[nagdu] crossing highways alone with your guide

[Cindy Ray]

Yeah, that's all good, push the button and listen; then I guess what you are saying is if it was the wrong one, you push the other one. At my corner they are on separate poles I think. Can't remember.

CL

On Jul 23, 2013, at 9:54 PM, "Larry D. Keeler" <lkeeler at comcast.net> wrote:

> Well, Holly can find those buttons! I just find the button and listen to the street I would like to cross. Push the button and listen.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aaron Cannon" <cannona at fireantproductions.com>
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>> Interesting. Where I live, the button for the street you want to cross is not facing the street you want to cross.
>> 
>> I assume that this is to make it convenient for those approaching the corner to strike the button closest to themselves as they walk past, assuming they are continuing straight.
>> 
>> Aaron
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>> On Jul 23, 2013, at 12:41 PM, "JULIE PHILLIPSON" <jbrew48 at verizon.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> Cindy the one nearest the street you want to cross would be the one for
>>> that street.  If they are on the same pole the one that is sort of faceing
>>> the street you want to cross is the button for that street.
>>> 
>>> 
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>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cindy Ray
>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 8:48 AM
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>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] crossing highways alone with your guide
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>>> I used to have to cross a highway. It was not at an intersection; I think
>>> that might be where I developed some of my fear of traffic. It wasn't quite
>>> so busy when I first moved there, but it got busier, and people took it to
>>> get to I35. Thing is, even when I could cross, I could still faintly hear
>>> the cars that had gone by, but I couldn't tell if they were gone cars or
>>> coming cars, so I developed considerable fear of crossing. I think it has
>>> needlessly carried over, and now where I live I don't have to cross. I now
>>> have a busy crossing with buttons, but I don't really know how to tell
>>> which one I am pushing--for the busy street I want to cross or the other
>>> one.
>>> 
>>> CL
>>> 
>>> On Jul 22, 2013, at 10:08 PM, Rebecca Ilniski <rilniski at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi all. I was wondering if any of you have crossed highways independently
>>> with your guides?  There are 2 major highways in my neighborhood and along
>>> these highways are different places I like to go. Learning the routes are
>>> not a problem for me even though I don't have the best sense of direction.
>>> I used to freak out when I get lost but don't as much as I used to. I'd be
>>> interested in any of your experiences with dealing with highways and pikes.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Rebecca and Zeb
>>>> email: rilniski at gmail.com
>>>> facebook: www.facebook.com/rebeccai5
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