[nagdu] The look, snow plows as pooper scoopers and other things.

[Tami Kinney]

Oh. Well, I think in that circumstance, I would have let her help, just 
to get in out of the snow. And I would have felt really bad about it, 
like I gave up some great privilege of cleaning up after my own dog. 
Well, been there, done that, actually, so I know that is how I feel. /smile/

I've also tried insisting on retaining the privilege of cleaning up my 
own guide dog's poop... Then the other person insists on picking it up 
and I insist on insisting, but no, they insist and they insist that they 
insist.... I don't know if it's where I live or if it's just something 
about me, but this has happened more than once. I guess if someone 
decides to be polite enough to help a person clean up that sort of thing 
in a tricky area, then by golly, the *are* going to be that polite, no 
matter if they have to beat the person into submission in order to get 
on with it. /lol/

So, then, I can assure you that you would not have felt any better after 
standing in front of the snow plow arguing the point. /lol/

Sooner or later, I guess, you just realize that life is an absurd place 
to live and there's nothing you can do but go with it. /grin/

Tami

On 01/21/2012 01:40 PM, Mark J. Cadigan wrote:
> Basically, without walking a long way in a snow storm, the only place
> for the dog to go was the edge of a street so narrow that no one ever
> drives down it. I was in the way, because there is no way to be there
> and not be in the way. This is predominantly a walking only street.
>
>
>
> My job is working at the check in desk at the computer lab. My coworker
> did not show up because of the snow.
>
>
>
> I am going to ask someone to help me find a better place tomorrow,
> because I will be in that building a lot.
>
>
>
> But, the question at hand is, would you have let the woman help you, or
> remained adamant about doing it yourself.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 4:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] The look,snow plows as pooper scoopers and other
> things.
>
>
>> How is there absolutely no other alternative? What do you do that you
>> left unattended, and could you have arranged to have it attended? I am
>> not sure I understand the whole situation.
>>
>>
>> On Jan 21, 2012, at 3:22 PM, Mark J. Cadigan wrote:
>>
>>> No alternatives were available. This street is not even paved. It is
>>> cobble stone, and so narrow, a car can hardly fit down it. It would
>>> typically not be a problem. In fact, normally there are barriers to
>>> prevent vehicles from driving down this street.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 4:13 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] The look,snow plows as pooper scoopers and other
>>> things.
>>>
>>>
>>>> Why were you using the middle of a street? That is dangerous even if
>>>> there isn't much traffic. I would use a quasi sidewalk or stay
>>>> alongside the curb or whatever passes for it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Jan 21, 2012, at 2:19 PM, Mark J. Cadigan wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The look, snow plows as pooper scoopers and other things.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> My dogs "the look" is more an "I can eat you for a snack" look.
>>>>> However, he never barks or does anything more aggressive. His ears
>>>>> are alert and up, not forward and aggressive.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> BTW, I just took my dog out, and pissed off a snow plow driver. My
>>>>> dog was doing his thing in the middle of a small side street, and a
>>>>> plow decided he wanted to plow me up. Thankfully he stopped.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> This is a different area than my typical area. Much less safe in
>>>>> that, cars sometimes drive threw hear.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> What would you do? A lady offered to run out and pick up the pile,
>>>>> because the plow had to get threw. I let her, because there was an
>>>>> enormous snow plow there, but I felt bad.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I think she thought I was going to leave it, witch I wasn't going
>>>>> to do, but the large truck approaching was making me quite anxious
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thoughts, advice, suggestions?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I am definitely not going to switch relief areas again if I can
>>>>> help it. I had to use this one, because it was outside ware I work.
>>>>> I got to find some ware safer.
>>>>>
>>>>>
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