[Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about knitting needles and flying
River Woman
riverwoman at zoominternet.net
Tue Feb 21 20:57:19 UTC 2012
many many moons ago when I was a very young girl - needlepoint and crewel
embroidery.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 1:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about knitting needles and
flying
>I was thinking of asking her that! Linda, have you ever tried plastic
>camvas, needle point or cross stitch?
> They are all related.
>
> Terry P.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sahar Husseini [mailto:sahar at inebraska.com]
> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 7:06 AM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about knitting needles and
> flying
>
> Lynda, you are one talented lady. Let me ask you this: What art form do
> you not do? I figure the list would have to be shorter than asking you
> about all of the forms of art you can do because it seems that you can do
> just about anything in the world of arts and crafts. *smile*
>
> Warm regards,
> Sahar Husseini
> For hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind jewelry, please visit my Website at
> www.saharscreations.com Find me on Facebook at
> www.facebook.com/saharscreations And remember, "Obstacles don't have to
> stop you.
> If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up.
> Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
> Michael Jordan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: River Woman
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 8:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about knitting needles and
> flying
>
>
> Sahar, Yes, I wish we could get on a train and go wherever we wanted to
> go
> just like people do in Europe. It is so wonderful, so peaceful, and fun.
> Trains and busses - I love them. You can go anywhere you like on a bus or
> train - even the smallest vilalges have busses.
>
> Well, I was in my library knitting and I am really tired. As I knitted, I
> was listening to a book of poetry put together by the Lake Woebegon guy,
> cannot remember his name at the moment as I am nearly brain dead. But, I
> was
> so overcome with the need to begin work on a poem that I dashed down
> stairs
> to my office, turned on the computer and created a list of 42 words, just
> to
> get my brain out of freeze-mode and to begin to work on a poem tonight.
> The
> list is done, tomorrow, i shall use it as the ingredients to write or
> begin
> to write a poem.
>
> Lynda
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sahar Husseini" <sahar at inebraska.com>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 9:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about knitting needles and
> flying
>
>
> >I wish people can boycott flying, but we have gotten to where we can't
> go
> >anywhere without using the airports and flying. It has just gotten
> really
> >really stressful. I am a mess when I fly. I get much, much too
> stressed.
> >I had the most positive experience in a long time flying with Southwest
> >this last Christmas. I'd fly them again. Lol, I'm having writing and
> >speaking issues this evening. I probably should go to bed.
> >
> > Warm regards,
> > Sahar Husseini
> > For hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind jewelry, please visit my Website at
> > www.saharscreations.com
> > Find me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/saharscreations
> > And remember, "Obstacles don't have to stop you.
> > If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up.
> > Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
> > Michael Jordan
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: River Woman
> > To: List for blind crafters and artists
> > Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 3:14 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about knitting needles and
> > flying
> >
> >
> > I wrote a blog article last year about this time AFTER US Airways gave
> me
> > a
> > TRIP through HELL from Baltimre to Pittsburgh one cold winter day.
> >
> > http://www.walkingbyinnervision.blogspot.com/2011_02_01_archive.html
> >
> > After writing the CEO of US Airways about my horrid experiences with
> US
> > Airways, I received a LETTER from an unimportant person who offered me
> a
> > $25. certificate good towards my next flight on US Airways. The
> > condition,
> > of course, would be that I would purchase my next ticket ONLY through
> US
> > Airways.
> > I figured out what the US stands for with this airlines.
> > It is the UGLY SKIES AIRLINE.
> >
> > Sahar, you are so right - this is really not SECURITY at all - when is
> > the
> > last time a terrorist was blind, and 69 years old, and a great
> > grandmother?
> > Who are we kidding. Lots of old and sick people are being put through
> > terrors and indescretions in the name of SECURITY. I have flown a lot
> for
> > many years, and the past few years it is becoming worse and worse for
> the
> > passengers.
> >
> > Lynda Lambert
> >
> > Lynda
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Sahar Husseini" <sahar at inebraska.com>
> > To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
> > <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 12:00 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about knitting needles and
> > flying
> >
> >
> > > Nope, it is to make travelers miserable. Those that have the
> audacity
> > to
> > > hijack planes will come up with techniques to outsmart the security
> in
> > > place--very very sad to say. I really hate traveling by plane
> anymore.
> > > My travel with Southwest when I went to Vegas this last Christmas
> was
> > as
> > > pleasant as I have had in the last fifteen years. Hmm, that didn't
> > sound
> > > grammatically correct, but I'm not sure how to fix it. *lol* I
> would
> > > definitely fly Southwest again. I did have someone try to help me
> to
> > take
> > > off my shoes because, well, you know, how could a blind person
> possibly
> > > know how to take off shoes? It's a wonder how we know how to stand
> up!
> > > *lol* Sorry, I really am in a cynical mood today. I am excited
> that
> > the
> > > Convention is in Dallas because I can go with a driver. I'm not
> fond
> > of
> > > Dallas, sorry to anyone this offends, but this is definitely a plus.
> A
> > > road trip in July it is, God willing, and the creek don't rise.
> > >
> > > Warm regards,
> > > Sahar Husseini
> > > For hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind jewelry, please visit my Website at
> > > www.saharscreations.com
> > > Find me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/saharscreations
> > > And remember, "Obstacles don't have to stop you.
> > > If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up.
> > > Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
> > > Michael Jordan
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: River Woman
> > > To: List for blind crafters and artists
> > > Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 3:45 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about knitting needles
> and
> > > flying
> > >
> > >
> > > Yes, I have taken college students to many places in the US, and
> PR,
> > and
> > > Europe every year for a very long time. I have stories! There are
> > some
> > > who
> > > work for airlines and airports that must lay awake at night
> thinking
> > up
> > > new
> > > things to do to unsuspecting passengers. The skies are really NOT
> so
> > > friendly. And, it has nothing to do with actual security. I do like
> > the
> > > German airports the best, (Munich is my all time favorite) and
> > Lufthansa
> > > has
> > > almost always been a great company to fly with for our students.
> > >
> > > 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 3:45 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about knitting needles
> and
> > > flying
> > >
> > >
> > > Grin - my dad retired recently. He was an airline pilot. TSA used
> to
> > give
> > > him a hard time too about stuff in his shaving kit, as if he's
> going
> > to
> > > hijack himself! I got in trouble one time for taking photos out of
> the
> > > window of the airplane as we landed. So silly!
> > >
> > >
> > > 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, Ramona Walhof <ramona.walhof at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > From: Ramona Walhof <ramona.walhof at gmail.com>
> > > 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, 2:16 PM
> > >
> > >
> > > As for safety, I think the knitting needles are not sharp enough to
> be
> > > too
> > > scarey. If they really wanted to prevent all danger, they would not
> > > permit
> > > matches or lighters. With so many people so close together, both
> > > passengers
> > > and crew are watchingl. If a person is doing something that looks
> > > dangerous,
> > > it will be questioned quickly.
> > > That is why they want to eliminate all possibilities for bombs, but
> > less
> > > concerned about scissors and knitting needles.
> > > Ramona
> > >
> > > Ramona
> > > ----- 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 12:34 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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