When I went to register for school there was snow, ice, slush, all
mixed. I didn't get through it and I have great upper body strength.
I did see a guy the other day in a chair go over some ice but it was hard.
I was spinning out, barely cutting through it, etc. It was a mess but the whole
campus was like that and yes I did say something. I have covers on my push
rails on my tires. They are plastic covered and work great. I used to push
off of my tires until I saw someone with these and talked to the equipment
company about getting them and they are great. My thumbs are actually
starting to look normal. My only problem in the rain is staying dry. It
isn't feasable for me to have those big ponchos at school because there is no
where to put it. If I could find a nice one that just covers the top half of me
would be great but I have yet to find one. It's supposed to rain this
week. UGH!
Stacy
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 3:39
PM
Subject: [QUAD-L] Pushing in rain////
SNOW :( :( :(
Tony,
I
know that you have a lot of rain down there. I can�t remember if you answered
this or not. How do you manage 2 push your chair when it�s raining? I
can�t get anywhere when the tires get wet. Oh and I�ve never even tried
pushing in snow. I see the paras pushin thru it with no problems. Are there
any quads that push there chairs thru snow? With or without quad-pegs? Do they
have any quad pegs that don�t look like they do? I guess I�m kinda want 2 be
fashionable and practical. I push fine without quad pegs until I get 2 in
climate weather.
On 2/7/05 10:02 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
In a message
dated 2/7/2005 9:00:01 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
I have a theory about
sexuality and spinal cord injuries. I believe that the lower the
injury level or higher the function is for SCI individuals the more
attractive women or men will be to that person. Though I hold no
grudge against paraplegics or low level quadriplegics, I think it is so much
easier to introduce yourself to women and break the ice as well as develop a
relationship when that person is not confronted with a bulky electric chair
etc.. I might be wrong and I hope I am but does it not just seems
paraplegics have it so much easier. Not only from personal observation
but in advice columns I read, magazines and even on the covers of disability
magazines, all I see or read about his couples who are paraplegics or low
level quadriplegics/higher functioning.
I never read about
quadriplegics with very little function either through their neck or upper
arms getting the girl.
What do you think?
Please prove me
wrong
Dillon
Dillon....i think ur theory
is right GENERALLY, but not always. People are drawn for all different
motives...some not so good!! I'm c5c6, but look like a para...push
chair, no side arms, can push fairly well, so these things do help me, but i
think when a girl gets the idea i'm much more disabled in my hands than she
thinks it can really blow it...but i have had many girls sexually post
injury, most get over the chair quick, but u might be right, it's not as
cumbersome as power chair...i mean, they can usually sit on my lap facing
me, one leg on each side of me...i put my arms around the small of their
waist.
I've thought a lot about power vs pushchair, and i know it
would knock a hole in my attractiveness if i were in power. Still,
being attractive isn't everything...i'm still a quad that gets his heart
broken ocassionly...broke a few in my time too, so what comes around goes
round.
-tony c5c6 24 yrs post car vs tree
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