[nagdu] things that go bump in the night

Fri Dec 23 20:55:42 UTC 2011

Well ok, I think that there is only one cross walk on the way to the
bank here. It is crossing to go to my college and the college just put
it in last summers end. But, I was crossing at the corner.
They had turned on to the road from the other end, it is a short block
that is on a long road do to the court house circle. They saw me, had
to have, unless they weren't looking where they were driving. They hit
the gass and started to go faster. IDK.
In my computer class this last semester, on the first week of classes,
my teacher asked what the color yellow ment at a stop light. One of
the girls said, and siriously, that it ment to drive really really
fast.

On 12/23/11, Cindy Ray <cindyray at gmail.com> wrote:
> Someone mentioned this before, and I think it is a plan. I'm going to have
> to learn more about this picture taking business. Didn't know you could get
> audio help from this phone or I would have taken my own pictures of the
> beasties living here.
>
> As for photographing the car that is barreling down on me. I am most
> definitely a chicken and proud of it!!!!!
> Cindy
>
> On Dec 23, 2011, at 9:27 AM, Doug Parisian wrote:
>
>> Chicken!!!  Actually, there are many opportunities to take pictures and/or
>> movies of situations which may be harmful, or potentially so, aside from
>> doing the David and Goliath confrontation with an on-coming vehicle.  I'll
>> let the list generate some before I present my meagre thoughts.
>>
>> Doug: Got a great picture of your undercarriage!
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 8:46 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] things that go bump in the night
>>
>>
>>> I am pretty sure that when a car is gunning its engine and moving toward
>>> me, about the last thing I'm thinking of is taking a picture. I'm just
>>> out of there.
>>>
>>> Cindy
>>>
>>> On Dec 23, 2011, at 8:40 AM, Doug Parisian wrote:
>>>
>>>> With all the talk about killer drivers, real imagined or other, could we
>>>> not bring technology to bear to help at least trap some of the
>>>> offenders.
>>>>
>>>> Many cell phones, like some android offerings and the apple IPhone 4GS
>>>> actually give audio prompts to help manage the camera.  Yup, you guessed
>>>> it; a picture is worth a thousand words.  Would such photos be allowed
>>>> as evidence and a means of catching the offender, let alone
>>>> possibilities for use on social media.  No damn, I don't have one of
>>>> those awesome devices--yet!
>>>>
>>>> Doug: Hey driver, say cheese!
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tracy Carcione"
>>>> <carcione at access.net>
>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 7:53 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] things that go bump in the night
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> If a driver is zooming towards a blind person in the crosswalk, the
>>>>> driver
>>>>> is breaking the law.  The blind person has the right of way.  Not that
>>>>> that matters to you, if you get hit by some jackass.  I was sure
>>>>> surprised
>>>>> when I read New Jersey's white cane law and saw that drivers are
>>>>> supposed
>>>>> to yield to me and not enter the crosswalk when I'm in it.  It was news
>>>>> to
>>>>> me.
>>>>>
>>>>> Tracy
>>>>>
>>>>>> OK, but that is what they are doing. They are not following proper
>>>>>> driver
>>>>>> etiquette or safety rules. They are not out to get a blind guy. I just
>>>>>> think that when we start down that path, we can become too paranoid.
>>>>>> There
>>>>>> are plenty of other instances where people really don't care if we
>>>>>> have
>>>>>> our needs met and where they truly think we are incapable and on and
>>>>>> on. I
>>>>>> certainly am not saying stuff like that doesn't happen; I'm just
>>>>>> saying
>>>>>> that that is a rather iffy path to take saying they are out to get a
>>>>>> blind
>>>>>> guy.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cindy
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Dec 22, 2011, at 4:29 PM, Larry D. Keeler wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Well, Cindy, if a car comes roaring out while I am crossing, I kind
>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>> assume they can see that I'm crossing!  Especially when I hear it
>>>>>>> pull
>>>>>>> out of the lot and get into the lane I'm currently occupying!  If
>>>>>>> they
>>>>>>> weren't triing to hit me they wer sure not following proper driver
>>>>>>> edicate!  They should have seen me before they pulled out and for
>>>>>>> sure
>>>>>>> when they started moving down the road!  They were also speeding out
>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>> there!
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 4:19 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] things that go bump in the night
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> How do you guys know that someone tried to hit you on purpose? What
>>>>>>>> cues do you have about it? Do they hate dogs? Did you seem to look
>>>>>>>> funny to them right then? How do you know these people aren't just
>>>>>>>> flakes and that a sighted person equally flaky could have been
>>>>>>>> walking
>>>>>>>> along and almost gotten hit or, in fact did? As for people trying to
>>>>>>>> drag you by the other end of your cane or the harness, that is
>>>>>>>> rather
>>>>>>>> different. I actually had the harness thing happen to me the other
>>>>>>>> night. I am not sure I ever had before. Another woman there was
>>>>>>>> about
>>>>>>>> as offended as I was.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Cindy
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Dec 22, 2011, at 3:15 PM, Larry D. Keeler wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Sounds kind of familiar!  I've had folks pick my cane up off the
>>>>>>>>> ground and try to tug me along, pull my dog and I away from
>>>>>>>>> something
>>>>>>>>> they thaught we'd run into and once even someone who tried to hit
>>>>>>>>> me
>>>>>>>>> on purpose!  Sure keeps you awake and alert!
>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "harold leigland"
>>>>>>>>> <hleigland at bresnan.net>
>>>>>>>>> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 1:08 PM
>>>>>>>>> Subject: [nagdu] things that go bump in the night
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> using a cane or dog has been an adventure for me; when our son was
>>>>>>>>>> 4
>>>>>>>>>> we were both hit and knocked down by a drunk soldier from the base
>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>> his suv not seriously injured and saved the 2 12 packs of coke I
>>>>>>>>>> had
>>>>>>>>>> with us. The other day someone kept trying to back over me and Sam
>>>>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>>>>> guide dog in our apartment parking lot aint life grand? merry
>>>>>>>>>> Christmass and better new year hal
>>>>>>>>>>
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