[Nfbf-l] Fw: [nagdu] You know you're at an NFB convention when:

Fri Jul 12 12:46:16 UTC 2013

I actually did attend a national convention in Kansas City one year when 
some of us commented on how poor the brailling was on the elevators and on a 
couple of occasions, I remember standing in line outside restaurants and the 
wait staff actually coming around with free lemonade while we waited to be 
seated.  As for the other thing, well, it happened in New Orleans when both 
my sighted girlfriend and I stepped in it at the top of an escalator.  I 
would imagine that can be very stressful for some of the dog guides, I mean 
crowds of people milling around, a totally different environment, a 
different schedule, all of that.

Mark Tardif
Nuclear arms will not hold you.
-----Original Message----- 
From: Sherri
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Yuck, but true!
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From: "Mark Tardif" <markspark at roadrunner.com>
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Also, you know you are at an NFB convention when you step in dog fecal
matter at the top of an escalator in the hotel, also, when we are all
commenting on the quality of the Braille room numbers and elevator numbers,
and finally, you know you are at an NFB convention when the line for dinner
outside the hotel restaurants is so long the wait staff is serving you free
lemonade while you die of heat prostration standing in line.  LOL.

Mark Tardif
Nuclear arms will not hold you.
-----Original Message----- 
From: Sherri
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 11:48 AM
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Subject: [Nfbf-l] Fw: [nagdu] You know you're at an NFB convention when:

I saw this and liked it. Thought I'd pass it on.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "melissa R green" <graduate56 at juno.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
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Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 11:17 AM
Subject: [nagdu] You know you're at an NFB convention when:

thought I would change this subject to the new thread.
Lol!
You know you're at an NFB convention when:

people are pushing in to the elevator even if its full.
You know you're at an NFB convention when: the gropers are out in force and
using their blindness as an excuse.
You know you're at an NFB convention when: when you hear this way being
yelled days after convention is over.
Finally, You know you're at an NFB convention when: you don't have much of a
voice left.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Danielle Antoine" <singingmywayin at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
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Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 5:58 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] National Convention--my opinion

Buddy,

Ahahahahaha! So right I knew there was something I wanted to add to
Dar's message! It's unforgettable the mad rush to elevators. I learned
to hang back a few minutes. I've been to national once with a cane and
once with my guide. At that first, someone actuallly lost there cane
down the elevator shaft because of this. When I went with my dog
guide, I remember having to remind folks trying to sandwich me in
while waiting for said elevators that I have a dog with me. He handled
it all well like we were working in New York! Only thing is he
wouldn't park with the other pups so I had to find a quiet off-limits
area. Has anyone else notived this with there dogs?

trying to catch an elevator right after general sessions or the
banquet, a sight to behold and an experience to be had!

How about we start a thread: You know you're at an NFB convention when:

Danielle and eden, who are glad to be back after a long absence

On 7/9/13, Larry D. Keeler <lkeeler at comcast.net> wrote:
> Yes, Cindy they do. I regularly talk to a good friend of mine who says
> they
>
> charge something like $25 for every dog handler. I here its supposed to be
> a
>
> donation but I am really not sure. Maybe are ACB readers can clarify that
> for us.
> ----- 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: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 5:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] National Convention--my opinion
>
>
>> Does the ACB charge for the dog users to have the privilege of having
>> relief areas. Also, there was more than one relief area, yes? I thought
>> they used wood chips, not sand.
>>
>> Cindy
>>
>> On Jul 9, 2013, at 2:55 PM, "Margo and Arrow" <margo.downey at verizon.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi, Danielle.  I know what you mean by the topics you raised.
>>>
>>> A C B uses a company or two whose only job is to deal with relief areas.
>>> I'd like for Nagdu to figure out how to do the same thing.  I apprecaite
>>>
>>> the
>>> work our national Center does to ensure adequate relief areas, but, I'd
>>> like
>>> to see a company who does this type of work do this type of work for us.
>>>
>>> Margo and Arrow
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Danielle A.
>>> Creapeau
>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 3:47 PM
>>> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject: [nagdu] National Convention--my opinion
>>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> It was awesome meeting some of you at convention last week. Valla and I
>>> didn't attend Monday night's NAGDU meeting because she got snapped at by
>>>
>>> not
>>> 1 but 2 dogs. I'm the first to admit that she did distract on these
>>> other
>>> dogs but I corrected and we were almost past them when they jumped out
>>> from
>>> under their handlers' chairs and tried to come at her. Needless to say,
>>> she
>>> was way too wound up to go anywhere after that.
>>> Anyway, I noticed a lot of things during the week that shocked me, made
>>> me
>>> think and made me very happy. First of all, I'll say that this was my
>>> first
>>> convention so I don't know if some of these things are commonplace at
>>> convention or not. I was sort of shocked by the size of the park area
>>> for
>>> the dogs. It was about the size of a single parking space and from what
>>> I
>>> understand, there were a couple hundred dogs in attendance. I felt that
>>> this
>>> was way too small of a space for all those dogs. Not to mention that
>>> it's
>>> filled with sand which gets pretty sludgy with waste and rain water.
>>> Valla
>>> wouldn't set foot in the box and I didn't blame her. As I understand it,
>>>
>>> the
>>> White Cane fund takes care of the park areas and I also am aware that it
>>> costs money to set up these relief areas. Is there anything that we as a
>>> division can be doing to make the area bigger or cleaner? Furthermore,
>>> as
>>> the week went on, I noticed a lot of accidents near the escalators that
>>> were
>>> just left behind for someone else to clean up. Valla had her accidents
>>> as
>>> well; I'm not saying that they don't happen but I thought we were
>>> supposed
>>> to try to clean them up and tell someone from the hotel staff about it.
>>> I
>>> know that these were near escalators but I feel like that's no excuse.
>>> If
>>> you're at the bottom of the escalator when it happens, step aside and
>>> let
>>> people through but don't just walk away.
>>> That being said, I'm sure there were plenty of handlers who did stand by
>>>
>>> the
>>> messes and did their best to clean them up.
>>> I was really surprised by the amount of people who were on phones,
>>> eating,
>>> talking or goofing off while working their dogs too. again, not trying
>>> to
>>> imply that these things don't happen but it was frustrating when someone
>>> else was too busy doing something else while his or her dog distracted
>>> on
>>> other people or dogs.
>>> I did, however, meet a whole bunch of people who genuinely inspired me
>>> with
>>> the bonds they have with their dogs and the way they worked as a team.
>>> Valla
>>> and I just met in October of 2012 so we're still feeling each other out.
>>>
>>> It
>>> was just amazing to see teams that flow together so beautifully.
>>> anyway, that's just my take on the week. Hope everyone's having a good
>>> Tuesday.
>>>
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