[nfbwatlk] FW: NFB stand on Blind Child Area signs?

[debby phillips]

Yeah, right!  I hate trying to get a straight cane out of the way 
so people don't trip on it.  And here's a double standard for 
you.  Rarely do you hear people gripe about "your cane's in the 
wan" but let a dog have one foot in the aisle and people act like 
it's a mortal sin.  Lol.  Now, I do think we should keep our 
dogs' feet out of the aisle but more for the dog's sake.  Oh, and 
here's another double standard.  I've been run into by people 
with canes, and although it startles me it doesn't make me angry.  
Let a dog make a mistake or get distracted and run you into 
another blind person and boy, you'll get an earful.  Now, again 
that doesn't mean that I shouldn't correct my dog for running me 
in to someone.  But good grief, let's not make it a capital 
offense.  You know, we're all human, (well, 'cept for the dogs) 
but we're all human, we aren't perfect and I think blind people 
are particularly hard on each other.  As my husband says when I 
take things too seriously, "Lighten up, Alice".  Is it really 
necessary that we have "road rage" with each other?  Oh, and one 
more little tidbit of information for non-dog users.  Dogs get 
used to sighted folks stepping aside, (and this I heard from an 
instructor once) so it takes them a little bit to adjust at 
conventions, for instance, before they figure out that hey, these 
people aren't going to move, so I gotta take my person around 
that other person who's coming at us with a long stick thing.  
Lol.  And as often as dogs get hit in the ankles were people's 
canes, I'm surprised they don't bite the end of people's canes 
off.  Lol.  Just trying to inject some humor here.  (Smile).    
Peace,    Debby