[nabs-l] phone numbers at night clubs

[Brice Smith]

I know this is slightly off topic from the original question and
others might have different opinions on this, but a club or bar is the
last environment I'd feel comfortable losing any type of independence
whatsoever. What happens if you find yourself separated from your
friends? As a guy I never go out at night without my cane, cell phone,
and some extra cash ... and for good reason women usually worry over
this more than guys do. Buy an identification cane or one of the new
ambutech telescoping canes if you need something light -- anything to
keep yourself feeling and looking independent if something unexpected
happens.

To add to the original question, ditch the notetaker or anything extra
that unnecessarily weighs you down. Except for my cane, I never carry
anything that can't fit into my pocket. Doing otherwise is asking for
trouble.

Brice
On 1/1/10, Adrianne Dempsey <adrianne.dempsey at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think taking a note taker to the club is a bad idea.  I don't even bring
> my purse because it is just something to carry around.  You don't want to
> set it down somewhere, and you would just look silly dancing with it.  In
> fact I don't even bring my cane because I don't know what to do with it on
> the dance floor.  I usually go with a friend and just go sighted guide.  I
> hate loosing a bit of independence but what ells can you do.  If I go with
> other blind friends then I usually bring my cane but I always feel silly
> with it at the club.  As far as phone numbers...  I think having someone
> ells program it in to your phone is fine if you can not do it yourself.  But
> my phone is not very accessible and I can do it.  I just  hit o.k. and it
> brings up a menu the first thing on the menu is add contact.  I hit O.K.
> again, and then you can type in the number then down arrow and type in the
> name. Then hit o.k. again and their it is.  Another option is to have a
> bizness card with your info, so you can give the new person your number.
> This is probably not so necessary as pretty much every one has cell phones
> now but it is a thought.  The slate and stylist is a good idea to if you can
> get a hold of one of those ninny slates.  But you have to be careful with
> this option, because you could get stabbed with the stylist if you move
> funny or if your pants are tight.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Beth" <thebluesisloose at gmail.com>
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
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> Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 4:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] phone numbers at night clubs
>
>
>> Hmmmmm. Interesting subject.  I would've taken the notetaker just
>> because I'm pretty touchy feely about my information.  The numbers are
>> not programmable by a blind person in my cell phone, so a note taker
>> is a good option.
>> Beth
>>
>> On 1/1/10, Kevin Wassmer <commanderlumpy2003 at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>> Hello folks. It's been a long time sense I have bought up a discussion on
>>> here. First of all, I will say I am doing fine. I have a job at Verizon
>>> Wireless working at a call center. It is challenging. How it is
>>> rewarding. I
>>> am glad to finely get off of social security soon. Or as I call it
>>> socialist
>>> insecurity. But that's another story.
>>>
>>>                 I want to bring up a topic. I use to go to night clubs
>>> back
>>> in the day. I did not want to bring my Braille Note with me because the
>>> thought back then of bringing my note taker sounded strange. But I would
>>> always have a problem if I met someone and wanted to get their number.
>>> This
>>> was because the music was so loud that it was hard to communicate. I use
>>> to
>>> have people program numbers in to my cell phone at nosy places like that.
>>>
>>> My
>>> question to you all is this. Being blind, would you have taken your note
>>> taker to the night club? The more I think about it, the more I believe a
>>> Slate and Styles would have been a great option for some like the night
>>> club
>>> sidereal. What would you have done?
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