Hi, Kevin!  Recently you wrote in a message to Ardith Hinton:

AH>  ... explaining for the umpteenth time why I won't even
AH>  try to carry a three hundred pound wheelchair up & down
AH>  the stairs.  Third Chakra stuff, needed for

KK>  Wow!


          Because they feel if they've seen one wheelchair they've seen 'em all
... or because they have no idea of the weight of a pair of car
batteries... or because I use fancy terms such as "Chakra"?  I
like your response, anyway.  :-)



KK>  physical survival.  I find the stuff inside my head more
KK>  interesting... and in the grand scheme of things I suspect
KK>  it could be a lot more important.  You too...??  :-)

KK>  Well not that much, I'm a c-3 quad and I live on my own too.


          Good for you!  Living on your own, I mean... [grin].  Our young
adult daughter is hemiplegic & still lives with us.  As for me, I'm
more or less able bodied.  My body has a few quirks, though, to keep me
humble....  ;-)



KK>  Most times I like reading, running my bbs + gypsy-designs.com,
KK>  girl watching and spending my money. Oh ya and drinking coffee.


          Nora enjoys music, reading, sports, coffee... and boy watching.  :-))



KK>  James used my bbs, Gypsy BBS for years now, but the bbs is
KK>  pretty slow these days,


          So is ours.  Hang in there... James & I need you!  Although
the folks who still use this medium have certainly diminished in number, I
believe you're providing an important service.  A large proportion of my
own modem buddies are physically disabled and/or on a limited income and/or
residing in an area where other options aren't available to them.  I value
the work you're doing....  :-)



KK>  How's the weather in Van these days?


          Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow... [chuckle].  Nanaimo
seems to have got most of it, but we have a few inches.  Here on the Wet
Coast the stuff doesn't hang around for months as it does in other parts of
the country... it's a novelty for us.  And because we cleverly selected a
wheelchair which was able to handle hills & rough terrain, it handles
snow fairly well too.  We could use some ideas, though, about attaching a
snowplough in front of this rig.  The one remaining problem is ground
clearance... it doesn't do well in deep snow.  :-))




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