[NAGDU] Kerri, NJ weather

[Tracy Carcione]

I really dislike hoods.  They make it hard for me to hear, and they mess up
my blind guy sonar, whatever they're calling that these days.
I have a poncho, and wore one in class, and it was fine.  I just never put
up the hood.
I have what I'm informed is a boonie hat--a hat with a brim that keeps the
water off my head, but can be easily folded up and stuffed in a pocket.
I also have several hats I've knitted, but I never bring the hat down far
enough to cover my ears.

I thought carrying umbrellas was just awkward, leaving no free hand for
other things.  I've done it, but it's not my favorite thing.
Tracy


-----Original Message-----
From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kerri Sprecher
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Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2018 1:13 PM
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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Kerri, NJ weather

Thanks for the heads-up Tracy; I have a warm jacket, which happens to be my
work jacket, but it's the warmest of them all, and it has a hoodie on it.
Speaking of weather, question to the list at large. I found out from
admissions that you cannot use an umbrella in class while traveling, and I
understand why; it changes the sounds in your immediate surrounding
environment, which is why I rarely use them at home anyway. But, I guess a
poncho or a hoodie would do the same thing, right? I have a poncho that I
bought just for NJ, and I'm a bit concerned that I may not be allowed to use
that because of the hood, or maybe I can just not use that part and let it
hang down in the back a bit. What do y'all think? I usually wear hoodies
like that when it's raining, and if I am at a street crossing or a driveway
or parkinglot where there could be moving vehicles, I will remove the hood
from my head, cross the area, and then put the hood back up. But, with this
being training class, they'll proba
 bly want my ears to be completely open to the environment I would think.
This is why I skipped bringing a tobogan, or ear-warmers, because they would
be directly over them.
Kerri


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> On Oct 21, 2018, at 9:37 AM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
> 
> Hi Kerri, and anyone coming to NJ tomorrow.  Bring a warm jacket.  It's
> getting cold early this year, already dropping down into the 30's at night
> here.
> 
> Good luck in class!
> 
> Tracy
> 
> 
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