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I need to tell you all this:
My dad and I went to lunch with a couple of guys that we know and one of them later on asked us to go over to his house for a drink. I wanted to go because I was a little bit bored. So later when we all left, our friend said see you at around 1, so then later, my dad and I arrived by his house and found that there was no room in the driveway to park the truck. Dad got all mad because of it and he said that I shouldn't have talked him into going there. I had no way of knowing that there wouldn't be any room in the driveway, so it wasn't necessary for Dad to get all carried away. I wanted to visit our friend because I was on the bored site and wasn't ready to go home. So over all, my dad made me upset bwhen he declined to go there.
Aw. That's not fun. Sorry about this. Maybey ou'll get a chance to go again?
But with the greatest respect aren't you 34 or 35 years old? If so, can't you go where you please and when you please?
I'm sorry about that. I just hate when people take their damn anger out on me for no reason.
Yes. I am 35 years old,. But the thing that bothers me is that my dad's not always in a mood to take me where I want to go. I feel that I do too many things with him and the novelty is wearing off. In a month or so, I'm going down for a couple of weeks to see my sister and that will be a relief. I've often told both my parents that I'm concerned about my future and they believe me, but they just won't admit it.
Maybe you could get a guide dog. That would help you to get around and not have to rely on your parents, which might make yo ufeel better. Just a suggstion.
Thanks for your suggestion, but I can't have a guide dog. The reason is because I have allergies to them. I realize that there are those special poodles out there, but I don't really want to take any chances. Again, I appreciate your help.
You can still get around without a guide dog. I do. I don't have a guide dog yet I go all over the country, being a lawyer i have to. i appreciate it might be difficult, but there are solutions out there.
Yeah i don't have a guide dog, and being fairly young it's not liek I go out on the town by myself. But i use my cane for mobility at school and so on. I'm sure you do too. There's not much public transportation where I live, so I totally understand how it'd be difficult to navigate without someone driving you places. Caitlin
And sory you're alergic to guide dogs. I mean, to dogs. That can't be fun! And I understand yoru not wanting ot take hte risk. I am kind of scared of big dogs and for awhile I wasn't sure if I wanted a guide dog, but now i totally do. I just don't know when I'm gonan get one. Caitlin
I shan't have a guide dog, or at least I think it is highly unlikely. they're useful up to a point, but they can't paginate trial bundles, answer phones, cook all the food or go up to the bar in a crowded pub and come back with a pint.
eh? come on I'm sure he could be trained to do that LL!
getting serious here. if you are in the US jamie, don't they train guide horses? wouldn't that be a route to go down if you are alergic to dogs? just my thoughts.
oh, and btw, if the GDBA would allow guide horses to be certified in the UK I'd be the first to get trained up with one. There are many advantages to guide horses that dogs just don't have, their lifespan for one, train one horse, get fifteen years work life from it instead of seven for a guide dog.
Jamie as you are an adult may I ask what the hell happened to your O & M training hmm!? unless you live in an area that's particularly hard to navigate, shouldnt you be getting around on your own...feck I was going into Glasgow city centre at 13!.
Lawlord here here I applaud such ability and nerve!
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Caitlin please don't encourage Jamie to be so pathetic feck! Not that he needs it eh?.
Yeah LL you got a point there. You are 35 then do as you please. What happens if your parents passed away? You'd have no way in getting around. I'm independant now, yeah I travel with my parents alot but once a month dad takes me to the bus stop and I go on the bus and go to my friends house for a couple of days. Simply because my parents don't want to do all that driving, and not to mention I'd like to be able to get around by myself without the aide of family. Same thing at work, if I go on outings or places outside of work, work makes sure I get a lift and that I know in advance whats going on. Quit being a baby and start being independant.
Guide horses sound a great idea. AT least you can sit and relax with a cup of coffee and let the bleedin' horse do all the work. But where does a horse carry the beers eh? And wouldn't it be cool if your guide horse could double up as a race horse, with the guarantee of a steady income, as well as the ability to convey you from A to B quicker than most pedestrians.
LOL LL! Guide horses are kind of like the size of a dog. They're not big enough where you can ride on them. I've seen pictures of them. They're just minature horses.... Not sure why you'd want one as guide dogs are just as good :)
some ppl are alergic to dogs, and there a horse might be a solution. other situations are that the blind person has a dog in the house already and it might take exception to another dog coming into the house, so a horse would be better. Other reasons are that some people don't like dogs and get on better with equines. I would go for a guide horse any day! mostly because I love horses, but also because they give a diffrent level of independance to a white cane, and also that they are just so cool!
Goblin in all fairness your right to a point, but Jamie may live in the sticks, where there is no public transportation of any kind. I can understand how he wouldn't be independent up to a point. By the time he is 35 he should have moved to a place with public transportation and found a job.
Guide horses the size of dogs? what a load of bleedin' crap and a waste of space! How about guide lions? that way, they could double up as a highly effective anti-crime mechanism!
Hmm but then again I suppose their effectiveness at the bar of crowded pubs would also be limited except if you wanted to reduce the crowd. And I suppose the insurance would be a lot.
That reminds me of a headline I saw in the paper once: 'Vet testifies in horse suit'. Now, I've wondered to this day why he would he want to dress like that?
I can see both sides of the story as a blind student, i'm sorta freaked out about crossing streets, but i've sorta gotten over that now. no offence but man, your 35 you need to get out live your life, have kids, you know, lol.
Guide lions not a good idea I think LL as they may turn nasty on you at any time...hows about a guide chicken? Nice and compact for stowing away when you don't need it, and a delicious dinner at the end of its useful life to boot. What more could you ask....??
Guide lions not a good idea I think LL as they may turn nasty on you at any time...hows about a guide chicken? Nice and compact for stowing away when you don't need it, and a delicious dinner at the end of its useful life to boot. What more could you ask....??
Guide Dragons guaranteed to deter the numpties and bring an end to their unwanted attention..plus they provide a form of exciting and not to mention cheap travel, you need never wait in a bus queue again!
You know Jamie you sound about 14/15 with your self pitying bleating,I would do some some serious growing up before you venture out alone...and furthermore, could it be, that your father is tired of being treated like a glorified chauffuer....
What do you mean wait in bus queues? I never wait in bus queues! Problem with guide chickens Freya is that they're vicious bastards sometimes are chickens. As for a nice dinner at the end of its working life, I'd rather fry up one or two of those guide horses people have told me about. they should be just the right size if they're only small. I think that guide dragons would present a problem as the dragon is a mythical creature. I've another idea though: how about guide foxes for blind runners to help them with their training? bear with me: hunting is going to be banned, right? Well, on the day that hunting is banned there will be the need to avoid killing foxes, so all the hunts can do is chase them. Now, if a blind man and a fox met up somewhere, the fox could act as guide runner for the blind athlete in a sort of cross-country chase.
Ohhh! Listen to your man and his bragging is waiting in a bus queue beyond you LL.
Don't you realise pal that the Dragon's were driven to extinction by the greed and cruelty of humans...I wish to bring them back and fill the skies, with these magnificent and majestic creatures..its only a matter of time until i locate some DNA!
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You have a point with the foxes pal but wouldn't the fox guided runner have an unfair advantage,surely the powers that be would need to implement some form of handicapping to prevent these athletes running away with the entire competition.
Awww c'mon LL I thought you only dined on vegetarian pizza if Mr Broomstick is to be believed...and of course you couldn't fry up one of those cute little horsie things...
could ya?? Guide foxes hmmmm slow to catch on I think.
Mr broomstick is a community leader.......no, tell me another! Dragons filling the skies? Dragon DNA? Must be a full moon tonight.
LOL! Well with the way things are progressing in the world of medical science its not that far fetched.
Monsieur Le Broomstick is indeed a 'community leader'...
Exactly how this honour was bestowed upon him we are yet to discover. Hmmmm another case for Frost and Mullet I believe..........who is the perpetrator of this evil madness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!??????????????????????
Indeed Freya, and the fact that Mr Broomstick is a community leader is evidence that medical science has regressed rather than progressed I would have thought! Either that, or it's jobs for the boys. Probably the latter.
It's not what you know, it's whom you know if you take my meaning.
Not when we take over eh? LL...
Not when we take over eh? LL...
No indeed not. There shall be no nepotism and advancement so long as you're in the right golf club when that day comes.
Nah golf's not my game does that count me out...?
Ih eard about these guide horses. They shound really nifty and cool! ... And I agree with BlindGuy (will wonders never case? lol jk ...) in saying that yeah he should be independent but maybe he has no public transit, or little. I have, like, none where i live!
The only thing these guide horses sound good for is a contribution to a fairly splendid square meal. Anyway I think that whoever invented the guide horse missed a trick or two. Why not use a massive shire horse rather than a tiny one? That way you could have a guide horse and carriage, and travel everywhere in Victorian splendour.
you wouldn't eat one of those cutsie-wutsie little old horsies now would ya LL awwwww....
Or maybe Jamie is incredibly lazy and has grown too used to being babied..he needs to spend some time with us..at 3,000 odd feet!
..LL .if its splendour your after then the Friesian horse is the ideal breed 15 hands high, gentle but spirited, coal black with a long wavy mane and tail and feathers on their strong well muscled legs.They are often used for funerals ect thought I have to say the Krays do was in terrible bad taste..
Now then, did I read that right? Feathers on their legs? dragons in the sky? Vampires? Goblin I think the boundary between reality and make believe needs redrawing in your case. Feathers on their legs indeed! What's next? I mean, every time these horses kick their legs do they take off? Splendid highland horses fifteen hands high, skimming the mountaintops, the lochs and the glenns? It's the larger measures of whisky they have up there, that's what it is.
I was raised on horse meat, it is a great delecacy indeed. Whenever I see people horse back riding I am tempted to tell them what their parents told them .. "don't play with your food" .. but I got the feeling this might not be entirely appreciated even if the inherent humour is obvious indeed.
I"v never tasted horse meat, and I doubt I ever will unless someone tells me where to get it and I acquire a liking for it. And personally I don't wanna ride aroudn in a horse and carriage! I like walkin'! Hehehe! But LL, am quite amused by your hilariosity.
Hilariosity? that's very New Labour of you Caitlin. Hilarity is the adjective I think you're seeking to deploy. I had some horse meat in Paris, and jolly nice it was too.
Eh LL, I think feathers in this case mean the fluffy little bits of cutsie hair on the horsies legs don't they. I mean no-one would say a horse has feathers....would they?? Even if they had had a few pints of single malt.
Well Freya I hope so, but I fear otherwise. and think of the problems flying horses would cause! All buildings would have to be stronger, wouldn't they? And how ruined literature would be by these equine flying-machines? how could Charles Dickens write about the horses dragging carts through rain-soaked streets of old London town if they could just fly over them? and music, that's another thing that would be ruined! instead of 'oh, for the wings, for the wings of a dove' it would be 'oh, for the legs, for the legs of a horse' not quite the same is it? Goblin has already given us a return to dragons, and a rather suspicious reference to sleeping in coffins a while back. Let's just hope that his laboratory's secure, Mr Frankenstein.
And racing would be completely ruined of course....what would be the point of beaches brooke and the chair fence at good old Aintree if the horses could just fly over them? And the jockeys, it would be one hell of a fall if they were unseated!
I know the word is hilarity LL what do you take me for? Gosh! Hilariosity is from the Georgia nicolson books!
I thought that was the name of an american golfer....oops no sorry that's Jack Nicholas. Cheer up Caitlin, even adults such as the prime minister and his government have appalling grammar.
And that's not to say that your grammar is appalling of course! You've even stopped abusing the question mark now.
I only abuse the question mark when you're not around, LawLord. Lol jk. I don't use it very much anymore, if any. I only use it when I'm like not ... not ... paying attention or something. Or in the heat of passion about something. Lol! And my grammar hopefully isn't appalling. It might be on here but I do okay in English. We're just starting a grammar unit in English now, so don't be surprised if it imprives a bit! Heh. Caitlin
Well so long as you don't start waxing lyrical about the pretty flying highland horses with feathers on their legs, or about ambitions to reintroduce the dragon as a species, you'll be all right.
Dragons are mythical creatures. Heh. And what's this rubbish about feathers on horses? That would have to be like a genetic mutation!
Caitlin you need to read the rest of the bleedin' topic, and then I assur eyou that you will be enlightened.
well the thought of living with my parents at 35 is one which would fill me with dread and horror. as for a guide horse, draggon, chicken or otherwise ... how about a team of guide huskies, if you live too far to walk anywhere then ...!
How about a guide fox? IU mean, there are going to be foxes roaming around all over the place when the hunting ban comes into force aren't there? That's right, the government will give us foxes wandering all over the country, just like they've given us prisoners on early release who wander all over the country. How about a guide prisoner on early release?
I do read the whole topic LL, I jsut get confused! Lol! So many people branchign out about so many random things! Hehehe! I liek the idea of guide huskie or a guide fox! How abou a guide rat?
No no no Caitlin, Kind Mr Blair has not yet said that the hunting of rats is illegal, so we can still hunt and kill them. The thing about foxes, however, is that like ministers who have done wrong, they have been granted the cloak of protection by the government so there should be plenty around. I still think that guide prisoners is a good idea.
we'll give the guide prisoners to the blind people we'd rather be without, how about that?
Hehehehhe no no no ... and don't kill rats, I like rats! Well the ones that aren't rabid. My sister had a pet rat and we all loved it! Heehee.
I do apologise, the Hunting act 2004 does indeed make it illegal to hunt rats. Now here's the question: why? Rats are vermin for god's sake! And why the helll does the Hunting Act permit the hunting of rabbits but not hares, and mice but not rats? Typical of this mendacious government, lilylivered beggars that they are! And Caitlin luckily we don't have rabies in this country thanks to the best quarantine laws in the world for over 150 years.
The Hunting Act is such a bad piece of legislation that you could drive a hound and horses through it, sorry a coach and horses through it! hehehehehehehehehehehehe it took me ages to come up with that!
hmm sounds like we're missing a part of the story here. we are only hearing your side here. it's hard for us to say what you want to hear without fear of being too judge-mental as our human Psychie would tell us that surely your dad wouldn't respond like that for nothing! If you were able to record the convo and thus transcribe it down here the story may be more understood! good luck! :)
It's all nonsense nonsense nonsense. The fact is that our Jamy is 35 and therefore can go where she pleases. What's all the bleedin' fussw about? PS: the ban on hunting comes into force today so let's go and kill all the foxes.
hmmm, everyone is so judge mental. do we all know the whole story? Jamie maybe yu should come back and explain your self! Have you had the proper cain training, is transportation available in your area? Have you been blind very long? Are you new at all this? Do inlighten all of us. smile- angel
You should go on a good illegal foxhunt, that'll sort you out. rrelease the hounds!
over here in Aus too! foxes are evil! :( they kill my chickies :(
Hmm yes indeed, and what does Tony blair do? Wastes good parliamentary time banning a sport that is traditional throughout the wwestern world! What is it with foxes anyway? ARen't we better off without them? Release the hound!
Yo have chickens Rachel? And you guys um Jamie's a guy? Lol. Oops. i did the question mark thing. And this animal act does sound strange LL. Hunting act. Why hunt mice but not rats? I find that very ... weird. And how can you not have Rabies in the UK? THat's like virtually impossible!
my parents have a few chooks (we call them chooks - adult chickens that is :) .. we've had them for ages, but we have so many foxes around our area that unfortunately we lost a few of them to start with .. .. the cage is a lot better though now ..
Caitlin we do not have rabies in the UK, it's as simple as that. Our quarantine laws are the strictest in the world and that is why we have been free from rabies in this country for over 140 years thank you very much. The blasted French tried to bring it over with them towards the latter part of the nineteenth century but we soon had them deported. Now, the Hunting Act is stupid, I think we're all agreed on that. There are plenty of illegal hunts taking place today and personally, I won't be too worried about the foxes.
What if a person came to the UK with rabies? Huh? Huh? Lol. And Rachel can you bring me a chicky when you come to the US? Heheheh. Caitlin
our country is free of rabies too; go us! :)
If a person came to the UK with rabies, Caitlin, they would be sent back to where they came from faster than they could say immigration appeals tribunal. We and the australians have the right idea I can tell you, and that's because the Australian prime minister is an excellent chap called John Howard, and from next May, the british prime minister will be a thoroughly decent chapp called Michael Howard! Go commonwealth!
Lol Lol LL i love your style man! is he related to Johney or somethin? :)
Well I have rabies. And I won't let people take me out of the UK or the AU. Hahhahaha jk of course!!! But that's quite nifty that there are no rabies. That's aces! And ya i love lL's style too. I told my Daddy about you LL, tha you're a lawyer from the UK what graduated from Oxford! He wants to liek talk to you! And he has your first name!
No no Rdfreak he ain't related to John Howard although the pair of them get on very well and I had the honour of being present at a speech given by John Howard to young Conservatives here in Britain. Michael Howard was a superb home secretary, who is the minister responsible for the police, crime control and criminal justice, when he held the post under the last Conservative government between 1993 and 1997 when that weak, pathetic fool John Major was the prime minister. All I have to say to you now is the ten words for CConservative priorities if we win the election: school discipline, cleaner hospitals, more police, lower taxes, controlled immigration. And not forgetting the all-important one: accountability.
Any of you heard of Michael Savage? ...
No I haven't, but Caitlin you should check out Michael Howard at www.conservatives.com and see why we are the only party that can form a credible government.
Well I don't suppose you'd have heard of Michael Savage, he's at www.michaelsavage.com if anyone's interested, he's quite interesting!
Not interested sorry. As for Michael Howard, yesterday he unveiled our first tax-cutting promise.
school discipline, more police, cleaner hospitals, lower taxes, controlled immigration. accountability.
Lol hahahahahahaha you two are funny! don't worry CaitCait; I will check out Michael savage! don't listen to LL! :) and woh, that speech by Johny boy must have been .. stimulating?! :)
It was pretty inspirational actually. He was leader of the opposition in australia for a long time, and now look at the Australian Labour party! They've lost Mark Lathem, who had to resign after his humiliating defeat, and now the best they can do is recycle old material! As for Britain, Michael Howard will soon be our prime minister, you mark my words. School discipline, more police, cleaner hospitals, lower taxes, controlled immigration. Accountability.
who has taken Mark Lathem's place by the way?
Kim Beesley. know of him?
Ah yes, he was the leader before Mark Lathem wasn't he? I don't hold out much hope for the Australian Labour party if he's the best they can do. you're better off with John Howard, trust me.