[nfb-talk] Guide Bots

Mike Freeman k7uij at panix.com
Tue May 28 22:56:10 UTC 2013


I think worrying what one's cane is called is stuff and nonsense. Who cares what a cane is called; it's what it does that counts. 

Mike Freeman


On May 28, 2013, at 15:08, "Mark Tardif" <markspark at roadrunner.com> wrote:

> So do I, gently when I can.  I suppose to some it might sound like just political correctness or us being ultrasensitive, but we call it a long white cane for a reason, there is respectability and pride in using the cane, you are not just bumbling along with a stick someone gave you.  End of lecture.
> 
> Mark Tardif
> Nuclear arms will not hold you.
> -----Original Message----- From: Gloria Whipple
> Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2013 3:48 PM
> To: 'NFB Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Guide Bots
> 
> I also don't like it and I set them straight on what it is.
> 
> Gloria Whipple
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Joshua
> Lester
> Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2013 12:46
> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Guide Bots
> 
> Hi, Mrs. Gloria!
> I get so tired of ignorant ideots calling my cane a "stick!"
> Blessings, Joshua
> ________________________________________
> From: nfb-talk [nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of Gloria Whipple
> [glowhi at centurylink.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2013 2:35 PM
> To: 'Misty Dawn Bradley'; 'NFB Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Guide Bots
> 
> Hi Misty,
> 
> I agree with you on the GPS.
> 




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