I think Danny has me beat, but I have had my few scrapes.
1. I was daydreaming on a wooden bridge and realize that the last minute that I had not made sure the sidewalk coming up was clear to my right. I veered to the left and my big rear tire caught the side of the bridge and swung me around at an almost 180° angle (possibly 160°). Thankfully the bar which protects my tilting mechanism on my chair caught the edge of the sidewalk or I would have went straight into the swamp. I was left with both of my rear tires in the air while my from ones were resting tenuously about six or 7 inches off the sidewalk. It wasn't wearing a chest strap, so my upper body ended up bent over my knees and I was sitting there looking at the wetlands (swamp) for 20 minutes. Thankfully some landscapers drove by in a golf cart and they heard me yelling for help. You would have thought one of the 20 or 30 cars that had driven by would have noticed that I was in a precarious situation, but that wasn't the case. 2. I was coming out of Tampa Stadium when I hit a bump that through my body forward. Because I wasn't wearing a chest strap again, I immediately went forward which caused my chair to speed up to full speed. Thankfully another bump allowed me to get my body back in place so I could stop my chair before I collided with some upcoming cars. 3. Knowing that I had already had a problem at Tampa Stadium my head tilted my chair back slightly so I wouldn't have a repeat of my second scare, but I guess my spasm medication was working a little better than I thought and I ended up flopping forward. Thankfully I was able to the stop button on my head rest before I went forward. To avoid #2 and #3 I have reduced my spasm medication. Once I managed to about an inch off the sidewalk at my house. Thinking I could eventually free myself I continue to try to move and did nothing but exacerbate the situation. I ended up with my feet wedged up against my fence and it took a neighbor of mine 10 minutes to free me. Thankfully I have been able to avoid any of these situations for quite some time. (Keeping my fingers crossed). In all of the situations where I have been stuck, I have been lucky enough to have been shaded from the heat. I don't think I would have fared very well for 20 minutes or so in the sun. Quadius On 5/7/08, Greg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Anyone ever accidentally drive their chair into a pool or ditch, or fall > out of your chair? > > I've tipped sidewise or fallen forward and couldn't sit back up, but have > always stayed in the chair. > > But I have bumped my control joystick and scared myself being close to a > pools edge. > > Greg >
