Is using vertical blinds bad

[moon88]

Dear cecil,
I read somewhere that the verticals blinds should not be used as they act as poison arrows cutting in to people. Is there any truth in this. Thanks.

[Cecil Lee]

Dear Anon,
1. Frankly, so far, I have not come across the issue of vertical blinds posing a problem.
2. We can understand why some FS practitioners or authors mention it as it is near equivalent of books (like knives).
3. It is interesting to take note of this and if anyone has any experience on this or find `no issue' could perhaps post a message on this.
One reason is has no sharp corners but instead (only the `blades'. But most of the time, it is not `aimed' at a person directly unless one opens the blind `fully' where someone can see u immediately.)
Here the purpose of the blind is for privacy and most people drawn `down' the blind, thus, here it is not aimed at the person but either `skywards' or `downwards'.
For me, I would not discount it, but rather, as mentioned above, `keep an open mind' about it.
Thanks for bringing it up.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 1/26/00 7:03:16 PM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear cecil,
I read somewhere that the
verticals blinds should not be
used as they act as poison
arrows cutting in to people.
Is there any truth in this.
Thanks.

[glyn]

Hi Anon
My husband has had vertical blinds in his office for some 3 years now and to date these have not caused a problem even when they are fully opened.
Glyn

[myfs_145141]

HI! I've been using / owning vertical blinds for 1 year now and I never had any problem .. in fact the louvres of the blinds are made of soft fabric, so I do not see how they could act as poisoned arrows. Here is an interesting article on vertical blinds http://www.articleclick.com/Article/Why-choose-vertical-blinds/1327019. Sophia

[Cecil Lee]

Wow! The first thread on this subject was 10 years ago.. a decade ago... time does fly....!