Sorry to read your problem Mark. It should be a industry standard or atleast a personal standard that no one touch a chair, scooter, or van unless they are certified by the manufacturer, under warranty to do so. Otherwose, you have a lot of disinterested and untrained parties "learning at your expense." As a consumer, you assume that all McDonald's hamburgers are made and taste the same. As a consumer, you should NOT assume that anyone who touches your chair or scooter is certified and properly trained. You don't have to be rude, just ask, "Are you Certified by the Manufacturer to perform this task or work." You can also make up your own contracts and have them signed by the repair person that they are certified. If they are not truly certified and you permit them to touch you chair, you share some responsibility in the end results of THEIR actions. This is why I've always advocated that if you are going to be a quad, be an EDUCATED QUAD. Be A Smart Consumer. Know your rights. Make sure that the DME that performed the work is notified and accepts responsibility for their actions. Best Wishes In a message dated 7/28/2007 1:21:10 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Interesting day! As you I had my batteries replaced and this morning I get in my chair and I went to tilt in my chair and it started smoking and then flames and scared the xxxx out of me. He put some wires where they were cut when I tilted and my chair caught fire. Lucky I wasn’t alone or I wouldn’t be telling this story, I would be burnt up! My chair tech is an idiot! Mark Jackson RollinOn ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour
