[nagdu] Church update from Colorado Springs

[Jennifer Perdue]

Thanks,

I have a roller ball tip on my heavy metal cane.  The cane is the standard cane issued by the state, and I love the way it glides over uneven \surfaces.

I'm a little concerned about the tip on the straight cane, but since it was free, I'm not going to complain.  

I just wish you could put a roller ball tip on it.  

thanks for checking things out for me.

Jenny
On Apr 13, 2012, at 9:41 PM, Tami Kinney wrote:

> 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" <jlperdue3 at gmail.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 9:34 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Church update from Colorado Springs
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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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