scooters

[Guest guest]

Hi there,

I sometimes use these carts at shopping malls. I don't want to but if I

don't then my shopping time

is cut in half. However, I have never met anyone that insulted me. If

anybody said anything rude to me

I would just smile and say you ignorant & *(#$ & _@ & *(%+()#%*()* & #%()@ & *

and drive away.

Don't get me wrong but I have a physical disability and these people

have a ignorance disability.

I am not usually an angry person but try and embarrass me and I can be

nasty...LOL.

Life is too short to worry about what other people are thinking. Just

be the better person and smile and say have a nice day and move on. If

you feel the need then call them a & *_#)((* & & & *#@__()#%>...I guess it

is all according to your mood. I find that If I am not in too much pain

then I am ok but if I am in lots of pain then I should wear a notice on

my forhead because that is when I could explode....LOL

have a good day,,,,

Corinne

susan smith wrote:

>

> Janet

> I am with you, I am also very overweight, but people have never said

> anything to me about using a cart. I do use a cane to walk painfully,

> and might see the cane in the cart. I can tell you that anyone did

> ever say anything to me they would be SORRY!!

> When people star at me, and i think they are looking at me because of

> my size , I Say to them " Take a picture, it will last longer! in WI

>

> jan <smokey61080@... <mailto:smokey61080%40>> wrote:

>

> >

> > The store carts are the only ones I have ever used and they are easy

> to get used to. I am not " large " either, a little bigger than June at

> 5 " 3 and 130 pounds.

> >

> > I think the prob. with me is that I am a very large person and I do

> not look like I am sick or hurt. just fat and I really think that is

> why I am having such a prob. with using the scooters I get enough

> looks now by just being fat and If I were in a scooter I feel I would

> get even more looks.. I know lose weight I hear it all the time but

> when you can not do much with out pain it is hard to lose weight...

> well enough crying about me hope everyone has a great and less pain

> free day..

> Love your all

> Janet IN IL

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

ribbon54sews@...

Corrine,

Kudos!!!

Sharon

Corinne Drover <Corinne@...> wrote:

Hi there,

I sometimes use these carts at shopping malls. I don't want to but if I

don't then my shopping time

is cut in half. However, I have never met anyone that insulted me. If

anybody said anything rude to me

I would just smile and say you ignorant & *(#$ & _@ & *(%+()#%*()* & #%()@ & *

and drive away.

Don't get me wrong but I have a physical disability and these people

have a ignorance disability.

I am not usually an angry person but try and embarrass me and I can be

nasty...LOL.

Life is too short to worry about what other people are thinking. Just

be the better person and smile and say have a nice day and move on. If

you feel the need then call them a & *_#)((* & & & *#@__()#%>...I guess it

is all according to your mood. I find that If I am not in too much pain

then I am ok but if I am in lots of pain then I should wear a notice on

my forhead because that is when I could explode....LOL

have a good day,,,,

Corinne

susan smith wrote:

>

> Janet

> I am with you, I am also very overweight, but people have never said

> anything to me about using a cart. I do use a cane to walk painfully,

> and might see the cane in the cart. I can tell you that anyone did

> ever say anything to me they would be SORRY!!

> When people star at me, and i think they are looking at me because of

> my size , I Say to them " Take a picture, it will last longer! in WI

>

> jan <smokey61080@... <mailto:smokey61080%40>> wrote:

>

> >

> > The store carts are the only ones I have ever used and they are easy

> to get used to. I am not " large " either, a little bigger than June at

> 5 " 3 and 130 pounds.

> >

> > I think the prob. with me is that I am a very large person and I do

> not look like I am sick or hurt. just fat and I really think that is

> why I am having such a prob. with using the scooters I get enough

> looks now by just being fat and If I were in a scooter I feel I would

> get even more looks.. I know lose weight I hear it all the time but

> when you can not do much with out pain it is hard to lose weight...

> well enough crying about me hope everyone has a great and less pain

> free day..

> Love your all

> Janet IN IL

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

> --- In , " Betty " <bvanOmega@>

wrote:

> >

> > why I am having such a prob. with using the scooters I get

enough

> looks now by just being fat and If I were in a scooter I feel I

would

> get even more looks.. I know lose weight I hear it all the time

but

> when you can not do much with out pain it is hard to lose

weight...

> well enough crying about me hope everyone has a great and less

pain

> free day..

> Love your all

> Janet IN IL

>

>

>

>

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

When I asked the question about to help or not I was thinking of the lady I

mentioned, do I ask to help her or not. Thankfilly I need little help now. But

I've been there and like to help when I can but it is hard to know.

BVan (Betty)

In a message dated 6/8/06 11:55:36 AM, smokey61080@... writes:

> I my self don't like people to help me

>

Then just politely say " no thanks " ........

Pris

[Guest guest]

I gratefully accept help whenever it is offered. I need to conserve

my energy, the more help I get, the more I can do.

On the other side, my kids learned early on to offer help. They were

around their grandma, who needed a lot of help, and felt it was an

honor to be her helper. I can assure you that if one of them offered

to help you, they would mean it as a compliment to you that you

allowed them to give you assistance. Like a young man we met at the

bank one day - " my grandma would whap me on the side of the head if I

didn't offer to help you " .

On 6/7/06, Betty <bvanOmega@...> wrote:

>

> How do you (individually) feel about help being offered?

> BVan (Betty)

>

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[Guest guest]

Yes, scooters with dry cell battery(s) are allowed on airplanes. I

ride mine down the jetway to the door of the plane and then wait to be

sure the baggage handlers know how to lower the tiller and pick it up

properly (e.g. by the grab handle not the seat) for safe carriage to

the luggage compartment. Another benefit to riding it to the jetway is

that there is little chance it will be put on the wrong plane. So far

so good. Just to be sure, the scooter should also be tagged with your

flight number.

Happy flying.

>

> Hi Again All,

>

> I recently posted here and did not get any response. So, I am

posting

> again. Could someone PLEASE tell me if scooters are allowed on

> airplanes? If so, are certain types or are all allowed? Also,

could u

> please tell me which kind u all have and the pros and cons of them.

> PLEASE HELP!!!! Thanks!

>

[Guest guest]

On 2/16/07 2:00 PM, " nclady44 " <nclady44@...> wrote:

> Hi Again All,

>

> I recently posted here and did not get any response. So, I am posting

> again. Could someone PLEASE tell me if scooters are allowed on

> airplanes? If so, are certain types or are all allowed? Also, could u

> please tell me which kind u all have and the pros and cons of them.

> PLEASE HELP!!!! Thanks!

>

>

I believe the answer to your question is NO, as I not in the cabin, but yes

with the other luggage and motorized chairs. I travel with a scooter on

airplanes. I drive mine to the door of the aircraft, walk into my bulkhead

seat , and turn my scooter over to the luggage handler. If you used a

manual fold up standard wheelchair, one would be allowed in the cabin. Who

knows what the new security rules have done to wheelchair travelers!!!

JackiClip

[Guest guest]

I have been told I can have it put in the belly of the plane if I have dry

battery cells, which I do. I have had damage, but they paid to get it

fixed-luckily it happened on the way home from our vacation.

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

My mom is at the point where she can get around without assistance in

the house, but would like some type of scooter for getting around out in the

yard, and the road. They live out in the country. They don't have any money, so

I wondered if anyone has found a cheap solution that would work for someone like

her. She is 73 years old, and her legs are affected the most. Does Medicare

usually pay for some of it? Thanks for your help,

Lori

[Guest guest]

I was the same way at first too, it was a bit embarrassing (using my

wheelchair, scooter, or the store scooters), but I got over that as well. It's

all a

matter of what makes life easier for me, and who the heck cares what anyone

else thinks? They don't know me, I don't know them, and they sure as heck

aren't living my life (or running my errands) for me. )

Scooters, wheelchairs, power chairs; they are all tools for us to use to

help us live better lives. They help us conserve our energy, suffer less pain,

and improve the quality of our lives! Take advantage of them!

Carol

In a message dated 4/22/2007 12:23:37 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

bluedune@... writes:

HI

I WOULDN'T USE THE CART/SCOOTER FOR THE FIRST FEW YEARS I WAS POISONED/ILL.

(opps- cap lock-sorry) My husband has the RA, I have Multiple Chemical

Sensitivities and Chronic Fatigue and OA.

I didn't see the back of the store....good thing they moved the RR to the

front...lol

Finally I realized the only person I was hurting was myself.

With a cart I can:

* Shop more often- it is not the only thing I feel able to do in a day (

before cart- to walk the store required all my energy for the day)

* Accompany my husband and or son as he goes around the store

* Have a bit of energy left to help put up the groceries or enjoy my family

So, I now own my own scooter. It makes lots more family time possible. My

niece and nephew love it- they ride on it w/ me and make a game of it.

Once I got over the embarrassment and fear- I learned it is all in how I

choose to view it- so I choose to view it as a part of my life that lets me

live life instead of sitting on the sidelines all the time.

So, go ahead and try it when the store is empty- go at night and try it out-

view it as an adventure.... Scooters can change your life.

God Bless

Karolyn

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[Guest guest]

HI

I WOULDN'T USE THE CART/SCOOTER FOR THE FIRST FEW YEARS I WAS POISONED/ILL.

(opps- cap lock-sorry) My husband has the RA, I have Multiple Chemical

Sensitivities and Chronic Fatigue and OA.

I didn't see the back of the store....good thing they moved the RR to the

front...lol

Finally I realized the only person I was hurting was myself.

With a cart I can:

* Shop more often- it is not the only thing I feel able to do in a day (

before cart- to walk the store required all my energy for the day)

* Accompany my husband and or son as he goes around the store

* Have a bit of energy left to help put up the groceries or enjoy my family

So, I now own my own scooter. It makes lots more family time possible. My

niece and nephew love it- they ride on it w/ me and make a game of it.

Once I got over the embarrassment and fear- I learned it is all in how I

choose to view it- so I choose to view it as a part of my life that lets me

live life instead of sitting on the sidelines all the time.

So, go ahead and try it when the store is empty- go at night and try it out-

view it as an adventure.... Scooters can change your life.

God Bless

Karolyn

-------Original Message-------

From: reinhartjudy

Hi Tawny,

I've used scooters at Walmart and Meijer and they're great! You can

adjust the speed and go slower if you want, and the minute you take

your hand off the control, they stop. It's a whole new world!

Judy from Central Ill.

>

> Cassy,.....Were not alone. I would love to have the courage to try

> the scooter at Walmart.

[Guest guest]

OH I no That feeling way to well. Everytime I would get on the store

scooter I would pass every little old 80 year old lady in the store

and they was running. then they look at me as why was I on that thing

riding around when i could be walking just fine. I had one lady say

if you would just get up and try walking some you would be just fine

it will help you. hahahahaha I said thank you I will do that next

time you are so right. I made her feel good but I went home and had a

good cry. I now have my won scooter and I have not has one person

say any thing to me. I took it to My Dr. appt. the other day and it

was great! I was not tired when I got back home. My RA dr was trying

to tell me he did not wont me to never get one I would only ride and

never walk again well I have been walking still as much as I can but

when you have to walk a lot and your legs give up what are you to do.

I dont care what people say any more It is my live and I have to put

up with the pain later so if I wont to ride I am going on my new Red

scooter! SueAnn East Texas

> >

> > Cassy,.....Were not alone. I would love to have the courage to

try

> > the scooter at Walmart.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I have seen more and more folks riding those little scooters down the sidewalks.

One time one was in front of me in the drive thru at Mc s

I say whatever helps is what you should do and if you have to walk a long

distance

like a mall or doctors building what the heck. My poor FIL though has a huge

driveway and

he normally would take his scooter out to get the mail but that day he got to

the bottom

of the drive and the darn thing stopped on him. He didn't bring a phone with

him or anything and he lives out in the middle of no where so he had to push his

scooter up the drive and into the house. It took him two hours but he did it.

Joy

dollsewldy <dollsewldy@...> wrote:

OH I no That feeling way to well. Everytime I would get on the store

scooter I would pass every little old 80 year old lady in the store

and they was running. then they look at me as why was I on that thing

riding around when i could be walking just fine. I had one lady say

if you would just get up and try walking some you would be just fine

it will help you. hahahahaha I said thank you I will do that next

time you are so right. I made her feel good but I went home and had a

good cry. I now have my won scooter and I have not has one person

say any thing to me. I took it to My Dr. appt. the other day and it

was great! I was not tired when I got back home. My RA dr was trying

to tell me he did not wont me to never get one I would only ride and

never walk again well I have been walking still as much as I can but

when you have to walk a lot and your legs give up what are you to do.

I dont care what people say any more It is my live and I have to put

up with the pain later so if I wont to ride I am going on my new Red

scooter! SueAnn East Texas

> >

> > Cassy,.....Were not alone. I would love to have the courage to

try

> > the scooter at Walmart.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Welcome Suzanne,

On another list someone (LP) posted regarding a new scooter she had

purchased and another member mentioned that they've had one for a

while and were very satisfied.

See: http://www.shoprider.com/

You'll see that they have a multiple scooters in a variety of sizes.

>

> Hello:

>

> I'm a newbie...I have a " significant other " who is a little person

and right now he's having troubles with his scooter: He has a regular

scooter which has been modified (stuffing taken out of the seat) to

enable him to transfer...with the assistance of a walker...a few steps

on to the toilet. The trouble is that - with the seat lowered, the

seat hits a lever underneath that is for the break lock I think and

-with him swinging the seat back and forth...the lever is now broken

and the scooter won't budge. The " fix it " guys say it'll be $1,500 CD

to repair it and he's had the thing for about five or six years now

with constant and rough use. I think he should get a new one buy he

says he wouldn't get assistance from the government because his income

is supposedly too high...I think he would though. We live in Ontario

Canada by the way.

>