WAIT! How did you get back in your chair? Larry Willis Retired and proud of it
Begin forwarded message: > From: Gmail <[email protected]> > Date: May 13, 2015 at 1:45:20 PM EDT > To: "Thomas E. Cusack" <[email protected]> > Cc: Larry Willis <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > Subject: QUAD-L My quad story today > > Me and my sister Patti use to go out night club hopping in the mid-70s and > close the place down. This was anywhere from 1-4 years post when I was still > just using only a manual chair. > > One night we closed a place and the band asked us to follow them home to > party with them because they loved that I danced in my chair. > > We got to the house in the middle of nowhere and Patti starts pushing me > across the lawn in the pitch dark after the guys where inside. Well we hit > something and I went flying out of the chair and it ended up on top of me > along with Patti. > Well, we thought this was hysterical and couldn't stop laughing ... of course > we were very drunk. > > The guys finally came out to see where we were. When they discovered what had > happened THEY freaked out. "Here let us pick her up." > They each grabbed a limb and started pulling in different directions. > Well, Patti and I thought this was hysterical and they wanted to know what > was so funny. > "She could be hurt, what's so funny about that?" > Patti said "She already has a broken neck." > > They ended up walking away because we were laughing so hard. Bobbie > > Smile Everyday > >> On May 13, 2015, at 10:27 AM, Thomas E. Cusack <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I think we all have stories that are funny as well as 'you've gotten be >> kidding me' but here's one you'll enjoy.If >> anyone's been to the Grand Hotel in Mackinac, you'll know that there's an >> enormous hill to climb to get from the street to the hotel entrance. I was >> in a Braun TriWheeler and slalomed up the hill because the device just >> didn't have the guts to go straight up the hill. So we made it to the top >> and went out on the porch. You can see 3 of the Great Lakes from there. >> Well, we proceeded to have a couple of cocktails and it came time to leave. >> I figured, I can go straight down the hill and be ok. Well down the hill I >> went. That triwheeler was flyin'!! >> I got to the bottom all in one piece but the gal that I was with says, 'do >> you know you ran over a cigarette back there?' I said 'no' and looked down >> and the things was on fire! I took her coke, threw it on the fire area and >> limped back to my van. Funny today-scary then. >> Tom Cusack >> C6/7- >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, May 12, 2015 4:46 PM, Larry Willis <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> Dave, that's funny.....and scary! I've had similar incidents but I have >> never flipped over! >> >> Larry Willis >> Retired and proud of it >> >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >>> Resent-From: [email protected] >>> From: DAVID LEWIS <[email protected]> >>> Date: May 12, 2015 at 5:06:40 PM EDT >>> To: Quad-list Post <[email protected]> >>> Subject: [QUAD-L] My quad story today >>> Reply-To: DAVID LEWIS <[email protected]> >>> >>> Oh man, im fine, but i gotta story to tell ya, i was in the living room >>> taking off my black vest and putting it on the front railing by the door >>> when,, >>> it caught my joystick and the joystick on my wheelchair. Made me shoot up >>> and i fell all the way straight back, >>> it was like i was in a rocket ship with my feet in the air and my back on >>> the floor >>> i hit my head but not to bad >>> Josh my cousins son and dad and my aunt Carol connected the Hoyer chains >>> that i use every day to get in the wheelchair and pulled me up, the chair >>> too, batteries stayed in im glad. >>> >>> I bet you guys have story's like this too. >>> please share if you have time. >> >>
