This is not your father's cane

... and you'd better not use it, young lady! Don't you know there's a minimum age limit on canes?!

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[ToriUTK]

LOL "I use it to help me walk".... I use mine to help me swim. :-)

You should have wacked that guy with your cane...is there and age limit for hitting people with canes??

:-)

[haiqin]

@ToriUTK Ha ha! I think I'm actually going to say that next time someone asks. :)

I haven't whacked anyone with my cane YET. Tempting, though.

[MSVlogSupport]

Different cultures I guess??? Great to see another video of you and glad your handling the heat OK. When people ask me why I am limping or dragging I give them the whole story LOL watching their eyes glaze over! Will make them think next time before they ask. I do find that some people are really interested because they know someone who has it and hearing it from someone so honest..to a fault hehehe helps.

[haiqin]

@MSVlogSupport Not sure if it's different cultures or what. I have a theory that there are just MORE people on the streets here, so if there's one weirdo in every hundred, you see one every few minutes here, but only every few days/years in a small midwestern town in the US. Maybe.

I've thought of trying to explain, but that backfires. Westerners sound interested, ask questions, and then the next time I see them, ask the same questions again. (Who has cog fog now, I ask mysel

[curmudgeonine]

I love your videos!

I can remember 'westerners' in Canada glare at me with disdain when they have seen me use a cane. With the walker, they seem scared and either try to race me, cut me off, or shy right away as though I'm a vampire. Good luck with the 'warmth'.

Yes, you look SO young for an 80 year old. *snicker*

[haiqin]

@curmudgeonine Well, I guess it's good to know that people have strange reactions everywhere. Why are these people glaring? Do they think we need a license to drive our cane? Should we wrap up in bandages to convince people we need a cane? That would not help with the 'warmth' problem! :)

[lovingfatalist]

Great video, thanks for sharing. Glad you can laugh about it...

But I disagree with Sandy - whack away to your heart's content! Or, if they still don't get it, just try spazzing out ;-)

I often get the shakes, which can help - although it probably also reinforces the 'alcoholic' prejudice, sigh...

[haiqin]

@sandyCanada56 Well, I don't usually whack people. I'm just waiting for someone else to tell me I can't have it because of my age, and I'm going to try the 80-year-old claim and see what happens. I can hardly wait. Wouldn't it be funny if nobody ever bothers me about it again?!

[gphx]

@haiqin That's great. Or 'Where else would I put the explosives?'.

[haiqin]

@gphx That would be so useful! I was surprised, so I had no comeback, but I'm working on some good ones. Maybe next time I'll say, "But I'm 80 years old. How old did you *think* I was?"