Dear Linda, I don't have a peremobile. I guess I didn't write very clearly. I have a TDX3 (The cheapest chair that can handle tilt/recline.)I've had the rear wheel drive chairs and I find them to be as nimble as a rhino. I pay an electrician to put a power inverter on my wheelchair so I have power outlets like a peremobile. 1000 watts until the batteries go to 10 percent. Incredibly helpful with laptops and blackouts. The power leg bag drain switch gets moved from one chair to the next. It has a nine volt battery. Very cool but it cost $250. I mention peremobile with respect as I have seen those chairs set up so well that some of the more deformed among us can virtually live from one. If my chair couldn't power my bed during blackouts, I'd be covered with bedsores. I swear I'm trying to get a picture of this splint to post. If you can move your wrist this splint will transfer that motion into a strong pinch for things like writing, typing, millions of things. I don't have triceps either. There's a model that uses compressed air to give u power if you all you can do is move your arms to violate gravity.
Good to talk, john ----- Original Message ---- From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: John S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 2, 2008 5:29:41 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Cellphones and chairs Hi John, You have a permobile? Do you use a joystick on the chair arm? How does the splint, 24/7 one work? Do you have a picture of it? Where did you get the splint? I'm a c4/5 injury & have no triceps. Just curious, thanks. Lindaf -------------- Original message -------------- From: "John S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I've found one that has a regular headset as long as it has a power outlet and my chair has 2 outlets. I put one of those lil round velcro dots on my mydesc so I just wear a hand strap with a pencil for real precise stuff and my regular left handed dynamic splint that I wear 24/7 seems able to open and answer and do basic stuff. The bluetooth was a joke so I didn't persue it. My dexterity will never be that good. (C-5 also) It rocks being able to say hi to people so far away. I'd like to ditch my landline now. I got lucky because my sister let me on her account for $10+anything weird I do a month. Somehow, if she has four phones instead of three she saves 22 dollars plus my 10. wish I had a gov't job! I still think they should make a prepaid phone we can use. Those were completely unacceptable. I mostly want it so I'm not so tied to my phone to catch when my aids call or I need to call them. Every AB I know uses the damn things. I can even call the deaf guy upstairs with the text. I don't use a backpack anymore. They always came apart at a very inopertune time. I have a carrying case for a small laptop that works great and stays flat against the back when I lean back. Once again, double sticky velcro. How did handicapped survive without velcro? Now that all the orthopedic alterations are done to my chair, I need a new one. my milage counter started erasing itself and a lot of times, when I recline, it sticks. I know, I've done restarts to reset the potentiometers and that worked last year or so but now its eating batteries. My odometer goes back to zero the day after it is recharged. Do your chairs do this? Ohyeah, they replaced the bolts that the back pivots on with new hardened sleeves before it fell off. Chairs go by so fast. It will only be 6 years old. What will I cuss at every morning? My new chair will be a lighter more refined chair than what I have now with better electronics (duh). I still can't get much choice in the maker. Invacare owns Ohio, I guess because they are assembled here. Its been 33 years and this is my 6th wheelchair. I do not see how you guys make these things last much longer. I'm not hard on my chairs. I don't offroad or beat mine. To look at it you'd think it was pretty new. It's when it rolls or tilts or reclines that it messes up. Aside from that its been a good chair??? A little tip for those trying to setup the driving modes on the controller, Mode 1 is indoor, 2 is outside and 3 is as jerky as it can be so it gets unstuck, and 4 is just a tilt and recline repeater switch that is identical to the 8way switch on the left that controls tilt and recline. I like to tilt while I drive and talk on the phone. My pee switch is also on the left but has a red safety cap so only I know who peed in walle world. I send my DME a Christmas card and I really do get great service even if it isn't a permobile. I've had bad DME's and they can make your life hell. What good is an awesome chair if your DME has it all the time? I'm grateful I'm getting a new chair at all. Are you all listening to politicians and right wingers that blame us for causing the financial mess. I like to believe the money that comes to me all goes back in the economy cause I sure don't get to keep it very long. Ats my rant. I hope y'all are doing great. It is awful quite. john ----- Original Message ---- From: Greg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, October 1, 2008 3:21:28 PM Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] Which Cellphone I use a Bluetooth earphone, but you need to hit the button. Before that, I hung it from my neck or seatbelt. I also tried velcroing it to the top of my armrest G. ________________________________ I have a C5 injury and was playing around with a few at the stores. The iPhone and Blackberry were fun. I found several phones useable, my consideration was how to get at it! Vel cro to pants?
