[nagdu] my day from yesterday

[Sean Moore]

Also posted as a FB status

Okay so yesterday I worked Franklin under sleepshade, which is wearing a 
mask that completely takes away any usable  vision one has.

My friend mindy was with us the whole time, and didn't really say 
anything unless it was life or death.
First off I did this because my usable vision is getting worse with in 6 
months its gone from 20/200 to 20/350   which  is really bad. I'm seeing 
clouds from my one  eye.

A good  examniple   is when I was in the BX on base a few weeks ago- I 
lost sight of dad  and told Franklin to find him, Franklin took me to 
him, I looked at him and didn't recognize him at all, went on to try and 
find him again.  told Franklin to find him again and took me back to the 
same guy, this time I recognized him. \

So back to sleepshade work, mainly Franklin didn't stop for the up 
curbs, since when i work him  with vision he does a slight  pause, so 
tripped over every up curb,  after about 2 good corrections   he started 
stopping for the up curbs. He did stop for every down curb.

When we first started without usable vision I was  rather disorientated, 
So we crossed the street in front of my apartment conplex. didn't even 
know it at all. Until I felt grass under foot, asked Mindy and she told 
me yeah we crossed the street. Though franklin did pause in the middle 
of the none busy street.

So we continued  to walk, ending up in the parking lot of the Grosery  
store,, my foot hit a random box, and then Franklin at full speed went 
over a up curb my foot hit it, made him rework it.
Got going again, and walked pass the grosery,  then pass a few more 
store, and came to a side street, heard to cars Franklin didn't move for 
3 forward commands. Finally got him moving and  we moved quick and 
tripped on up curb.
Now we're in the parking lot of the auto parts store, Franklin goes over 
left to get on the sidewalk, then we go to the main sidewalk and I can 
hear the cars what sounds like inches away from me.
Again we conintue down the sidewalk  and then we think about food,
hey we're out and its a excuse to get food!
So we go into Zaxby's - I do love Zaxby's.
once done, we head back out to walk back. everything goes well until the 
4way intersection , 2 lanes ----
Mindy hits the button for the lights, we, she crosses, I don't hear her 
move at all, trying to listen for traffic. Franklin and me stand there 
for 2 cycles , giving him the forward command 3 times, no moving at all, 
trafffic going the way we need. So finally mindy calls  and tells me we 
missed 2 times  we could have crossed.
So hit the button for the light again, I know why  some totals want the APS.
Finally got Franklin moving into crossing, mindy on phone, I know 
stupid, Franklin walked out of cross walk, got him over right, him 
trying to go through a waiting car.

got to the sidewalk safely a little shaken.....

Rest of the walk home was fine, besides 3 police cars boxxing in one car 
and guy- wonder what it was?

But yeah that was yesterday