hi angie yes your quite right too what do you do for pass time? are you totally blind? do you have a guide dog? i am going to my arts group at 11am. my carer takes me to henshaws blind society just love it. we make lovely cards and beads necklass and bracelettes . last week in arts we all make a very unusual card. can't see it sadly as i am totally blind. we got shiny white card lay it flat. teacher gave us ordinary picture to stick on the card for example mine was a kitchen. table in background,and clock on wall and tiles etc so we had these cardboards small cut outs like a cake to stick on table. i stuck cut out cooker on right hand side of picture with help of my carer of course. then we stuck cut out lady in middle looks like she is in kitchen at side of cooker. she had brown hair according to my carer and black and white striped piny . oh it were good. after that we had to stick clear plastic on top then this lovely window frame in black cool yeah well just imagine that now kitchen and plastic to look like window and frame on outside. so its like looking in to a kitchen window. very clever isn't it? don't know what we are doing today yet. i expect somthing nice. i just love this arts group what do you do angie in week? interest bye regards carol xxx -----Original Message----- From: Angela Robson - Email Address: arobson227@xxxxxxxxx Sent On: 17/09/2010 09:00 Sent To: Carol O'Connor - Email Address: missbossyboots33@xxxxxxxxx Subject: In Reply To: [guide.chat] my mobility cane problems Hi Carol, I agree with you. the number of parked cars on pavements nowadays is dreadful and its very difficult for us to get around safely. it never used to be like this and if you try to do anything about it, you are told that there are many more cars now and that the roads weren't made for so many so some people have to park on the pavement. Its wrong of course as the pavements should be kept free for pedestrians. Old people, people in wheelchairs and those with prams have difficulty too and, when cars park on the pavement, they break up the stones which makes it easier for people to trip up. its shocking now. Cheers, angie