[nagdu] Picking up the busy busy when you've parked your dog.lol

[Lyn Gwizdak]

Because people think the blind are incredibly stupid and can't do a thing 
for ourselves.  the law is that way here in San diego.  I have no idea as to 
when this law was written.  You know, the eyes don't work so, obviously, the 
brain doesn't either.

This makes sense when you have people coming up to you on the curb getting 
ready to cross a street.  they say, "STOP! Don't walk  cars are still 
coming."  Usually this is yelled as I approach a curb - maybe a few feet 
away from the curb.  I tell them, "Oh, I'm feeling quite well today so I 
don't think I'll kill myself today." and walk away - crossing the street at 
the proper time. LOL!

So, if we don't know that we are about to enter a street against the light, 
we can't possibly pick up after our dogs.  thus the exemption.

Lyn and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2012 1:46 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Picking up the busy busy when you've parked your 
dog.lol


> With all due respect, why are blind people exempt from picking up after 
> the dog? It feels as if blindness alone should not be a determining factor 
> in whether we would be exempt or not. If there was another disability that 
> made this impossible, then I can see it.
>
> Cindy Lou
>
> On Jun 23, 2012, at 3:20 PM, Dailyah Patt wrote:
>
>> I think it's probably worth noting that folks should check out their city 
>> municipal code.  A great many cities have exemptions on the books for 
>> folks who are blind or otherwise so physically impaired that picking up 
>> is difficult to impossible.  I am one of those who usually can't do the 
>> baggie thing, so I just make sure my dog is WAY off in the boonies where 
>> the odds of something stepping in it go down (bushes, tall grass, 
>> outskirt of parking lot).  If I have someone with me, often that person 
>> can and will scoop for me - but I wanted to make sure that folks are 
>> aware of these exemptions.  While it'd be nice if we all could scoop, 
>> that's just not reality and so thankfully many cities exempt disabled 
>> persons.
>>
>> Dailyah
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