[nagdu] Drop Offs

Sun Aug 31 14:46:55 UTC 2014

I alway found it a challenge. And, fun provided I knew I woulnd't get 
hopelessly lost forever!
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From: "Tracy Carcione via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "The Pawpower Pack" <pawpower4me at gmail.com>; "NAGDU Mailing List,the 
National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2014 9:22 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Drop Offs


> 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
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> 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:
>> Mill'E, Laveau, Soleil
>> Pawpower4me at gmail.com
>> Sent from my iPhone
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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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