[QUAD-L] Re: Anahfield, good and bad

[Houston Leek]

Title: Re: Anahfield, good and bad

I truly agree there is good & bad in everyone & everything. Mr. Anafield has developed quite a few useful products over the yrs. Being that initially his thing was 2 make things accessible 4 his daughter/ others. L8r it was 4 $$$$$$$$ but even within the money hunger there are some good results.:) I’d never have them do any work 4 me tho.


On 8/10/04 3:59 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> There is good and bad in all companies.
>
> A few weeks ago I had a van problem, IMS conversion, where the belt pulley
> broke, cut through wires and hoses and I saw smoke coming from under the
> hood. I pulled off the road, and the electrical system of the van shut down.
>
> After having my first van burn up in the driveway after being parked for four
> hours, and almost catching the house on fire, (another IMS conversion), I was
> lucky enough to be invited to speak at a conference concerning handicapped
> vans.
>
> The concern that I spoke on was the possibility of a Van catching fire while
> I was driving, and not being able to get out of the vehicle.  Within six
> months IMS had a complete new system for opening the ramp in an emergency
> situation.  One of the participants in that conference was Mr. Anafield, who
> was very
> inattentive to this problem, and his comments carried much weight at this
> conference.
>
> One of his distributors were also present at this conference held in
> Harrisburg, PA, and he told me about a lockdown system, developed by Mr.
> Anafield,
> that takes the power from the wheelchair, and not the van electrical system.  
> That is the lockdown system that I use today, and would not consider using a
> lockdown system that takes power from the van.  Luckily, the smoke coming from
> under the hood was from oil spilling onto the motor from the air conditioner
> line, and no fire resulted.  If I would have had an engine fire, I would not
> have
> been able to get help of the van.  With the lockdown system that I use, I was
> able to get out of the van.
>
> There is good and bad in each product, and one must weigh the differences.  I
> will be outfitting a second wheelchair with a lockdown system, and I don't
> think that you have to guess which system I will use.
>
> Oh yes, my anniversary was July 10, 38 years.
>
> Later,
>
>
>
> Glenn A Henry
>
>