[nagdu] Over There

Fri Jun 6 14:14:18 UTC 2014

Hi Everyone,

	That is my very peskiest direction, but most folks here, when I
question further, do finally give me what I need to be successful.
Darla & Hardworking Huck

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Larry D Keeler
via nagdu
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2014 12:24 PM
To: Tami Jarvis; NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog
Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Over There

Yah, and if you don't understand over there they think your dog does! Still
can't get my wife to understand that "over there doesn't mean much".
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tami Jarvis via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "Kristen" <kskristen at gmail.com>; "NAGDU Mailing List,the National
Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2014 11:48 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Over There

> Oh, that is very good. I'm laughing, but may cry...
>
> I thought I had the spousal unit repaired and programmed to give 
> meaningful directions... But just yesterday, we went into a new 
> restaurant, where we got to pick our own table. So I had Mitzi follow 
> him until he stopped. There we stood, waiting for the nice, solid 
> obstacle to clear itself out of our way. "Well," he said impatiently 
> at last, "you can sit down over there."
>
> Which reminds me... I need to engage in some corrective spousal abuse 
> now that we're home. /lol/
>
> Tami
>
> On 06/05/2014 08:08 AM, Kristen via nagdu wrote:
>> I do not know who wrote this, but I bet we have all experienced the 
>> very same thing. I found it on a Facebook group and thought it would 
>> be appropriate here:
>>
>>   "Over There"
>>   As my guide dog Shadow and I stood in line at the checkout of the 
>> River City Market at CSUS, I asked the cashier what I considered a 
>> simple question. "Where are the napkins please?"
>>   Her response was hurried, but sincere, "over there."
>>   Emerging from the light rail for the first time, I managed to catch 
>> the attention of a passer-by. "Please sir, can you tell me where I 
>> might catch bus 63?"
>>   A kind voice offered a pleasant response before disappearing into 
>> the cacophony of the early afternoon, "You can catch it, Over there."
>>   So many things reside over there -- napkins, bus stops, pencils, 
>> pens, clothing racks, department stores and even my shoes! A never 
>> ending supply of important and indispensable items and locales all 
>> reside in this place which is shrouded in mystery and intrigue. I 
>> stand in perplexed silence after learning that something is over 
>> there. It is a place I have never been and have no hope of finding on my
own.
>>   My guide dog is quite skilled in finding chairs, stairs, elevators, 
>> escalators, helping me cross streets, and can even find me the Diet 
>> Pepsi display at Food Town; however, when I tell her to find "over 
>> there", her little bottom hits the floor and a small whimper tells me 
>> that she is as confused as I.
>>   We will not be going "over there" today. Over there has caused me 
>> abit of vexation, a lot of confusion and, on occasion, made my heart 
>> race. I have discovered that "over there" can be a dangerous place.
>>   One day while crossing a street, I heard a driver's irritated voice 
>> shout out a warning of a truck bearing down on me from over there.
>> Shadow artfully dodged the oncoming vehicle and pulled me to the 
>> safety of the curb. Our hearts were both racing as we took a few 
>> moments to compose ourselves.
>>   Close encounters with over there can be frightening experiences.
>> Although many blind people have wondered as to the exact location of, 
>> "over there,", few have dared to venture forth in an actual 
>> exploration of the mysterious place.
>>   One day, while standing in line at the supermarket, I asked the 
>> clerk where I might find the aspirin. With a cheery smile in her 
>> voice, she informed me that the aspirin was located, "over there."
>>   With a weary sigh, I decided that I would take the extra step that 
>> would unravel the mystery, which had vexed my compatriots since the 
>> beginning of time.
>>   Taking a deep breath, and attempting to look nonchalant, I smiled 
>> at the clerk, "Where," I asked, "is over there?" I imagined the 
>> girl's shocked expression. I felt her sharing condescending and 
>> concerned looks with her fellows in the store. The silence grew 
>> palpable as they mulled the possibility of allowing a blind person access
to the forbidden land.
>> She had no choice; she would have to tell me how to find "over there!"
>>   I had won! Exhilaration swept through me as I waited in breathless 
>> anticipation. A victorious smile crept to my lips, my hand tightened 
>> on the handle of Shadow's harness, we would soon be going over there!
>>   The clerk's voice reeked with resignation as the decision was made.
>> "That way," she said.
>> --
>> Kristen
>>
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