I'm glad you found the love of canes! It must be loads better than a broomstick...Blue Ice, cool name too. lol Sounds more like a drink though...
From the sounds of it, there are so many people out there who would benefit from using a cane but they are held back by some sort of societal stigma or social fear? It's really weird but I'll see people twice my age...geez, I guess I should say a couple of decades older than I am...who so obviously need a cane but insist upon limping about in agony - could it be that they actually think they are fooling someone?
"Only cripples carry canes"...but hobbling and limping about like you just stepped on a landmine is ok? People are weird and I applaud those who put more stock in their own inner voice than anything others might be thinking.
Now the real trick will be putting the cane away one day.
Best of luck to you Ashley
Chris