[nagdu] Moving sidewalks

[Doug Parisian]

Well, I'm a little out of touch with anything recent regarding moving 
sidewalks.  They have in fact been around since at least 1999 as I recall 
and I have used them a couple of times with dogs, not on purpose.  Once on, 
it's difficult to get off until the end at which point some recorded voice 
does warn that the end is neigh (probably not exactly in those terms.)  As 
has been said, unlike escalators, it is not as far as I know possible to get 
things timed right to avoid injury to the dog.  I am physically capable of 
lifting 70 pounds of dog with little effort and have good balance, so that 
is what I did on those occasions.

More experiences makes a person smarter and more guarded, so after the first 
two times, I specifically ask any airport assistant (that's where I met the 
moving walks) not to have me use them.  I don't care whether they do or not, 
but my dog ain't going there.

Warning!  Weirdness, again!  My dog boots was the globe traveller (well at 
least around Canada and The US.)  Amazingly, she actually learned and 
remembered both the Los Angeles and the Minnesota airport reasonably well. 
One of our favourite games was to walk along side those machines and see if 
we could beat a chosen victim who was in motion by virtue of the walk, and 
also walking themselves.  We actually won a couple of "races" and Boots 
seemed to enjoy the game.  My ground helpers were quite amused and 
impressed.

Doug: There goes the streak

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sherry Gomes" <sherriola at gmail.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 9:20 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Moving sidewalks


: Also, what GDB says is that there's no way to tell when you reach the end 
so
: you can't prompt the dog to jump off, which could potentially cause the
: dog's toe nails or feet to get caught.
:
:
:
: -----Original Message-----
: From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cindy Ray
: Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 7:58 AM
: To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
: Subject: Re: [nagdu] Moving sidewalks
:
: As I recall, those moving sidewalks have no rail. Also, people often walk 
on
: them and need to pass you. It might be that you could easily get thrown 
off
: balance if someone inadvertently plows into you. I used to ride them all 
of
: the time with Spencer because I thought it was all the same; he liked to
: seek them out and ride. After that though I heeded the school's warnings 
on
: it, and my dogs have most gladly gone alongside them.
: CL
:
: On Dec 10, 2013, at 8:46 AM, "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net> wrote:
:
: > I was told moving sidewalks are dangerous because it's hard to tell when
: one is coming to the end, so one doesn't know when to tell the dog to jump
: over the place where the sidewalk goes into the ground.  On an escalator, 
I
: can tell when we're coming to the end by keeping my hand on the rail, but
: maybe moving sidewalks don't have a rail.
: > It made sense to me, so I've always avoided moving sidewalks.
: > Tracy
: >
: > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darla Rogers" 
<djrogers0628 at gmail.com>
: > To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
: > Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 9:20 AM
: > Subject: Re: [nagdu] Escalators
: >
: >
: >> Dear Shelia,
: >> I have been told by all my schools that moving sidewalks are
: >> dangerous; maybe Tina or someone will chime in here and remind me 
exactly
: >> why, but until then, be very careful.
: >> Darla & handsome Huck
: >>
: >>
: >> -----Original Message-----
: >> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of shelia
: >> Sent: Monday, December 09, 2013 11:50 AM
: >> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
: >> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Escalators
: >>
: >> hi, I'm not crazy about esculators and never have been so avoid them 
when
: I
: >> can. I got my new computer so I'm back on list. I took Tres on a moving
: >> sidewalk at an airport recently for the first time. lnot my favorite
: thing.
: >> On 12/9/2013 10:02 AM, Darla Rogers wrote:
: >>> Dear Larry,
: >>>
: >>> There has to be a way for a disabled person using a chair to get up
: >>> and down, so you never **have** to use them, but some choose not to
: >>> for various reasons.
: >>> Darla & Huck
: >>>
: >>>
: >>> -----Original Message-----
: >>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Larry D.
: >>> Keeler
: >>> Sent: Monday, December 09, 2013 10:39 AM
: >>> To: doggie
: >>> Subject: [nagdu] Escalators
: >>>
: >>> Well, I like escalators and so does holly! At Pilot, I used her in
: >>> both escalators and revolving doors. My theory is that you'll never
: >>> know when you'll need that sort of thing so might as well get familiar
: >>> with it! We practice every so often at the hospital so as not to 
forget.
: >>> Intelligence is always claimed but rarely proven!
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