[nabs-l] Pimp My Cane

[Nef]

When I grow up, I wanna be a combination of the two of you!

On 3/27/10, Jamie Principato <blackbyrdfly at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm really not sure of the legality of this. I can't imagine it's too
> strict. I know the wording tends to say "white cane", but then there are
> canes with colored handles and/or tips.
>
> I got into decorating my cane once I was comfortable using one, but for
> safety reasons, I never alter the cane's primary color. I keep the bulk of
> it white since I know this will be ost easily seen by drivers, and I focus
> mainly on the handle and/or tip. I've made beaded loops to go at the end of
> the handle instead of that elastic thing, or sometimes I'd braid a loop with
> colored embroidery thread, and I've made covers for the handle out of
> fabrics, ribbons, beads, colored paper, or what ever suited me. Once on
> Valentine's day, I put a pink loop on the handle, wrapped red ribbon around
> it, and stuck a plastic heart at the end of the cane just a few inches above
> the tip. I figured that this was fitting for the occasion, but it was still
> pretty obvious by the main color of the cane and the way I was holding/using
> it that I was blind.
>
> On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 10:26 PM, Joe Orozco <jsorozco at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> Finding myself low on my stash of collapsible canes, I called the National
>> Center and discovered they no longer carried those fiber glass types with
>> the chains.  I don't actually like the chains.  In fact, I promptly take
>> them off and lose them, and I much prefer these to the dorky ones with the
>> elastic bands, no offense if you happen to sport these.  Besides, I am now
>> a
>> dork, because since that's all they had, that's all I got.
>>
>> So, my question:  Would it really not be acceptable to paint my cane a
>> different color?  I think the little elastic band is mortifying, and short
>> of replacing the cap with something cooler, I thought about painting my
>> cane
>> black or blue or some sweeter combination than the dull white, and I guess
>> the point is not so much whether this is acceptable.  I'll paint my cane
>> all
>> the colors of the rainbow if it so moves me, but legally, could someone
>> actually claim they did not know I was blind in the case of an accident if
>> my cane were not white?
>>
>> Laugh all you want, but I'm thinking of starting a revolution of
>> multicolored canes.  You'll be jealous when I have a cane to match my
>> outfits!  It'th called getting in touch with my feminine thide.  *grin*
>>
>> Thanks for any serious responses.  If we've never met, look for the smooth
>> operator with the brand-new black magic stick.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Joe Orozco
>>
>> "Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves,
>> some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing
>>
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