[stylist] rollerball cane tips

[Barbara Hammel]

I wonder if they came up with those to "help the little chidren be 
successful with their canes"?  I've a friend whose daughter's mobility 
instructor gave her one for just that purpose.  I refuse to let anyone give 
one to my children.
Barbara

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From: "Angela fowler" <fowlers at syix.com>
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 7:43 PM
To: "'NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [stylist] rollerball cane tips

> Jim, so glad you're getting better.
> Yes, those roller tips aren't all they're cracked up to be. I gave my old
> folding cane away a long time ago, someone was desperate, and haven't 
> missed
> it a bit.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of James Canaday M.A. N6YR
> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 5:40 PM
> To: NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List
> Subject: [stylist] rollerball cane tips
>
> hello friends,
> I'm going back to a previous discussion we had regarding canes and cane
> tips.
> the replacement tips I had ordered for my cane were wrong, rainshine 
> instead
> of the standard metal glide tip and I could not get the rainshine on my
> solid fiberglass cane.
> I had a trip downtown this afternoon and thus was forced to use what I 
> call
> my "dress cane" because it looks nice, doesn't appear to have survived a
> nuclear blast.  problem is it is a folding cane, probably three times the
> weight, and made of graphite.  it was given by a state functionary.  my
> "dress cane" has a rolling tip.
> after walking with it downtown on some familiar sidewalks, I can
> conclusively report that it doesn't communicate nearly so much detail as 
> my
> solid, light, metal glide tipped, cane.  I tried tapping (harder with
> heavier cane) and even tried some of the rollerball
> technique.    so, I'm getting metal glide tips ASAP.
>
> one note, during my trip downtown I had to take cover under the awning of
> the newspaper/cable-TV/ISP because it was hailing pea-sized hail.  hail
> presents its own travel problems, chiefly the pain and the noise.
>
> and to those who have been praying for me, I am getting better.  thank you
> and thank God.
>
> jc
>
> Jim Canaday M.A.
> Lawrence, KS
>
>
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