[nagdu] Drop Offs

Sun Aug 31 13:22:59 UTC 2014

Julie J, exactly!  It's not fun to get lost, but it happens, and it's great 
to know I have the skills to get myself unlost when it does.
Tracy

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From: "The Pawpower Pack via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com>; "NAGDU Mailing List,the National 
Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2014 8:20 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Drop Offs

> Julie,
> This is so well said!  Thank you!  I feel the exact way about drop offs.
> I also travel to unfamiliar areas both locally and across the country.  I 
> had better know how to get myself unlost, and doing drop offs has changed 
> the way I feel about doing that, and gave me more confidence.
>
>
> Rox and the kitchen Bitches:
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>> On Aug 31, 2014, at 6:54 AM, "Julie J. via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> I've taken the bus home on the last run of the day and the bus driver 
>> decided to take a short cut.  I ended up getting off the bus around the 
>> corner from where I normally did, but he didn't mention it and I didn't 
>> notice for a few blocks.  Of course by that time I felt pretty lost.
>>
>> I've been dropped off from a cab at the wrong address.  I learned to ask 
>> questions about my exact location before getting out after that.
>>
>> I've left a building by what I thought was the same door I came in.  I 
>> made the street turns by where I thought I was until I came to an odd 
>> intersection I had never been to before.
>>
>> I do not have GPS or an iPhone and I don't carry my iPad with me.
>>
>> I went through blindness training that included drop offs throughout the 
>> training.  In the beginning it was stressful, but still challenging in a 
>> positive way.  Sort of like finals I guess.  They are a big deal, but 
>> when you finish them you feel really good, accomplished, I guess.  By the 
>> end of my training the drop offs were no longer a big deal.  I had 
>> learned that I could figure it out, no matter what.  I had the skills, 
>> ability to work through the problem and the level head to do what I 
>> needed to do.  that's the point really.
>>
>> The drop offs aren't about how well you can use your cane or dog or how 
>> quickly you can get back.  It's really about knowing in your heart that 
>> there's nothing to fear.  I was definitely afraid of getting lost before 
>> then.  sometimes that would cause me to not go to a new place alone or to 
>> delay going until I could do recon on the place.   I'm not afraid of 
>> getting lost anymore.  It's not fun and I would certainly prefer to not 
>> be lost, but it doesn't prevent me from trying new things.
>>
>> Julie
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Raven Tolliver via nagdu
>> Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2014 10:46 PM
>> To: debby phillips ; NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide 
>> Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Drop Offs
>>
>> Debby,
>> I agree completely. Drop-offs are not realistic at all because I have
>> the fortune of never being dumped out of a car or getting off the bus
>> at a mystery location. Even when I visit an unfamiliar area, I do a
>> bit of trip planning to learn more about the particular destination
>> and the nearby streets. And with GPS aps and things of that nature, it
>> is rare that a person is completely lost.
>>
>>> On 8/30/14, debby phillips via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Hi Larry, I'd be one of those that would not like doing dropoffs.
>>> First of all, I don't think they're that realistic.  Most people
>>> (whether they'll admit it or not) go to certain places, and
>>> that's where they go.  Sure, we all visit unfamiliar places, but
>>> if we have had any good instruction at all, we know what sorts of
>>> questions to ask to get where we need to go.  Doing our solos is
>>> stressful enough for me.  (Grin).  But hey, if you like dropoffs,
>>> you should have the chance to do them.  Seriously, unless I live
>>> somewhere (and I don't live in Morristown), it's kind of a waste
>>> of my time to get totally oriented to the town.  Even if I did, I
>>> won't be there for another ten years (I hope) and would have
>>> forgotten everything anyway.  JMO, though.    Debby and Miss
>>> Neena
>>>
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>>
>> -- 
>> Raven
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