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

[Mike Freeman]

Your comparisons are bunk! Irresponsible use of mobility tools is independent of the tool used. I'll leave it at that!!

Mike

On Aug 30, 2012, at 9:56, debby phillips <semisweetdebby at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
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