Category: Let's talk
I know this topic probably has beendiscussed in the past, but since I am new I thought I would give it a try.
When I was in the hospital a couple years ago, I needed to use the restroom, and since I was hooked to an I V and a monitor, I needed to call the nurse to unhook me from the wall. A nurse who was an older lady came in and helped me to the restroom with my I V and all. She came right in the restroom with me and with one motion reached up under the back of my gown and pulled down my underwear, well I was quite shocked, she then turned me around in front of the toilet, i said to her, um, I really wasn't planning on sitting down. She said, oh I am sorry, and I said I think I can take it from here, so she left.
I guess she thought I wasn't capable of using the restroom by myself, imagine that!
Do you have any similar stories? something funny you did? or happened to you? how about an embarrassing moment? Find yourself talking to someone who is no longer in the room? Maybe we need a device that announces when someone enters or leaves a room, lol!
I used to have to wear artificial eyes when I was a kid. One time, when we were going through the checkout at the grocery store, and I was riding in the shopping cart, one of my eyes fell out and bounced acrossed the floor.
Once when I had just finnished swimming practice I was walking back to the changing room just wondering in my own thoughts. Now it so happened that nobody was taking a shower in the man's room and I apparently had set my orientation on shower sounds. so i just walk in the direction of the showers and into th women's room. to crown the situation an old lady kindly informed me of my mistake and I went back and into the right room.
So what happende when it rolled across the floor? Did your mom have to chase it through the store? lol!
And one time in school they had just put new bathrooms in, I followed a group of kids wondering what the fuss was about, when this girl suddenly said, hey kid, what are you doing in the girls bathroom? hahahahaha!
Someone walks past me, and says hi. So I say hi back, and it turns out they are on the cell.
The local news paper kept calling me wanting me to buy a subscription,, lol!
No, my eye didn't go very far, but it sure attracted some attention. Well, I guess the good thing is that I knew my eyes looked real.
I can't remember what I was doing at the time, but I was talking to someone about something that required and ID. I told them I was blind, and they asked for my Drivers Lisence. I guess that would have been more embarrassing for them than me.
Wait, they asked for a drivers licence when you were a kid riding in the shoppinc cart? lol! must have been a different incident, hahaha.
my favorite line for the people who call trying to get you to subscribe to the local newspaper is "do you offer it in Braille?" They get flustered every time. I love it!
I think I have what is not embarrassing, at least not for the blind people involved, but one of the funniest stories. I only regret I wasn't there to witness it.
The sports group of the blind in my city was going to a different city to play a baseball tournament on the group's bus. On the side of the bus is written, sports group of the blind, Milan. So they stop at a red light and a guy on a car rolls down the window, calls out to them and says, I'll tell you when the light goes green.
Some smart people in this world...
hahahah! wow. that's freaking hillarious. I would have loved to have been there for that.
it always cracks me up when people ask me if I know sign language when they see I'm blind.
For me, I was on a train and didn't know how to lock the bathroom door and people walked in. But they don't always show you things on trains.
Lol....no. The time with the drivers lisence was a different time.
So, another different time, I was at a restaurant with no other sighted people, and I asked for a braille menu. The waitress said they didn't have one, and then asked me what I would like to order.
I love the green light story! Hahahaha!
it's pretty funny when the waiter/waitress at a restaurant asks the person I'm with what I wanna eat; then, when I respond, they have this reaction like, "oh, she can talk"! lol.
When I go to get my hair cut, the barber will ask my girlfriend how does he want his hair cut? or worse! how do you want his hair cut?
people yelling at me is another good one...and talking slow, as if I can't understand them.
yeah, peple talking louder than they should, assuming I don't know basic things, and, addressing the person with me, when they should be addressing me directly. All quite annoying. And it gets really interesting when you're somewhere with non English speaking people. Lol.
Here is how the conversation should go at a restaurant.
Waitress, what does he want to order.
my friend, she wants to know what you want to order?
Me, tell her i would like soup.
My friend, he says he wants soup.
Waitress, oh i am sorry, i should have asked him, i am so embarrassed.
My friend, she says she is sorry, she should have asked you.
Me, tell her that's okay, and i would like some water.
My friend, he says that's okay, and he wants some water.
Waitress, walks away quickly with a bright red face.
just imagine the fun you could have in a situation like this, lol! hahahaha!
Lol. I haven't tried that one. That's going on my to do list.
Mine too! That's awesome!
agreed; thanks for that!!
post 19, that's what i did once when i was at a fast food with my sister. that got us laughing hysterically for the whole lunch. lol
It's always funny when people tlk louder or slower just because we're blind! One of my sighted friends always bangs on the door instead of ringing the bell or knocking normally and i don't like to say anything, but I just think, come on! I'm only blind, not deaf! hahahahaha! Some people are funny.
It annoys me when people insist on ringing the doorbell three or four times, and then knocking loudly if I don't answer within five seconds. I'm walking to the door, not travelling at the speed of light. Lol.
Jess, that annoys the hell out of me too.
When I was 18, I started getting my SSI check again. I had gotten it when I was little, but it depended on my dad's income, which was too much for them. During the interview, one of the questions was, "Do you drive a car or a truck?" I told them no. I don't know if that's one of the questions they ask everybody, but still...my mother and I thought it was pretty hilarious.
i would have been like if i did, i'd be in a world of trouble wouldn't i lol
Last Thursday, I went to get my ID made at the college I'll start attending in August, and the girl needed a picture ID, so she asked me for my driver's license. I jokingly offered my cane to her and said: "Okay, here ya go." She laughed with embarrassment and asked if I had a state ID, which I do.
I made a big joke out of the moment, but I can totally sympathize with her. It's similar to those moments when I hang out with my blind friends and nod my head when they ask me a question. I sometimes forget to turn off the hanging-out-wiht-sighted people-mode. lol!
Omg, I was totally cracking up about the stoplight story!!! There've been several times when I was trying to ask a teacher a question, thought they were there, and weren't. Damn that's embarrassing!
in response to the last poster, I agree; lol.