[nagdu] a recent experience sans cane or dog

[Julie Phillipson]

oh my goodness that must have been fun!

Julie Phillipson
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jenine Stanley" <jeninems at wowway.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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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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