I had a guy hesitate to sell me jigsaw blades when i didn't buy his stuff 
that a blind person must make jigs to not get hurt. So I acted bedazzled 
and asked with what one makes these jigs and he said "with a router or a 
jigsaw" So I agreed and he sold me the blades.

Personally, I get tired of the demos being 9 feet in the air; but that's 
because I'm shorter than 6ft tall.




On Sun, 16 Nov 2008, Tom Vos wrote:

> Friends of the order of the Nailing Apron,
> You've probably had experiences similar to mine when I visited Menards
> yesterday.  We picked up supplies to upgrade the kitchen.  With the new
> furnace the chimney is no longer in use.  By taking it out I can adde 24
> inches of upper and lower cabinets and countertop.  Then we'll upgrade to
> new lights, and llay new vinyl flooring.
> So I needed some screws.  It's hard for even my wife the find the ones I
> want (3 inch, all purpose with a square drive).  So I stood in the screw
> aisle while she went to fetch a sales person.  When he came up to me I asked
> him for the xcrews I wanted, and he responded rather rudely, "You're looking
> at them."
> So I lifted up my white cane and said, "I'm sorry , sir, I can't see them."
> Even then he didn't get it.  Not until my wife said, "That's why he carries
> a white cane."
> Suddenly the young man became very nice  and very helpfully pulled the
> screws off the shelf and then located the ring shank nails I need for the
> underlayment.  "Anything else I can help you with?"
> We went on without him, and did find another store employee who was very
> helpful in helping us locate the underlayment, plywood and masonite we
> needed.
> Twice, on previous visits to Menards I have had sales clerks ask if I needed
> to check my white cane.  Perhaps it looks a bit like PVC.  I told them I had
> already paid for it.
> What shopping stories do you have?
> Blessings,
> Tom
>
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