I think we need a subject line change. moderator ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 12:42 PM Subject: Re: [SPAM][BlindHandyMan] Free Cane From NFB
what do trecking poles weigh, and how long are they? On Tue, 2 Sep 2008, Dan Rossi wrote: > Interesting viewpoints. > > Personally, I never use a folding cane when traveling independently. If I > am with sighted folks and am going sighted guide, I will use a folding > cane for short bits. However, when traveling to and from work I always > use a rigid cane. > > I have twice broken a folding cane at one of the joints and it is a mess > trying to get home with a flopping cane. > > Toward that end, I only use Aluminum rigid canes. I once had a cane get > run over. I bent it relatively straight and continued home where I could > affect more permanent repairs. > > When off roading, IE hiking, I use trekking poles that are a lot sturdier > than any cane. I use two of them and since I started using them, I have > stayed on my feet a lot better. > > -- > Blue skies. > Dan Rossi > Carnegie Mellon University. > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tel: (412) 268-9081 > ------------------------------------ Send any questions regarding list management to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links __________ NOD32 3408 (20080902) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
