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From: Patrick.Gormley@f432.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Patrick Gormley)
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Subject: Subway safety
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Date: 24 Oct 90 04:06:33 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

paula the problems with those safety tiles is that if the station is 
above ground and the temperature remains below 32 degrees for any length 
of time, they won't adhere and will eventually come off the surfact they 
are glued to.  The real key is to find a cane that has a sensitive 
enough of a tip to allow you to distinguish between the two.  I myself 
also use a 63 inch cane that gives me plenty of room to stop should I be 
walking fast.  Invariably mobility instructors give people canes that 
are too short.

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