Concrete floors and radiant heat, and all throw rugs are placed where I do not turn around. I still occasionally wad one up now and then. Nothing beats the embarrassment of 20 years ago with a brand new wheelchair and brand new spinal cord injury going to a fancy party. I was being very careful about not crashing into walls, catching the tablecloth and dragging everything off, running over someones toes, or backing up suddenly into someone. However, when someone set off firecrackers behind me without thinking I turned around sharply (my Arrow wheelchair spun very quickly) and pulled the carpeting right off of the Tac strip along with several people who were standing on the carpet. It seems as though they had only had the carpet installed the day before and the installers were supposed to come back and finish the job and did not. Still, it was very embarrassing. Now it is funny. Joan
Oh yes, I have done all of the above in various times in the last 20 years. Yes I will be able to go through the pearly gates yelling it was a wild ride! From: John S. [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 11:39 AM To: quadriplegic Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Throw Rug hardwood floor with three coats of poly-urethane. 15 years and still only need a mop. john _____ From: greg <[email protected]> To: quadriplegic <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, November 28, 2010 4:25:55 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Throw Rug I am ruining the rug in my family room. I have a big worn area from my chair. I put a big throw rug over the middle, but just one time over it and it buckles and leaves big wrinkles everywhere. I sit between the coach and a chair. So I put one of those hard rubber squares that office chairs use to roll on between them. Turning on the rug causes the most wear, so I use that to turn around and sit on. No other way for me to get there other than to go across the center of the room, and no other way to arrange the room. I'm trying to cover the center area with something. My friend's mother use to have a plastic runner, but that looked bad. I thought maybe glue a rug to one of those office chair rollers. The edges might still flip up, but it might not be as bad as the big wrinkles. Anyone else solve this dilemma? Thanks, Greg
