[Nfb-krafters-korner] Porto RicoRe: Question about knitting needles and flying

Sat Feb 18 22:17:18 UTC 2012

        I've never been there.  Have a great time!

Ramona
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "River Woman" <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2012 7:55 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about knitting needles and 
flying


> well, I do have a large tote bag that I take along in my carry on bag - so 
> I can fill it up and bring lots of PR coffee home with me! Want to try 
> fitting into that tote?
>
> I used to buy a lot of my gemstones there in OSJ, but the store is no 
> longer there. I bought wonderful things I never could find anywhere else - 
> I was so sad last year when I arrived and my store was gone. There is one 
> other store that is my favorite there - I buy lots of incense, skirts, and 
> tops there at the store I like so much. I love the colors of PR and my 
> house is painted in those colors inside and outside. Lots of COLOR -
> Lynda
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ramona Walhof" <ramona.walhof at gmail.com>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 10:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about knitting needles and 
> flying
>
>
>> Lynda, do you have space in your bag for an extra person?
>>
>> Ramona
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "River Woman" <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 2:38 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about knitting needles and 
>> flying
>>
>>
>>> What are you reaching out for in PR?
>>> I am there every year in March or April. No summers in PR for me!  We 
>>> love PR. I used to teach a course at the college on Puerto Rican 
>>> culture - it is a very special place. Very very wonderful people, great 
>>> art galleries and museums, and architecture that is spectacular. and, 
>>> the food - delicious! I took students there every year, and now that I 
>>> am retired my husband and I go every year. this year we will take my 
>>> sister and her husband along. We love taking people there and showing 
>>> them the special places all over the island.  Yes, I will be knitting on 
>>> the way there, knitting when I am sitting in the town squares, and 
>>> knitting on the way home! I always knit something really nice to wear 
>>> when I leave for the journey to PR.
>>>
>>> Lynda
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Heather Kirkwood" <hkdawn at yahoo.com>
>>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 3:43 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about knitting needles and 
>>> flying
>>>
>>>
>>> Have a good time in Puerto Rico! I've been lucky to be able to go on an 
>>> outreach trip there for the past two summers. Leave it to me to go to 
>>> Puerto Rico in August! But, I loved it!
>>>
>>>
>>> Heather Kirkwood
>>> Director of Outreach, Vice President
>>> Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Network
>>> One South Road
>>> Oyster Bay, NY 11771
>>> 1 (800) 789-9HPS
>>> www.hpsnetwork.org
>>>
>>> Personal blog: www.heatherkirkwood.blogspot.com
>>>
>>> Search the Web at www.goodsearch.com and choose the HPS Network as your 
>>> charity!
>>>
>>> HPS New York Conference - March 16-18, 2012
>>>
>>> --- On Fri, 2/17/12, River Woman <riverwoman at zoominternet.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> From: River Woman <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about knitting needles and 
>>> flying
>>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>> Date: Friday, February 17, 2012, 2:24 PM
>>>
>>>
>>> No idea. I just know I lost my needles if Frankfurt because theyw ere 
>>> straight ones. Sooooo, I never intend to lose them again. and, flying as 
>>> a blind person is not a very nice thing to do anyway if you are alone - 
>>> they can be so nasty to you that you think you are a criminal - and you 
>>> are treated as one, too. So I take no chances on anything that even 
>>> remotely might cause me a problem any more. I'll be leaving for puerto 
>>> rico shortly with my circular needles. No problems!
>>>
>>> Lynda
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Heather Kirkwood" <hkdawn at yahoo.com>
>>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 2:34 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about knitting needles and 
>>> flying
>>>
>>>
>>> Okay, dumb question - why are the circular ones okay but the other ones 
>>> aren't? I'm using circular ones anyway, but geesh, if you really wanted 
>>> to do something rotten, I'd think it could be accompished either way. 
>>> Hmmmm..grin!
>>>
>>>
>>> Heather Kirkwood
>>> Director of Outreach, Vice President
>>> Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Network
>>> One South Road
>>> Oyster Bay, NY 11771
>>> 1 (800) 789-9HPS
>>> www.hpsnetwork.org
>>>
>>> Personal blog: www.heatherkirkwood.blogspot.com
>>>
>>> Search the Web at www.goodsearch.com and choose the HPS Network as your 
>>> charity!
>>>
>>> HPS New York Conference - March 16-18, 2012
>>>
>>> --- On Fri, 2/17/12, River Woman <riverwoman at zoominternet.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> From: River Woman <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about knitting needles and 
>>> flying
>>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>> Date: Friday, February 17, 2012, 1:16 PM
>>>
>>>
>>> Take ONLY circular needles to be sure they don't get taken away from 
>>> you! And, I take a letter opener instead of scissor to be sure I don't 
>>> lose my scissor, too.
>>> I knit everywhere I travel - the only place I had any trouble with 
>>> knitting needles was in Frankfort, GR. but I do not take any chances - I 
>>> use circulars because I know there will be no problems. Lynda
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Heather Kirkwood" <hkdawn at yahoo.com>
>>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 1:57 PM
>>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about knitting needles and 
>>> flying
>>>
>>>
>>> I've taken up knitting just in the last month (as mentioned in the last 
>>> post.) I'm about to leave again for another month on the road. I'll be 
>>> spending a lot of time in airplanes and airports and want to take my 
>>> knitting with me. Will TSA give me any hassle about the needles?
>>>
>>>
>>> Heather Kirkwood
>>> Director of Outreach, Vice President
>>> Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Network
>>> One South Road
>>> Oyster Bay, NY 11771
>>> 1 (800) 789-9HPS
>>> www.hpsnetwork.org
>>>
>>> Personal blog: www.heatherkirkwood.blogspot.com
>>>
>>> Search the Web at www.goodsearch.com and choose the HPS Network as your 
>>> charity!
>>>
>>> HPS New York Conference - March 16-18, 2012
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