[nagdu] someone stole my cane

[Lyn Gwizdak]

I forgot about the Star Wars stuff that wasn't around when we were kids! 
LOL!

Happy New Year!

Lyn and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tami Kinney" <tamara.8024 at comcast.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2011 8:15 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] someone stole my cane


> 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
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