[nagdu] Luggage Tags was Re: attending The Seeing Eye

Tracy Carcione carcione at access.net
Fri Apr 13 18:39:06 UTC 2012 

We had those audible luggage tags.  We liked them a lot.  Then one day our
suitcase turned up sans tag.  Our best guess is the TSA took it off in
case it was a bomb.  Our government at work for us.
Tracy

> There are also audible luggage tags, just in case this hasn't been
> mentioned. They consist of two parts: a tag for the luggage and a
> activating
> device. When you arrive at the carousel to claim your luggage, you press
> the
> activating device and the luggage tag beeps. You can purchase these
> luggage
> tags from the Independence Market at the National Center for the Blind for
> about $25. I believe you get two tags and the activator. HTH!
>
> Fraternally yours,
> Marion
>
>
> ----- 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: Friday, April 13, 2012 11:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Luggage Tags was Re: attending The Seeing Eye
>
>
>> Also, duct tape fixes absolutely everything, and I always have a Swiss
>> army knife and a role of duct tape in my checked luggage.
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Reinhard Stebner" <raydar11011 at yahoo.com>
>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 10:23 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Luggage Tags was Re: attending The Seeing Eye
>>
>>
>>> Mark,
>>>
>>> I like your method a lot and will use it. On top of that, you can now
>>> get
>>> colored duck tape!
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>> Behalf
>>> Of Mark J. Cadigan
>>> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 7:48 AM
>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Luggage Tags was Re: attending The Seeing Eye
>>>
>>> What I always do is put a couple of stripes of duct tape across the
>>> luggage.
>>>
>>> I find that this is far more recognizable than ribbons, and absolutely
>>> no
>>> one follows this method. If you have to look professional when leaving
>>> the
>>> airport, simply peal off the duct tape.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Nicole B. Torcolini at Home" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>
>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 11:30 PM
>>> Subject: [nagdu] Luggage Tags was Re: attending The Seeing Eye
>>>
>>>
>>>> First, have your own luggage tags with your information in case.
>>>> Second,
>>>> you can have someone sighted pick out some brightly colored ribbons to
>>>> tie
>>>
>>>> on your suitcase. The ribbons on my suitcase are orange. Of course,
>>>> this
>>>> does not help me much, but it usually stands out to the sighted people
>>>> who
>>>
>>>> are helping me.
>>>>
>>>> HTH,
>>>> Nicole
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Reinhard Stebner" <raydar11011 at yahoo.com>
>>>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 7:54 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] attending The Seeing Eye
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Robert, as usual your description is giving me a very good
>>>>> understanding
>>>>> of
>>>>> what to expect; I greatly appreciate your complete description. I
>>>>> seem
>>>>> to
>>>>> have misplaced the luggage tags they had sent and I am concerned
>>>>> about
>>>>> TSE
>>>>> not being able to locate my luggage . What should I do.
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>>> Behalf
>>>>> Of Robert Hooper
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 3:27 PM
>>>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] attending The Seeing Eye
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello Reinhard:
>>>>>
>>>>> I envy you your trip to The Seeing Eye. It's hard to say what your
>>>>> experience will be like, as you will likely be working with different
>>>>> staff
>>>>> members than I did. So, the best I can do is give you my thoughts
>>>>> from
>>>>> my
>>>>> perspective.
>>>>> Training
>>>>>
>>>>> The Seeing Eye should have sent you some electronic documents
>>>>> regarding
>>>>> a
>>>>> general outline of what training will be like, including a sample
>>>>> schedule.
>>>>> You will have it relatively easy for the first two days (your pre-dog
>>>>> days).
>>>>> You will be able to sleep later and the only things you will do
>>>>> training-wise are Juno walks and familiarizing with the Seeing eye's
>>>>> campus
>>>>> and training center. The food is very good, all homemade and
>>>>> professionally
>>>>> served. They don't frown upon those who request extra helpings, so be
>>>>> careful!
>>>>> After you receive your dog, you will be getting up at 5:30 every
>>>>> morning.
>>>>> They will pipe music into your room via an intercom located above
>>>>> your
>>>>> bed.
>>>>> You can adjust the volume of this intercom, but I suggest you don't,
>>>>> as
>>>>> announcements are also given via this medium. As soon as the music
>>>>> blasted
>>>>> its way into my consciousness, I rolled out of bed, said good morning
>>>>> to
>>>>> my
>>>>> pup, and yanked on some pants, socks, and shoes. I then waited at the
>>>>> door
>>>>> for the instructors to come around with the doggy breakfast. After
>>>>> giving
>>>
>>>>> me
>>>>> a food bowl, I closed the door and fed and watered the dog. After
>>>>> that,
>>>>> I
>>>>> traipsed down to park (relieving area). Afterward, I returned to my
>>>>> room,
>>>>> took the food bowl to the common lounge (as requested), and took a
>>>>> shower.
>>>>> Breakfast usually wasn't until 7:30, so after the shower I would go
>>>>> to
>>>>> sleep
>>>>> (or go to the lounge, depending on what struck my fancy). At
>>>>> breakfast,
>>>>> our
>>>>> instructors would brief us on the day's events (who's going where and
>>>>> when,
>>>>> and the things on which we would be working). After consuming The
>>>>> Seeing
>>>>> Eye's delicious coffee, I would return to the lounge or my room and
>>>>> wait
>>>>> for
>>>>> my shuttle to be called.
>>>>> An instructor (or apprentice) would drive us and our dogs into town,
>>>>> where
>>>>> we would wait to walk with our instructors and usually another
>>>>> person.
>>>>> The
>>>>> instruction was superb, and as I said in a prior post, comfortably
>>>>> repetitive. Toward the end of the morning, we would start leaving for
>>>>> base,
>>>>> where we occasionally attended a lecture, parked the dogs, and ate
>>>>> lunch.
>>>
>>>>> We
>>>>> then repeated the morning routine in the afternoon, and returned for
>>>>> evening
>>>>> park and doggy/human dinner. Most of the lectures took place in the
>>>>> evening,
>>>>> and were the length of some standard college lectures. They were
>>>>> semi-formal, interactive, and serious.
>>>>> You will be given a thumb drive with mp3 versions of the lectures on
>>>>> them,
>>>>> and you will be encouraged to listen to them before the lecture in
>>>>> question.
>>>>> I enjoyed the lectures, being the academic person that I am. Topics
>>>>> range
>>>>> from traffic to dog massage.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dorm life
>>>>>
>>>>> It's hard to analyze each aspect of existence at TSE, as they are so
>>>>> blended
>>>>> together. You will be hanging out in the same place that lectures are
>>>>> given.
>>>>> I made amazing friends at TSE, and remember several loud,
>>>>> laugh-filled
>>>>> evenings and afternoons in the common lounge. You will have a very
>>>>> comfortable life at TSE. You have a full-size bed, your own
>>>>> bath/shower,
>>>>> XM
>>>>> radio, soap, and miscellaneous other things in your room, including
>>>>> heat/AC.
>>>>> However, I would be wary of leaving any valuables around your room,
>>>>> as
>>>>> the
>>>>> bedroom doors do not have locks. However, you have two closets in
>>>>> your
>>>>> room,
>>>>> one of which has a lock.
>>>>> Weekends can be a bit boring, as you will only have one trip
>>>>> (although
>>>>> I
>>>>> seem to remember something saying that this is going to change).
>>>>> Since
>>>>> we
>>>>> are not allowed to take our dogs off campus, there is little to do
>>>>> save
>>>>> walk
>>>>> the leisure path, talk to friends, read, study lecture material,
>>>>> sleep,
>>>>> and
>>>>> recuperate from the week's activities. It does get a bit slow, so be
>>>>> prepared to be a bit restless on the weekends. If you have people who
>>>>> will
>>>>> visit you, that can make things more enjoyable.
>>>>>
>>>>> Computing
>>>>>
>>>>> TSE has a tech center (which has actual airline seats to practice). I
>>>>> had
>>>
>>>>> my
>>>>> own laptop, so I did not make use of the technology center. However,
>>>>> I
>>>>> did
>>>>> make use of their wireless network for both my phone and computer.
>>>>> The
>>>>> tech
>>>>> center is downstairs with the laundry, grooming room, and rec center.
>>>>> Staff
>>>>> In my experience, all the staff were positive, encouraging, and a joy
>>>>> to
>>>>> have around. I, being the humor-loving, controversy-driven, and
>>>>> conversation-having person that I am, loved conversing with everyone
>>>>> from
>>>>> the housekeeping staff to the instructors and servers. I'm sure I did
>>>>> not
>>>>> cover everything, but feel free to write me some follow-up questions
>>>>> to
>>>>> address any discrepancies or anything on which you wish me to
>>>>> elaborate.
>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>> Robert Hooper
>>>>> Hooper.90 at buckeyemail.osu.edu
>>>>> The Ohio State University
>>>>> 0653 Buckeye-Cuyahoga CT
>>>>> 653 Cuyahoga Court
>>>>> Columbus, Ohio 43210
>>>>> (740) 856-8195
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>>> Behalf
>>>>> Of Reinhard Stebner
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 2:47 PM
>>>>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
>>>>> Subject: [nagdu] attending The Seeing Eye
>>>>>
>>>>> Good afternoon,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I will be attending The Seeing Eye on Monday 4/16/2012. Could you
>>>>> please
>>>>> let
>>>>> me know from a user's prospective, what to expect? I am referring to:
>>>>>
>>>>> 1)      Training
>>>>>
>>>>> 2)      Lectures.
>>>>>
>>>>> 3)      Dorm life.
>>>>>
>>>>> 4)      Computing.
>>>>>
>>>>> 5)      Staff in terms of warm / friendly or not.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you.
>>>>>
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