>>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>>>> always with someone because there was no public transportation at
>>>>>>>>> all
>>>>>>>>> and I rode everywhere in a car. If I did walk, it was on quiet
>>>>>>>>> residential streets going to or coming home from school. There
>>>>>>>>> was a
>>>>>>>>> shopping center nearby but on my side of a very busy street so I
>>>>>>>>> never
>>>>>>>>> had to cross that.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> In Boston, my friends introduced me to a white cane - I had never
>>>>>>>>> seen
>>>>>>>>> one before! The blind people I grew up with never used canes.
>>>>>>>>> They
>>>>>>>>> went sighted guide with family members. At that time I could see
>>>>>>>>> quite
>>>>>>>>> well although I was still legally blind. I could get around
>>>>>>>>> pretty well
>>>>>>>>> without any travel aids. But at night, I had NO vision and needed
>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>> cane. Previously, I NEVER went out at night except for Halloween
>>>>>>>>> where I
>>>>>>>>> knew the neighborhood very well and next to no car traffic.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> When I started to use a cane, I did feel very self concious and
>>>>>>>>> that I
>>>>>>>>> stuck out rather than blending in as I did in the past. I did
>>>>>>>>> lose
>>>>>>>>> enough vision to force the issue when a car almost ran me and my
>>>>>>>>> roommate over - her dog did a great traffic check! I felt that I
>>>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>>>> now in more danger without the cane than with it. With the cane,
>>>>>>>>> drivers can see that I had a vision problem. So, I realized that
>>>>>>>>> it was
>>>>>>>>> time to use the cane and it was good.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> AS far as being a bigger target for crime, yeah, this can happen
>>>>>>>>> because
>>>>>>>>> the perp woould know the blind person could never identify them in
>>>>>>>>> court
>>>>>>>>> or to a police officer. I think we just have to be more cautious
>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>> aware of our surroundings than most sighted people do.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Prior to cane use, people would think I was an idiot if I made a
>>>>>>>>> crossing error because I couldn't see the signal - days before
>>>>>>>>> audible
>>>>>>>>> signals, folks! With the cane, people didn't think this way
>>>>>>>>> anymore
>>>>>>>>> outright. They most likely thought I was now an idiot BECAUSE I
>>>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>>>> blind! LOL!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I think that the time someone needs to start using a cane and
>>>>>>>>> their
>>>>>>>>> resistance to it isn't too unlike when a person has to give up
>>>>>>>>> their
>>>>>>>>> drivers license. The driver gives up freedom and mobility. the
>>>>>>>>> new
>>>>>>>>> cane user gives up being able to melt into the rest of the crowd
>>>>>>>>> without
>>>>>>>>> something to make him stick out like a sore thumb.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Using a cane is a decision that needs to be made by the person and
>>>>>>>>> sometimes a person needs a wake up call when they almost get
>>>>>>>>> killed.
>>>>>>>>> But I hope that most people don't wait to get killed before using
>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>> cane!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I did finally do cane travel lessons under blindfold and found it
>>>>>>>>> very
>>>>>>>>> beneficial to allowing my other senses to give me feedback that my
>>>>>>>>> eyes
>>>>>>>>> couldn't give me. Although I prefer using a dog, I still do use
>>>>>>>>> my cane
>>>>>>>>> regularly - especialy when grocery shopping when I have to wrestle
>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>> cart on and off the bus and the dog gets in the way.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Merry Christmas and Happy Honakka every one!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Lyn and Landon
>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>> From: "Buddy Brannan" <buddy at brannan.name>
>>>>>>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
>>>>>>>>> Users"
>>>>>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 6:34 AM
>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Some one stole my cane !
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>I can. There are some people out there, believe it or not, who
>>>>>>>>>>think
>>>>>>>>>>it's much preferable to be thought drunk, stoned, rude,
>>>>>>>>>>slow-witted, or
>>>>>>>>>>any number of other things, so long as no one thinks that they are
>>>>>>>>>>blind. After all, if you're blind, you are necessarily less
>>>>>>>>>>capable,
>>>>>>>>>>less self-reliant, less independent, less able, and (mostly) less
>>>>>>>>>>of a
>>>>>>>>>>human being than if you are not. Better to be thought sighted and
>>>>>>>>>>[insert any impairing condition] than to be thought of as blind.
>>>>>>>>>>Much
>>>>>>>>>>better.
>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>>>>>>>>>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Dec 20, 2011, at 8:30 AM, Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC) wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Can you guys explain?
>>>>>>>>>>> I wa talking to a guy who has RP. He said people think he's
>>>>>>>>>>> drunk. I
>>>>>>>>>>> told him a cane would solve that problem. He told me he doesn't
>>>>>>>>>>> "need
>>>>>>>>>>> a cane", which I took to mean he's okay with people thinking
>>>>>>>>>>> he's
>>>>>>>>>>> wasted.
>>>>>>>>>>> Can somebody explain. I don't get it.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>>>>>>>>>> On
>>>>>>>>>>> Behalf Of Tami Kinney
>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 9:02 PM
>>>>>>>>>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog
>>>>>>>>>>> Users
>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Some one stole my cane !
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Yeah, I did things kinda that way, too. So long as no one
>>>>>>>>>>> realized I
>>>>>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>>>>>> using it to compensate for tunnel vision and night blindness.
>>>>>>>>>>> Which of
>>>>>>>>>>> course, I did not have because I did *not* have Retinitis
>>>>>>>>>>> Pigmentosa.
>>>>>>>>>>> Denial, much, folks? /lol/
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Tami
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/19/2011 04:22 PM, Brenda wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> Interesting about using a tree branch. Growing up, we went
>>>>>>>>>>>> camping
>>>>>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>>>>> my Dad. The first thing I would do would be find a hiking
>>>>>>>>>>>> stick. I
>>>>>>>>>>>> did
>>>>>>>>>>>> not use it like you would a white cane, but it was still very
>>>>>>>>>>>> helpful.
>>>>>>>>>>>> We would hike a lot and my stick would tell me the terrain.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Thing is,
>>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>>> would never have been allowed to use it at home since I had
>>>>>>>>>>>> 20/200
>>>>>>>>>>>> vision. Too bad. Brenda
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/19/2011 7:02 PM, Lea williams wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the thing about using a branch is that the branch is heavier.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I did
>>>>>>>>>>>>> this once for a couple of weeks when I left my cane over at a
>>>>>>>>>>>>> family
>>>>>>>>>>>>> house and they took that long to get it back to me. My arm
>>>>>>>>>>>>> hurt a
>>>>>>>>>>>>> lot
>>>>>>>>>>>>> cause a branch is heavier.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> It will work, but I would rather use a broom stick or
>>>>>>>>>>>>> something.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> LOL,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the sight for that one. If you could, you could request a free
>>>>>>>>>>>>> one
>>>>>>>>>>>>> from the NFB, it is strait, so if this is possible, get one of
>>>>>>>>>>>>> those
>>>>>>>>>>>>> to use as a back up. I rather have a folding one though. I
>>>>>>>>>>>>> have a
>>>>>>>>>>>>> small ID one that I use. I love it better than the heavy ones.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/19/11, Dan Weiner<dcwein at dcwein.cnc.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Just cut a limb from a tree, it will be just as useful as the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> average
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cane,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a cane being a stick after all.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dan
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Behalf
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Of Doug Parisian
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 5:18 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Users
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Some one stole my cane !
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Perhaps a little better choice of friends and/or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> acquaintances
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> alleviate the problem?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I've had canes run over by cars, tripped over by some mental
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> midget
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> other, and even attempted leadings by some unfortunate
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> grabbing my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stick by
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it's end but never stolen. Must be the company I keep.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Doug: Raising Cain when Able.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)"<REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dog
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Users'"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 1:53 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Some one stole my cane !
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe the person needed it? I met a family that was new to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> country, had a member that was blind and wanted to know
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> where to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> get a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cane. I'm not sure they knew what a cane was until they saw
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> me
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> using
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mine,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> thought "What a cool idea" and came over to talk to me. If
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'd had
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> another one on me, I'd have probably given them the one I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> using.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They were hoping/expecting you could just buy one at any
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> store.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And, why not buy a few backup canes that meet your needs? I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> treat
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> canes
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> like shoes, I have one I use but I also have a few backups
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> meet my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> needs, a broken cane serves me no purpose so I don't hang
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> onto
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> them,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> just
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> as I wouldn't hang onto shoes I couldn't wear. Ditto for a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cane
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> too long, it'd be like hanging onto shoes that were too
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> small.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Since this seems to happen a fair bit to you, can you keep
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cane
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> say in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> something you hang onto like apurse? Or just keep the strap
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> around
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrist so you are in contact with it when it isn't in use?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What happened was wrong, I'm just not feeling the outrage
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the list
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> seems
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to be feeling here.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Behalf
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Of Brittney N. Mejico
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 6:27 AM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dog
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Users
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Some one stole my cane !
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That is really awful who would do such a thing. Hope you get
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a new
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cain
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> soon
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: Mardi Hadfield
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, December 16, 2011 12:59 AM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: [nagdu] Some one stole my cane !
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://wolfsinger-lakota.blogspot.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://wolfsinger2-thegoldendragon.blogspot.com
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