My next door neighbor (a very tolerant lady who doesn’t even notice it anymore when I put out the garbage in my jammies… not to mention going across the road to the grocery store) has a little trouble with walking now. She always uses one cane but sometimes she uses two.
Going on the bus recently, I counted 5 people with canes seated near the front. Some were the regular hospital type ones (made of metal, very sturdy) but a few were fancy, carved wooden ones. What my Granddad used to call his walking stick ‘cause, as he’d say, canes are for old people.
Often when the hubby and I are hiking around… Hawaii or some other tropical paradise, we’ll see plenty of these walking sticks being used.
A beautifully carved walking stick is a piece of art and many of them, despite the low material costs, are priced that way. Someone handy at wood carving (or whittling) could in his or her spare time make some extra cash. With the population getting older and affluent, the demand is growing.