Topic: Worst mobility scooter you've ever owned?
+Erik N — 13.4 years ago #21,445
Thought I'd ask since I now own a mobility scooter that loves to play up... frequent motor cut outs and shit.
It is a Pride brand scooter.
Anyone else own a shitty mobility scooter?
+Anonymous B — 13.4 years ago, 32 minutes later[T] [B] #258,651
0/10 fatty
+Anonymous C — 13.4 years ago, 5 hours later, 6 hours after the original post[T] [B] #258,679
lose some weight you disgusting sack of crap
+kook !!u4KQvs2JM — 13.4 years ago, 52 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[T] [B] #258,694
Who takes care of you Erik?
·Erik N (OP) — 13.4 years ago, 12 hours later, 19 hours after the original post[T] [B] #259,624
@previous (kook !!u4KQvs2JM)
> Who takes care of you Erik?
Myself.
·kook !!u4KQvs2JM — 13.4 years ago, 4 hours later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #259,665
@previous (Erik N )
Oh you can transfer and pivot? thats awesome
·Erik N (OP) — 13.4 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #259,753
@previous (kook !!u4KQvs2JM)
> Oh you can transfer and pivot? thats awesome
That's right. Tomorrow I'm off to buy a new controller for the scooter since the old one has shit itself, apparently...
+Anonymous E — 13.4 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #259,755
Kook.
+fullmouthextraction !2CQezZ7g6I — 13.4 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #259,772
This thread is just incredible
·kook !!u4KQvs2JM — 13.4 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #259,795
@259,753 (Erik N )
Do you drive? How long have you been disabled?
·kook !!u4KQvs2JM — 13.4 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #259,893
Can you get a new one, from your insurance?
+Anonymous G — 13.4 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #259,895
Doesn't Syntax use one?
·Erik N (OP) — 13.4 years ago, 4 hours later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #260,256
@259,795 (kook !!u4KQvs2JM)
> Do you drive? How long have you been disabled?
I've been disabled from birth. It's only now I've been able to get mobile... my heartless bitch of a mother hates me being mobile.
@259,893 (kook !!u4KQvs2JM)
> Can you get a new one, from your insurance?
This scooter was purchased privately... getting a scooter from the health system in oz is difficult as all hell
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·kook !!u4KQvs2JM — 13.4 years ago, 2 hours later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #260,332
@previous (Erik N )
Why doesnt she want you to get around? Are you on medicare or medicaid?
·kook !!u4KQvs2JM — 13.4 years ago, 55 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #260,403
Erik we should talk more/privately. Maybe I could send you some products that would help your level of independence.
·Erik N (OP) — 13.4 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #260,516
@260,332 (kook !!u4KQvs2JM)
> Why doesnt she want you to get around? Are you on medicare or medicaid?
My mother believes she can get me to walk like a normal kid, but the way she goes about it is stupid... i can't even walk more than a few metres outside the house and she wants me to walk up to the garbage bin and back... impossible.
I'm not on medicare or medicaid or any of those programs. My mother also won't buy me a mobility scooter because 'its too expensive' which is bull. I can shop around and find a nice scooter for under $5k (which is the amount she ripped off from me in total Youth Allowance payments. Plus the fact she doesn't want me in a wheelchair... which is fucking stupid. She's obviously ashamed of me...
@previous (kook !!u4KQvs2JM)
> Erik we should talk more/privately. Maybe I could send you some products that would help your level of independence.
I'm fine with showering and dressing and things of that nature.
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·kook !!u4KQvs2JM — 13.4 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #260,528
@previous (Erik N )
Does she let you go outside? What is your disability?
·Erik N (OP) — 13.4 years ago, 2 hours later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #260,596
@previous (kook !!u4KQvs2JM)
> Does she let you go outside? What is your disability?
Yeah I have to push a walker around. not sure what disability is. had issues with walking since I was 3. No doctors know what is wrong with me. No one knows how to fix it. It got worse over time... now when i stand i get full body twitches...
+Anonymous H — 13.4 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #260,599
@previous (Erik N )
Upgrade to handstands
·kook !!u4KQvs2JM — 13.4 years ago, 11 seconds later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #260,600
@260,596 (Erik N )
Wait, you have some rare disorder? What are the symptoms?
·Erik N (OP) — 13.4 years ago, 21 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #260,603
@previous (kook !!u4KQvs2JM)
> Wait, you have some rare disorder? What are the symptoms?
constant twitching and loss of balance
whole body randomly twitches as if i had parkinsons, have difficulty holding items
can fall over
etc
·Erik N (OP) — 13.4 years ago, 49 seconds later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #260,604
@260,599 (H)
> Upgrade to handstands
lol.
·kook !!u4KQvs2JM — 13.4 years ago, 7 hours later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #260,646
@260,603 (Erik N )
But you can still use a walker? Has it been getting worse as you age?
·kook !!u4KQvs2JM — 13.4 years ago, 25 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #260,665
Can I see your picture erik?
+Gavin !!KyvSN1WTu — 13.4 years ago, 1 minute later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #260,666
Get an electric wheelchair instead.
They are the bomb. And you can a decent on for $5k
I ride around in my mothers.
When she isn't using it of course.
·Anonymous G — 13.4 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #260,691
@previous (Gavin !!KyvSN1WTu)
Then the battery runs out.
·kook !!u4KQvs2JM — 13.4 years ago, 9 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #260,701
@260,666 (Gavin !!KyvSN1WTu)
They arent good with uneven terrain.
·Gavin !!KyvSN1WTu — 13.4 years ago, 47 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #260,724
@previous (kook !!u4KQvs2JM)
I don't know they seem to handle it pretty well.
Even the basic ones have a simple form of suspension.
And you can get a decent suspension system on them.
I ain't no expert just a casual user.
·Erik N (OP) — 13.4 years ago, 5 hours later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #260,889
@260,646 (kook !!u4KQvs2JM)
> But you can still use a walker? Has it been getting worse as you age?
Yes I still use a walker for short trips, and it is extremely worse now... if you've ever seen SWAT movies where they crouch as they shuffle around, thats what I do to walk now. 6mths to a year ago I could stand up, not any more.
@260,701 (kook !!u4KQvs2JM)
> They arent good with uneven terrain.
My scooter is much the same... it does not have ANY suspension at all, just a motor bolted onto a transaxle bolted onto the frame. it's great for indoor flat surfaces, but not on uneven sidewalks unless you throttle back. The battery contacts I have been considering replacing with single pole Anderson connectors for this very reason - bumpy sidewalks = frequent motor cut outs. Great little scooter otherwise...
@260,665 (kook !!u4KQvs2JM)
> Can I see your picture erik?
Sure. Let me black out my face in the photo and post it on imgur. It's an old photo. Be warned I am wearing a bomber jacket in the photo...
·kook !!u4KQvs2JM — 13.4 years ago, 8 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #260,896
@previous (Erik N )
Okay thank you. Do you have good doctors?
·Erik N (OP) — 13.4 years ago, 15 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #260,915
@previous (kook !!u4KQvs2JM)
> Okay thank you. Do you have good doctors?
Doctors don't know what the hell is wrong with me. Done all the required tests. What causes my walking problems is still a mystery as far as they and me are concerned.
·kook !!u4KQvs2JM — 13.4 years ago, 1 minute later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #260,917
@previous (Erik N )
Do you get physical therapy, or massage therapy? Do you have seizures?
·Erik N (OP) — 13.4 years ago, 10 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #260,933
@previous (kook !!u4KQvs2JM)
> Do you get physical therapy, or massage therapy? Do you have seizures?
No, I did try that for a while but it proved unsuccessful in helping me walk normally again.
No seizures. Here is your requested photo:
class= <a href="#reply_260917" onclick="createSnapbackLink('260933'); highlightReply('260917');" class="help" title=" ~ Do you get physical therapy, or massage therapy? Do you have seizures?">@previous (kook !!u4KQvs2JM) " rel="nofollow">http://imgur.com/HP2XWfu
@previous (kook !!u4KQvs2JM)</a>
> Do you get physical therapy, or massage therapy? Do you have seizures?
I did for a time but that proved unsuccessful in helping me walk normally. No seizures.
Photo here:
http://i.imgur.com/HP2XWfu.png <--- face is blacked out due to privacy concerns.
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·kook !!u4KQvs2JM — 13.4 years ago, 4 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #260,937
@previous (Erik N )
Thank you. What are the wrist braces for? I'd like to see you walk sometime.
·Erik N (OP) — 13.4 years ago, 9 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #260,941
@previous (kook !!u4KQvs2JM)
> Thank you. What are the wrist braces for? I'd like to see you walk sometime.
wrist braces are those used in skateboarding with the protective pad that if you fall avoids you skinning your wrist.
They help keep the rainproof pullover from admitting air to my body through the elastic arm openings on the pullover and making me shiver as a result (i'm very sensitive to temp differences).
·Anonymous H — 13.4 years ago, 35 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #260,954
@previous (Erik N )
Don't lie. They are for handstands.
·kook !!u4KQvs2JM — 13.4 years ago, 42 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #260,984
@260,941 (Erik N )
Do you have bad circulation?
·Erik N (OP) — 13.4 years ago, 30 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #260,995
@previous (kook !!u4KQvs2JM)
> Do you have bad circulation?
i don't think so. it's a natural trait of aspergers sufferers to have sensitivity to clothing, temperature, etc
·kook !!u4KQvs2JM — 13.4 years ago, 2 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #260,998
You were diagnosed as such?
·Erik N (OP) — 13.4 years ago, 10 hours later, 3 days after the original post[T] [B] #261,206
@previous (kook !!u4KQvs2JM)
> You were diagnosed as such?
Yes I was at age 3.
·Anonymous D — 13.4 years ago, 3 hours later, 3 days after the original post[T] [B] #261,235
@previous (Erik N )
The same age that they noticed your walking issues?
·Erik N (OP) — 13.4 years ago, 3 days later, 6 days after the original post[T] [B] #263,281
@previous (D)
> The same age that they noticed your walking issues?
Pretty much, yes.
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