[bksvol-discuss] Re: stories have powerful effects
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 18:02:07 -0800 (PST)
I can't believe how rude people can be. How were they
brought up? Everybody makes mistakes now and then.
I've stumbled over my own feet and fallen (I must
remember to pick up my feet better). I wish I could
curse people; I'd put a curse on those people so that
they'd trip or bump into something because they were
so busy commenting to you and your dog, and then you
could laugh at them Iand train your dog to). It would
have to be those very people, though.
Cindy
--- "E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I agree about the sneering. Kind of similar to what
> happens when I make a
> misstake while traveling such as getting lost or a
> little off the sidewalk
> or missing a turn. I am surprised at how quickly
> folks tell me I am doing
> something wrong and, even more surprising, seem
> pleased somehow. "Your dog
> doesn't guide well." and that kind of thing. This
> is from someone who saw
> one incident not the years and years of good guide
> work. It would be like
> my criticizing someone's driving because they didn't
> park strait one time
> or made one small driving misstake. I think folks
> who have good mobility
> skills can only have them if they can ignore this
> kind of gleefulness from
> fellow pedestrians.
>
> E.
> At 07:05 PM 11/14/2005, you wrote:
>
> >I think it's more a question of sneering at the
> owners.
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: <mailto:thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>E.
> >To:
>
<mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 6:34 PM
> >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] stories have powerful
> effects
> >
> >Cindy I assume you mean pass along the story of the
> guide dog who was so
> >disruptive because her person did not choose to
> control her. Pass it along
> >if you must. I do notice that people tend to pass
> along stories of how
> >badly a dog, particularly a guide dog behaves with
> a lot of glee. I think
> >it is one thing to pass along stories among
> ourselves. I do get concerned
> >when sighted people gleefully pass along stories
> about how badly a guide
> >dog behaves, how poorly a guide dog is dealt with
> by his or her person and
> >how a guide dog failed and did something wrong like
> run a light, run their
> >person into something or whatever. Then sighted
> folks can use those
> >stories to be hesitant about renting to those of us
> with dogs, or letting
> >us into restaurants and so on. It may be illegal
> but all of us with dogs
> >have had issues of access at one time or another.
> >
> >I know it is far from your intention to do this but
> be careful with
> >stoires. They can have powerful results many
> unintentional. I am sorry if
> >this sounds harsh but I have had a number of
> instances when sighted people
> >just had to come up to me and tell me about bad
> behavior or guide dogs or
> >their people.
> >
> >I am therefore overly cautious about stories of
> incidents particularly
> >involving food.
> >
> >By the way, I have been with Seeing Eye dogs for
> over thirty years and do
> >know those stoires from my own experience. But I
> would be careful telling
> >them to restaurant owners or hotel operators or
> landlords, or cabbies, bus
> >drivers and so forth. We still have barriers to
> access some of them fueled
> >by lack of knowledge.
> >
> >E.
> >
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