"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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On Tue, 20 Mar 2012 01:59:52 -0700, "CW" wrote:



"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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On Mon, 19 Mar 2012 23:25:02 -0400, "Mike Marlow"
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CW wrote:


I never read this group. As a matter of fact, I'm not here now.

We've known that for years, C-dub.
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LOL

Unfortunately, I have been in this wheelchair since last June and I can't
get into the shop (stairs and no ramp).

That sucks. Roll on over to HFT and get one of the little winches and
set up a system to lower yourself down there, boy
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Since being in this thing, I have thought of many things that I could make
that would make my life easier including an artificial leg,
if only I wasn't in this chair. Catch 22.


The computer has been my main
pastime lately. Hopefully, that will change here in a few months. Every
experience is a learning experience if you look at it in the right way. I
now firmly believe that every architect should have to spend a couple of
months in a wheelchair before they can get their degree. Pulled into a
parking lot a while back and found the handicapped parking spaces right in
front of the entrance. Win. Wheelchair ramp on the other side of parking
lot. Fail. I don't use handicapped parking as I feel that there are others
that need them worse than I do but I do notice. Another place. Nice ramp
parallel to building leading to entrance. Win. Entrance door opens out
blocking ramp. Fail. Then we get to the inside. Deep pile carpeting. Like
rolling through mud. Halls so narrow that making a 90 degree turn into a
room is impossible. Many of these things could be taken care of in the
design process and without a great deal, or no, expense. Just a bit of
thought.

Right. And doctors should have to roll in them for a week, too, during
their mandatory hospital stay, so they can see how it feels from that
angle. It won't change many, but the few it does will be well worth
it. (see William Hurt in "The Doctor", ca 1991. Excellent!)
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Good movie. On your recommendation, I looked it up and watched it. Pirate
movie sights have been quite advantageous. The hospital that I have been
going to recently has the friendliest, most helpful staff you could imagine,
with doctors that really know what they are doing. If I had gone there in
the first place, I would have been walking 6 months ago. People come from
out of state to go there. Harbor View Medical Center in Seattle. Highly
recommended.

BTW, if you are into a little entertainment in the "Holy crap. I
didn't think that was possible" area, go to YouTube and search for
"wheelchair backflip".

Har! I'll go do that now as I have some time. My 10am client called
kand her power's out so I can't work. Wow, Aaron tooks some nasty
dumps in the first part of the flick. I wonder how much replacement
high-performance wheelchairs cost for him every few months... He has
the right attitude, doesn't he?
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Quite the kid. That chair of his cost over $2000.00. I bet his parents
didn't bat an eye buying him one just to see him do what he wanted. I know I
would if it were my kid.

--
When you are kind to someone in trouble, you hope they'll remember
and be kind to someone else. And it'll become like a wildfire.
-- Whoopi Goldberg