[Nfb-krafters-korner] finding things

[Zimmer, Cindy]

I had to chuckle...I had just finished reading Becky's message about e-mailing her husband in the other room and the router rooter problem and then I read this message from Henrietta saying she bought hers at the hardware store...her husband? I thought???  *laugh  I had to go back and read the previous note.  *smile

Cindy Z.  

-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Henrietta Brewer
Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 7:47 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] finding things

I buy mine in the hardware department.
HenriettaAt 03:45 PM 1/28/2010, you wrote:
>where did you purchase a tescoping magnet from
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Henrietta Brewer" 
><gary.brewer at comcast.net>
>To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 2:10 PM
>Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] finding things
>
>
>>I like the telescoping magnets too. I lose things off of my lazy 
>>susan and it'll pull cans so that I can reach them back there, for 
>>one thing. Another thing I use is the Swiffer cloth because they 
>>will attract things and it gives me a little wider spot to catch 
>>things in since I'm always just barley an inch from everything that 
>>i try to find or less. Another thing I found at the beading store 
>>was a little thimble like thing with velcro on the end that is made 
>>to pick up beads but that just gives you one pointer finger. It 
>>works well in a tray if you want to pick things up easier there but 
>>not so much on the floor. There's lots of tricks but I think there 
>>is more things that fall then there are tricks to find them. Have a 
>>good day everybody. Henrietta
>>
>>Henrietta  Brewer sent you this voice-to-text generated email using 
>>Voice on the Go.
>>To listen, click on the voice message link or open the attachment.
>>http://vemail1.whitelabelapp.net:8080/enterprise/Recordings/szJ0nlQD-20100128-1457.wav
>>
>>
>>>Original Message:
>>>---------------------------------
>>>
>>>From: Blindhands at aol.com
>>>Sent: January 28, 2010 1:12:20 PM
>>>To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>>>Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] finding things
>>>
>>>I have purchased the magnets that are telescopic which extends between 3
>>>and 4 feet.  They sell them at variest strengths.  I usually get  around 10
>>>pound strength.  They are very light weight and you don't have to  bend down
>>>to find things.
>>>
>>>I was first introduced to this when I started off with my circular sock
>>>machine.  The needles in the sock machine would drop on the floor and this
>>>worked so great picking them up.
>>>
>>>As far as my guide dog goes, she guides and finds door handles fine, but
>>>she will pick things up from the floor and then I have to chase her around
>>>and  pull things out of her mouth.  So she is no help when it 
>>>comes to finding
>>>  dropped items.  Not in her job description.
>>>
>>>Joyce
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Henrietta
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