CANE STRIKE!

So, I have a story, and you have to promise not to laugh(even though I continue laughing about it daily)!

late last week, I needed to run to Burlington Coat Factory to pick some stuff up, and I figured I didn't need my cane…I wanted to be "normal"even if it was for just a day… anyway, back to the story..

the bus stop to go to Burlington is on the same side a street as the store, and basically right through the parking lot, so I got there with no problems, going home was another story.

The bus stop is on the opposite side of the street when going back, and I didn't know exactly where it was, but I knew it wouldn't be hard to find, so I cross the street and get to what I THINK is the bus stop…Well, it wasn't.

I watched a bus pass, and I was annoyed, but I figured it just didn't see me, so I waited for the next one…which passed AGAIN…I was so mad to say the least, like seriously WHY ISN'T UTA STOPPING AT ITS STOP?! So I looked around again, and decided to pull out my phone to read the location number to call UTA, and then it hits me…THIS ISNT A BUS STOP, THIS IS A SPEED LIMIT SIGN AND YOU'VE BEEN STANDING HERE FOR 15 MINUTES LOOKING LIKE A STUPID PERSON!…I was beyond embarrassed…I found the bus stop up one more block…After finding the real bus stop, there was nothing else eventful and I made it home…

But lets go back to the beginning, I didn't take my cane that day…I wanted to be "NORMAL" and ended up looking stupid…and so I kept thinking even if I had my cane, I would've gotten lost, that stupid think is useless…so I've been on cane strike…I haven't taken my cane out since…(well, I took it with me to do my volunteer work on Friday, but it ended up in my bag..)

LET ME EXPLAIN CANE STRIKE:

• NO DEPTH PERCEPTION=MISS STEPS CONSTANTLY
• NIGHT BLIND=FOLLOW PEOPLE INSTEAD OF BEING BY THEM..
• UNFAMILIAR PLACES…JUST NO….
• NOBODY KNOWS I HAVE A VISION IMPAIRMENT, SO IM JUST WEIRD GETTING CLOSE TO EVERYTHING!
• ITS PROBABLY NOT SAFE.

SO WHAT ARE THE POSITIVE, THAT SEEMED NEGATIVE.

• I CAN BE NORMAL…

Thats not a good positive…

I'm on cane strike right now until further notice…so when I'm covered in bruises, you'll know why…

It may not last too long...