On or about 12-13-09 20:28, Doug Connor allegedly uttered "Filler
:)" to James
Bradley:

 JB>  RE: .. Er, inverted speed bumps? [+ how to scale them.]

 JB> it's time to update devices to better deal with obstacles. Back in the
 JB> day [...] but if Mohamid aint going to the mountain...

 DC> Sorry Im late in responding, I just havent had much urge to type.

You missed a stuffed full bit-bucket. There seems to be nobody here but us
anyway.

 DC> Yup modifications to the buggy could be a better plan.
 DC> the suspention is totaly dependant on the amount of air in the tires

There should be some torsion system that could improve things?

 DC> Maybe some kind of spring under the seat part would help.
 DC> Ive seen those newer type power wheelchairs the front
 DC> wheels are the bigger ones
 DC> I wonder if I could get abt 8 miles of travel with one of those.

Range is a factor! Seems rolling resistance from them big-uns would be too
costly, but simpler to roll out the door for the manufacturer. The thing is, I
doubt your doctor is the first to hear about this.


 DC>>> Hey I have a Flyer 3 wheeled buggy and the
 DC>>> sidewalks are the last place I care to travel
 DC>>> unless im in need of a laxative effect.

 JB>> That's a different story! (Likely a different echo too. P-)

 DC>> hehe yea my doc says i need to see a urologist for that.

 JB> Isn't his aim too fore?  Seeing you are in a buggy,
 JB> short of making it a
 JB> skid-steer... The neighbour said even those big balloon tires on an ATV
 JB> gave
 JB> his back a workout. One thing I find essential when driving, is to use a
 JB> Palates/exercise "pancake" or a hemorrhoid type
"donut" to supplement the
 JB> vehicles' suspension. I call them my "airbags".
 DC> Now theres an Idea but i think ill wait till needed more.


 DC>>> hey the buggy has 2 gellcel batteries running a
 DC>>> 24 volt motor. I can get to most everyaere here
 DC>>> in this small city.

 JB>> Here in Calgary, we have urban sprawl in a bad way. When I dislodge
 JB> the
 JB>> iatrogenic fibroid neuroma out of the car seat, my first goal is to
 JB> find JB>> the
 JB>> nearest shopping cart that I can use as a walker.
 DC>  round here the the bigger stores have batterie buggys with a big
 DC> basket  on

Seating, is not in my comfort zone. I'm lucky I have two vehicles that are
adjustable enough to find me a position that doesn't wrench the back, or bugger
my affected leg, but mom's Toyota is impossible for me to spend any time in.

 DC>> I guess i dont know what your dissloging.
 DC>> hmm im here in a river valley city. everywhere i go
 DC>> there is a hill.
 DC>> in those situations i use my 4 footed cane and the kids sholder
 DC>> if possible.

 JB> I have nerve damage on my hip. AKA: *The* neuroma. Short of laying flat
 JB> with
 JB> the knees elevated, I run the risk of the thing firing needlessly. The
 JB> rub is,
 JB> I rarely notice the damage until I get secondary symptoms. Finding a
 JB> comfortable sitting position is always a compromise, and the worst is
 JB> getting
 JB> in and out of a chair. Wheelchair ramps, and accessible parking is of
 JB> little
 JB> help when I have to cart the Caracas 1/4 mile to a meeting.

 DC> ee er the nerve damage I have is all in my head literaly.
 DC> my white blood cells have decided my nerves dont need all
 DC> there shielding so they tend to short circate.

 DC> They Call it Multiple sculeroisis hey the doc's say I wont die from it
 DC> but will likely die with it.
 DC> Fun fun.

Join the club. 

 DC> So now I have the fun of figureing out medicare. around 20 years early.

There's a learning curve we could all do without.




... James
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