Re: [QUAD-L] Flying-with your chair

[Oconnelldb]

i know busses have a few 50 cent a ride spaces saved for you and me which of course go unused and unpaid for when we don't ride but the arlines aren't going to give up a multi-hundred dollar space or two on multiple planes for a handful of wheelchair travelers who usually don't show up.  i always let the air out of my roho when flying as it blows up like a beachball if i don't.  the cabins aren't pressurized to sea level.  i also now take my armrests and legrests with me on the plane.  they lost an armrest once - they bought me a new one but it took 6 weeks to get it - i had a spare from my last chair - the reason i try to buy the same model each time.  i used an air sickness bag one time to dump my legbag into during flight.  my wife ran that to the head for me.  better just not to drink much before flight time.  dave   In a message dated 8/8/2004 5:36:48 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In a message dated 8/8/04 12:09:37 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << it's ok to think that. you'll be using their straight  back. dave Well dave then we folk need to help chage that................ Sam >> Its not that easy, Sam.  I flew alot and when you consider that on any flight with over 200+ passengers, you might see only one or two passengers in wheelchairs.  Usually these people are seniors who need little assistance and can walk thru the planes. When serious wheelchair users make up 50% of the flying customers on any given flight... you will see a change.  But until that time... don't hold your breath, but be happy that you will still be able to fly. W   The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you choose, what you think, and what you do is who you become. Your integrity is your destiny-- it is the light that guides your way." --Heraclitus