[Blindtlk] [nfb-talk] tips about canes

[Jim]

Good morning,

Perhaps I should also clarify something.  I whole-heartedly agree with the long rigid cane bit for good long fast walking.
Lately though, I've found myself in a lot of different sized cars, many a crowd, and many a folk and bluegrass festival.  So, I was just using it as a matter of convenience for both myself and the people with whom I did these things.  
So, that's why I was asking these questions.
Jim

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David" <davidb521 at gmail.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 4:49 AM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] tips about canes


>I also use a straight NFB cane.  However, I've noticed one 
> problem.  Suppose I'm in a food court at one of those small round 
> tables.  What are you supposed to do with your cane? I'm worried 
> that people will trip over it when it's just lying in the floor 
> like that.  Also, I have to be very careful when I put my cane 
> under a table or row of seats not to hit somebody.  But the 
> benefits of the NFB straight cane are far greater than the 
> disadvantages I think.
> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Brian Miller" <brian-r-miller at uiowa.edu
>>To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
>>Date sent: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:31:32 -0400
>>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] tips about canes
> 
>>Hi Jim,
> 
>>I use a straight cane for all the issues you note below about 
> telescoping
>>canes.  I keep a telescoping cane around as a spare.
> 
>>Brian Miller
> 
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Jim" <jp100 at earthlink.net
>>To: <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>; <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>; 
> <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org
>>Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 3:37 AM
>>Subject: [nfb-talk] tips about canes
> 
> 
>>Howdy,
> 
>>I have a question about canes and what you'd advise.
> 
>>I believe this is the second (maybe even third) carbon fiber 
> telescopic cane
>>where the following happens.  Either the bottom section breaks or 
> the screw
>>for the cane tip comes off.  There are even times when the tip 
> just becomes
>>something that feels loose or moves around; although, it is still 
> useable.
>>Anyway, if that happens, and if I have spare bottom joints, I 
> replace them
>>but end up needing to use something like a rainshine tip because 
> I am not
>>sure what I can do with the screw for the regular tip.  I would 
> have thought
>>that the rainshine tips would make those canes even lighter.  
> Well, what
>>ends up happening is that a lot of times, the cane and sections 
> end up
>>loosening up and wanting to collapse on me.  I am always finding 
> myself
>>needing to tighten things up, and I don't know why.  When I first 
> buy one of
>>these canes, I am fine with them and they work very well.
> 
>>Any ideas of why this happens and what I can do about securing 
> the screw
>>back in the bottom section to fit a regular tip?
> 
>>Gee, so much for these canes being convenient, eh?  I'm a fast 
> walker but
>>end up maybe feeling a bit less safe when I'm always having to 
> tighten the
>>cane up because of these rainshine tips, and canes aren't cheap.
> 
>>What do you guys think?
>>Jim
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