[stylist] rollerball cane tips

[Angela fowler]

Don't worry, Judith. We'll keep working on you until you get so sick of our
nagging that you get an NFB cane just to shut us up. Lol. 

-----Original Message-----
From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Judith Bron
Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 4:10 PM
To: NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List
Subject: Re: [stylist] rollerball cane tips

I love my roller tip.  One of these days I'll go to NFB to get a straight
cane, but for now I love my roller tip.  Judith
----- Original Message -----
From: "Angela fowler" <fowlers at syix.com>
To: "'NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 8:43 PM
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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