I
haven't kept a personal diary since I was a young girl, and even
then, I didn't write about blindfolding experiences – too afraid my
parents would find it. However now I find I have started keeping a
diary of sorts by way of this blog. I looked back over last year to
the summer and find I didn't have much activity at all to report for
August, having just finished describing my blindfolded trip around Hampton Court
Maze, which took place anyway some time even before then. I
wouldn't mind doing that again ….. Chris?
This
summer has been a bit different and more exciting on the blindfolded
scene. I haven't yet had the opportunity to try my final
unaccompanied trip yet. Glad it wasn't today, much too hot outside,
so I'm having my more usual temping job this afternoon in the cool of
Chris's office.
Regarding
my forthcoming outing by myself though. Regarding my fear of crossing
the main road finally at the bus stop, Chris came up with two
half-hearted suggestions.
One
was that I should wear, for the whole trip, what he calls a 'Hi-vis'
jacket! He has one or two in his office that he wears on his visits
to building projects. Hi-vis is short fort for High Visibility, a
fairly light-weight jacket in a Day-glow, almost luminous yellow
colour, that you see a lot on road-menders and such these days. No
thanks, I said. Just what I don't want! I try to keep a low profile
on my blind-simming trips.
His
second half-hearted suggestion arose from something we had both seen
occasionally in town.
Old
people at crossings simply hold their white stick out horizontally in
front of themselves, even raised a bit and just charge out across the
road, assuming any traffic will just give way. Not for me thank you,
I said, unless you want to collect me from the local hospital. These
people are obviously partially sighted. My trouble, being completely
blacked out, would be that I might veer off in the middle of the road
and begin walking down the road instead of across it!
Next
time I'll tell you how I have managed – provided I do manage.
Jane
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