You are sooooo right Ron. Be the boy Scout. You're also right in the fact that a cat stuck up a tree or dog stuck in offense whole would get a crowd around them, the police department, the fire department and Humane Society. Do people think they will "catch" what they think we have? Bobbie
Smile Everyday > On Apr 21, 2014, at 5:47 AM, RONALD L PRACHT <[email protected]> wrote: > > I was out on my attachable handcycle today called the rio dragonfly. I got > hung up on the entrance ramp to the back of the school with the single front > tire up the bump and my wheelchair wheels down the bump on the street. I had > my c5 grips on and tried and tried to go up to no avail, then tried to go > down and was getting hung up on the footrest and the coaster brake kept > activating. At this point Im about to break spokes and damage my handcycle so > I did something smart........I stopped and evaluated the situation. I then > took the c5 grips off , took glasses off and tried to push using the handrims > of the chair, but it was too steep without a run at it. I always carry water, > cathe materials, cell, pocket knife so I wasn't to concerned. There were a > few people that saw me struggling and walked away to not get > involved.......this is typical in my experience, some jut don't know how to > help or want to be involved. Finally a guy pulls in gets out of his car and > says, I see you all the time, don't you know how to drive that thing? I just > smiled and said could ya go to the back of the chair and gimme a push. he > pushed and I propelled the whole contraption up the steep curb. I thanked the > man repeatedly and was grateful he stepped up to the plate and helped. The > question I ask is would a pitbull stuck in the fence get help quicker than I > did? The other thing I would tell new chair users is eventually you will get > in a sticky situation, rather than break things, tear out shoulders or get > someone else hurt, always stop and figure out the best plan of attack and > carry the necessities with you on your chair or in your van . We disabled > folk have to be aware and a little smarter than normal joes out there. > > Ive had two seatbelts become jammed while I was out and had to cut them to > use restroom and get into van seat. Carry a multitool or a small pocketknife. > > > Ron
