[nabs-l] food courts and counter restaurants

Mon Aug 13 00:00:38 UTC 2012

Ashley, stop apologizing for your blindness, by 
saying you have qualms about soliciting help. 
There is room for everyone, even blind folks. Get over it!
Just sayin':55 PM 8/12/2012, you wrote:
>Hi, Ashley,
>
>Well, If ya didn't need the help in a first 
>place, you'd be able to do it, without it, 
>right?At 04:33 PM 8/12/2012, you wrote:
>>true, I find other customers help me. I kind of 
>>feel bad about asking though and like it when 
>>they ask me first. I feel by asking, I'm kind 
>>of obligating them to help before going to 
>>their table or carrying their food away. Oh, 
>>well, I need the help. -----Original 
>>Message----- From: Carly Mihalakis Sent: 
>>Sunday, August 12, 2012 7:23 PM To: National 
>>Association of Blind Students mailing list ; 
>>National Association of Blind Students mailing 
>>list Subject: Re: [nabs-l] food courts and 
>>counter restaurants Hi, Ashley,          If the 
>>personel behind the counter are too busy to 
>>help, other customers are often also more than 
>>happy to grab you a napkin or throw away your 
>>garbage./12/2012, Ashley Bramlett wrote: >Hi 
>>carley, In food courts, that is not always my 
>>experience. Perhaps its >where I live. Like 
>>you, I may plan ahead about the menu thing. For 
>>the >drinks thing, they do help me if I ask for 
>>it, but they seem busy and I may >have to wait 
>>a few minutes. The staff are busy taking 
>>orders, filling them, >and taking money from 
>>customers. Often, they just seem too busy to 
>>help >out; so, a friendly customer in line 
>>offers to assist me and I take it. >They read 
>>the drink options and I pick one I want. Some 
>>places have bottle >drinks and I find these 
>>easier. In this case, they can just hand me 
>>the >bottle as they hand me the food too. I'm 
>>glad you have found the staff >helpful because 
>>they should be as an accomodation. Ashley 
>>-----Original >Message----- From: Carly 
>>Mihalakis Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2012 7:02 
>>PM >To: National Association of Blind Students 
>>mailing list Subject: Re: >[nabs-l] food courts 
>>and counter restaurants Hi, Ashley, If I know I 
>>will >be visiting a particular restaurant who 
>>has their menu Online, I definitely >read it, 
>>selecting what sounds good ahead of time. If 
>>such a menu is not >available I just ask the 
>>folks behind the counter, or on the floor to 
>>read >it. As for the food court, the host 
>>personnel who seat me, are usually more >than 
>>happy to help out by carrying, even getting the 
>>drink. After all, >that's what there there for 
>>right? CarHi all, Food courts are crowded 
>>noisy >places. They hand you the food on a 
>>tray. But often the customer has to get >their 
>>own drink from a row of drink spickits. I am 
>>talking about the row of >them where the cups 
>>are at the end and the drinks are gotten by 
>>pressing >something to release the liquid. So 
>>any tips on them?  How do you deal with >these 
>>drink areas? Does someone help you? I suppose 
>>you could memorize it >if you went there 
>>before. How do you find an empty table since 
>>your hands >are full with the tray, unless you 
>>ask someone to carry it for you. Then, >how do 
>>you find the trashcan? Do you explore where the 
>>trashcans are before >you get your food? Do you 
>>ask someone to read the menu to you while 
>>in >line, or do it beforehand? Some venues have 
>>their menu online which I use >if possible; 
>>other times they donÃƒÂ¢€™t. Ne Next, how do 
>>you deal with >restestaurants requiring you to 
>>order at the counter and pick it up at 
>>the >counter? A fast food place usually gives 
>>you the food right there at the >counter. You 
>>do not  sit and wait. So that isnÃƒÂ¢€™t an 
>>issue. If I have to >say, waiwait for fries,es, 
>>I do so right at the counter, as anyone else 
>>would. >Restaurants where you do this include: 
>>Johnny Rockets in some locations >deli places 
>>such as Philadelphia mikes Fudruckers Corner 
>>Bakery How do you >find the counter and locate 
>>your seat? For me, IÃƒÂ¢€™m not good 
>>at >revrevreversing routes, and all tables look 
>>the same! IÃƒÂ¢€™â„¢m am asking since I >may 
>>order at such a restaurant with a blind friend 
>>and could use some tips >on this. Thanks. 
>>Ashley 
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