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MasterCaneman -> RE: Things that really bug us..... (8/31/2013 1:06:51 PM)
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ORIGINAL: jlf1961
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ORIGINAL: MasterCaneman
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ORIGINAL: jlf1961
Okay, I am an old geezer type critter with a bunch of old injuries that has made it necessary to walk with a cane, so:
People in stores that either shove past you OR try to run the old slow geezer guy down with shopping carts.
What makes it worse it is illegal and socially unacceptable to beat them with your cane... or pull the colt out and knee cap the idiots.
Amen. I'm not that old, I hate it when total strangers tell me "You don't look that hurt," when I come hobbling up. I have seriously thought of having business cards done up with a brief description of my motorcycle accident and other past injuries that require me to walk with a cane. More than once, I've seriously weighed the options of working them over with mine (FC-graphite, 36K PSI).
Alas, it usually happens when there are too many witnesses/cameras. I have, however, "accidentally" gotten mine tangled in someone's legs, to which I angrily tell them as they're picking themselves off the floor, "Watch it, asshole! You almost made me fall over!". Works every time. You just gotta be quick with it and wait for the right opportunity. Usually, it's when someone tries to pass me on my right that I can do it. Just a quick turn of the wrist and vengeance is mine.
My cane was made for me, a nice piece of 1 inch diameter hickory, hardened. When my sister and I had goats, one liked to charge people, it was not uncommon for me to land a good thump on his head with the cane.
As for tripping someone, I have never intentionally (I swear) done that. I might have inadvertently moved my cane in such a manner that they do the jobs themselves, or, my most favorite, make the following statement in a socially acceptable loud voice, "You are really going to complain about having to deal with a disabled vet in public?" The reaction of the other customers in the general hearing range of my voice is amusing to say the least, and down right funny as hell most times.
My canes are all factory-built. I had a home-rolled one, but it was way too heavy and made my hand hurt from the angle. I have a German-made ash cane that needs some serious TLC, the aforementioned graphite, and a standard drugstore stressed aluminum and foam for those occasions my nice walking sticks may grow legs. This is going to be my next purchase: M48 Tactical Hiking Staff/Axe, for when I go out on my nature walks. It's actually the correct height for me out of the box (37"), so I won't have to modify it.
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