Re: [QUAD-L] About wheelchair users keeping their heads down in public

2007-05-25 Thread DAANOO
What magazine was that? Dana ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

[QUAD-L] I love my local bakery

2007-05-25 Thread Bobbie299
Hi All, I love to walk to my local Bakery to get a cup of coffee. They are always so nice to me and fix my coffee just the way I like it. I even go in the winter. pouring rain is the only thing that stops me. Do any of you have a cafe or Bakery that you go to often where they know you

Re: [QUAD-L] I love my local bakery

2007-05-25 Thread KK
My local grocery store is my place. They serve coffee prepare meals.

Re: [QUAD-L] I love my local bakery

2007-05-25 Thread Danny Hearn
You love to ( WALK ) ? or did you mean ROLL ?lolDan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, I love to walk to my local Bakery to get a cup of coffee. They are always so nice to me and fix my coffee just the way I like it. I even go in the winter. pouring rain is the only thing

Re: [QUAD-L] H.B.T.M (40)

2007-05-25 Thread Oconnelldb
You understand perfectly. thank you, i had a great time. do any of you others do any special things on your anniversaries? dave In a message dated 5/24/2007 9:17:36 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: happy birthday, if I understand correctly... [EMAIL

Re: [QUAD-L] I love my local bakery

2007-05-25 Thread John S.
I like to go to the park and beg money from people that act dumb enough. Get a buzz going and watching nature. See if I can hit a pigeon with a chunk of stale bread hard enough to knock it out. Keeps animal rights people away from me. john - Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [QUAD-L] I love my local bakery

2007-05-25 Thread Danny Hearn
How much can you make beggin for money? ...that may be a profitable hobby, A friend of mine once threw a stale biscuit at a pidgeon and killed it.;-) John S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I like to go to the park and beg money from people that act dumb enough. Get a buzz going and

[QUAD-L] I love my local bakery-but I love the park better

2007-05-25 Thread wheelchair
I once bought a 32oz of coffee and headed to the park for the day. After consuming all of it, I must have fallen asleep with the empty cup in my hand. When I awoke, the cup was filled to the brim with coins. I musta been a pretty scary site that day. Try it you'll like it! W In a

Re: [QUAD-L] cushions

2007-05-25 Thread David K. Kelmer
Hi Q, You have to take into your calculations how much your body has changed over the past 11 years. It may not seem much, but as you age, the changes will add-up. With Love, CtrlAltDel aka Dave C4/5 Complete - 31 Years Post Texas, USA Quadius [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [QUAD-L] About wheelchair users keeping their heads down in public

2007-05-25 Thread David K. Kelmer
I'll second that 'Amen.' With Love, CtrlAltDel aka Dave C4/5 Complete - 31 Years Post Texas, USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Amen Ron. Amen W In a message dated 5/23/2007 10:39:56 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi, I can hardly

FW: Re: [QUAD-L] About wheelchair users keeping their heads down in public

2007-05-25 Thread William Willis
I must have missed an earlier post. What magazine is this? From: David K. Kelmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] About wheelchair users keeping their heads down in public Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 12:43:04 -0700 (PDT) I'll second that

Re: [QUAD-L] H.B.T.M (40)

2007-05-25 Thread David K. Kelmer
Hi Dave, I hope your night out was a refreshing time. May you take the time to enjoy all of the water as it flows through your bridges during your next 80, or so, years. Great Job! With Love, CtrlAltDel aka Dave C4/5 Complete - 31 Years Post Texas, USA [EMAIL

[QUAD-L] LAZY LasVegas

2007-05-25 Thread wheelchair
And if that don't burn your britches, Lazy LasVegas people will. News report hitting the press in the last two days is an AP story of Lazy ABs, renting mobility scooters to get around the streets of LasVegas. Nothing wrong with them. Mostly young, big... fat and sloppy people to lazy to

Re: [QUAD-L] H.B.T.M (40)

2007-05-25 Thread David K. Kelmer
Hi Dave, I always spend time with my friends and family, enjoying the experience of just being here with them! With Love, CtrlAltDel aka Dave C4/5 Complete - 31 Years Post Texas, USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You understand perfectly. thank you, i had a

[QUAD-L] ] LAZY LasVegas-forward

2007-05-25 Thread wheelchair
In a message dated 5/25/2007 4:16:35 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi W, Looks like I can't post to the quad list - something about a circular alias? Anyhoo, would you mind posting this for me? Dan I'm not surprised. There is a reason America has a weight

Re: [QUAD-L] H.B.T.M (40)

2007-05-25 Thread Bill_J
H.A.T.Y., Dave. I usually celebrate my anniversary by thanking God I'm alive. I'm not far behind you. Mine will be #39 this year. Bill age 56 C6 Incomplete since 7/20/68 Leesburg, FL Welcome To Shit Creek ~ Sorry, We're Out of Paddles! - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [QUAD-L] NEW CHAIR

2007-05-25 Thread Quadius
Sorry I haven't seen a credible source which says bin Laden is a member of the Saudi Royal Family. I will concede his family is close to the Saudi royal family and has indeed amassed a great deal of wealth building things for the royal family, but the bin Laden family is from Yemen not Saudi

Re: [QUAD-L] cushions

2007-05-25 Thread Quadius
To answer the first question, no I have not ever been pressure mapped. The second question is also a no. Right now I am not, knock on wood, experiencing any difficulties with pressure points on my rear end. It is just more a matter that I notice my position will slightly change throughout the

Re: [QUAD-L] Another try at a new chair

2007-05-25 Thread Quadius
Thanks John Dana and for the feedback. I just had my shocks check and they say they are okay, but unfortunately they had to replace the front spring. I ride pretty decently in my wheelchair when I am in my Van, but it is in Invacare and I have heard Permobiles do bounce a lot when they are in

Re: [QUAD-L] Another try at a new chair

2007-05-25 Thread Quadius
That sould have been John and Dana. Not the other On 5/25/07, Quadius [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks John Dana and for the feedback. I just had my shocks check and they say they are okay, but unfortunately they had to replace the front spring. I ride pretty decently in my wheelchair when I

Re: [QUAD-L] Another try at a new chair-transportation

2007-05-25 Thread Quadius
When I was forced to travel this way back in the day when I had extraordinarily low blood pressure, I bounced around all the time and the damage to the wheelchair. Thankfully I have figured out most of the problems with my blood pressure, but occasionally I still have those times where I can

Re: [QUAD-L] Political discussions

2007-05-25 Thread Quadius
Great suggestion Bill. Quadius On 5/24/07, Bill_J [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: *How about if we put politics inside parentheses in the subject? Then you don't even need to open it. Somtimes politics need discussing because of Medicare/ Medicaid/VA issues, etc.* ** *Bill age 56 C6 Incomplete

Re: [QUAD-L] I love my local bakery-but I love the park better

2007-05-25 Thread Quadius
I read a blog from a fellow quad who said he was sitting outside a department store with an empty cup in his lap (he just finished drinking something) and people walk by and did the same thing. http://mouthstick.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!CE0B674ED50D90F9!1705.entry The above link is not the actual

Re: [QUAD-L] cushions

2007-05-25 Thread Quadius
I am probably going to get an appointment for pressure mapping. At the very minimum I will be trying to get a backup cushion for this chair. The other question I have is too large for the particular chair I am in right now, but it may fit my next chair. Quadius PS thanks for the feedback. On

Re: [QUAD-L] ] LAZY LasVegas-forward

2007-05-25 Thread Quadius
Unfortunately laziness is not a crime or fortunately. If it were a crime, I would have been in jail a long time ago. :-) it is sad that people would read scooters in order to avoid walking. I don't know what they would use as a litmus test though. Quadius On 5/25/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL