[nagdu] a recent experience sans cane or dog

[Margo and Arrow]

Oh, yes, Jenine, been there and done that.  quite an experience.  Hope 
you're feeling better.   and you had the presence of mind to creatively 
figure out what you were going to do and you did it.  sounds like your pup 
kind of took it in stride.

Margo and Arrow
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jenine Stanley" <jeninems at wowway.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2011 5:38 PM
Subject: [nagdu] a recent experience sans cane or dog


> This thread caused me to decide to relate a very recent experience when I
> was forced to go somewhere very unfamiliar using neither cane nor dog.
>
> I was in Louisville at the Galt House last weekend. I'm sure some of you
> have been there for an NFB convention in the last several years. It's a 
> nice
> hotel but I'm usually staying in the East Tower where the suite rooms are.
> This time I was staying in the West Tower and I'm very much not familiar
> with that lobby.
>
> So, Friday evening I got in late, was not feeling well and ordered room
> service. After I was done eating, I carried the tray to the door, opened 
> it
> and tried to slide said tray down to the floor without dumping it upside
> down. I was off balance and moved the foot with which I'd been holding the
> door, not even thinking.
>
> Oh, believe me, I thought plenty when I heard that door click shut, my dog
> on the inside and me on the outside, sans cane or anything.
>
> OK, time for some Super Blink Action! <grin>
>
> Yes, I walked, granted pretty slowly, down to the lobby. The hardest part
> short of getting the attention of a bellman to show me where the info desk
> was, happened to be finding an elevator. Many of the Galt House elevators
> don't ring when the doors open and those doors close quickly. It must have
> taken me over 5 minutes, a long time when you're standing still waiting, 
> to
> find which of the 4 doors was opening and get to it from my stance next to
> the buttons. My Kingdom for a dog at that point.
>
> When I hit the lobby, I crept along, more afraid of running into the 
> people
> coming in and out than of hitting any stationary obstacle. The echo 
> location
> in that lobby is pretty good. I acted as if I was looking for someone I 
> was
> meeting. Finally I asked if there was a bellman around and Voila! Someone
> came up and helped me find the info desk. Whew.
>
> Yep, I felt stupid but the info desk person said "At least you'
> Re dressed. You have no idea how many people have to come down here nearly
> naked."
>
> OK, I'll take that I guess. Yes, my dog was happy to see me when I got 
> back.
> He even looked up from chewing his antler toy when the security guard and 
> I
> came in. <grin> So I guess it pays to sometimes be able to go without cane
> or dog? Nah.
>
> Jenine Stanley
> jeninems at wowway.com
>
>
>
>
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