[nagdu] Guide dogs and Rolling book bags

[d m gina]

Hi there, I turn the cart around and pull it with the rite hand.
Being a total as I am, I know pushing it in front of me works to a 
point, but I would rather pull it.

Original message:
> Julie, et al.,

> Have you ever gotten so much stuff crammed into your backpack (or whatever)
> that when you had to stop for a breather and bent down to pat your dog, you
> nearly fell over the dog and squished it?  /lol/  Oh, of course I've done
> it.  It never seems that heavy when I put the pack on, and it's not that far
> from the grocery store home...

> I also tried borrowing a neighbor's granny cart, as she calls it, which is
> supposed to be better for your back because you can push it.  I had been
> assured that this would work, since I could use the cart as a cane, people
> do it all the time, this person (O&M instructor, you bet) was sure of it.
> Maybe other blind people do that all the time and it works great for them,
> but this blind person was just relieved she didn't have to buy the neighbor
> a new cart.  /lol/

> I don't know how parents and college students do it, since you have so much
> extra stuff to carry everywhere all the time...  When I think of ever going
> back to school, I picture myself with a guide dog...  And a sturdy pack
> pony!  Then when I think about the ever dimming prospect of getting back
> into consulting, I get the same image only I'm wearing better clothes.
> /lol/  Sure, Tami, no problem with that scenario.

> Oh, well, I like hearing what others come up with that is possible in the
> real world.

> Tami Smith-Kinney

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Julie J.
> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 2:03 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Guide dogs and Rolling book bags

> I'm still trying to figure this out too.  Usually I hold the door open with
> my back and push the bag in front of me.  I give Monty enough leash so he
> can move ahead or where ever he needs to be to be out of the way.

> It's not perfect, but we make it work.  Sometimes I have too many things
> that are too heavy that carrying them in a shoulder bag isn't a possibility.

> Mostly I like the rolling bag, but you're right the doors are a pain.

> I just had a thought...do the doors you're using have a push button to open
> them?  I've not tested this idea, but it might work.

> Good luck!  I'd be interested to know if you come up with something that
> works well.

> Julie


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