[nagdu] Church update from Colorado Springs

[Tami Kinney]

Ah. I'll have to check again... I need to scrap up some $$$ from my next 
paycheck for a new rollerball cane... Or something. I have my nice free 
white cane, which is great for many things when I'm not going dog. But I 
gave away my last too-short roller ball cane to a short friend of mine 
and have noticed that for walking around this neighborhood (where we are 
likely to be moving) with the usual NFB tip is a bit roughter than with 
a roller ball.

I like the Advantage graphite, unless they have come up with a lighter 
material for them. The roller ball gets a little heavy over distance, 
but for less friendly ground, it's just easier.

I sort of like the telescoping cane for a purse or picket cane, but 
don't currently have one. Instead I have the pencil thin (sort of) 
Advantage cane. it's short and flimsy, but is actually very nice to 
carry around and good in a pinch. If something happened to my dog 
(heaven forbid!), I could walk home with it. Carefully. /lol/ I tend to 
get going and be a little hard on my canes.

Anyway, I will check out the NFB folding version!

Tami

On 04/13/2012 11:30 AM, Lyn Gwizdak wrote:
> The NFB also sells the folding type of cane.  I like the carbon fiber 
> type.
>
> Lyn and Landon
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jennifer Perdue" 
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>> Well,
>>
>> If you turn the parts as tight as you can, do they still run the 
>> great risk of just collapsing?  Should I stick with the long cane.  
>> The only thing I don't like about them is that they tend to get in 
>> the way when you're not using them.
>>
>> What's your opinion?
>>
>> Jenny
>> On Apr 13, 2012, at 11:09 AM, Cindy Ray wrote:
>>
>>> Those telescoping canes stand a better chance of not collapsing if 
>>> you take each part that turns and turn it as tight as possible. I 
>>> wish they stayed open a little better, but I really don't mind using 
>>> a long cane. It is just that there are certain times at church when 
>>> I feel more comfortable with the cane than the dog and I always take 
>>> the dog.
>>>
>>> Cindy
>>>
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