I drove a Quad friend of mine home, years ago, from where we got our vans converted. He needed to drop off his van and of course the keys. When we got over to the key drop-box we realized it was the type one needs to push with one hand the lid open and with the other hand drop the key in the box. After some discussion we decided John would park his chair right next to the drop-box to drop his key and I would park my chair as close to his as possible and reach over to open the lid with one hand while hooking my other hand on the push handles. Well, we BOTH got our Quad "fists" hands stuck in the drop-box. It was the type of situation where the harder you pull the tighter the "trap". After laughing for 10 minutes or so we started trying to figure out how we were going to get help on a Sunday afternoon on the side of a big warehouse building. Oh, BTW it was drizzling lightly.
Out of curiosity - what would had all you guys have done in that situation? I'll tell you what we did later. LOL. Bobbie Smile Everyday > On Oct 7, 2013, at 10:03 PM, lwillis...@yahoo.com wrote: > > Don, that very same thing happened to me two years ago, three days before > Christmas. I thought I was gonna die for over an hour until some passerby > heard me yelling. You better believe I fasten lap and chest belts every time > now. > > Sent from my iPad > > Begin forwarded message: > >> Resent-From: quad-list@eskimo.com >> From: Don Price <donpric...@yahoo.com> >> Date: October 7, 2013 at 1:42:19 PM EDT >> To: Todd Daugherty <todd.daughe...@gmail.com>, quad list >> <quad-list@eskimo.com> >> Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Paralyzed man rescued from burning van >> Reply-To: Don Price <donpric...@yahoo.com> >> >> Very lucky guy! >> >> I once fell out of my wheelchair inside my full-size van, parked in a store >> parking lot, engine running, doors closed and radio on. I layed there for >> almost half an hour before a passer-by heard me yelling for help. He lifted >> me back into my chair and I thanked him profusely. I was unhurt except for >> carpet burns all over my face from laying facedown on the floor. It was one >> of the scariest things I've ever experienced and from that day forward I've >> always worn a seatbelt while in my chair. >> >> This also reminds me of the wheelchair user who survived the Minnesota >> bridge collapse a few years back. If you haven't seen the picture, check it >> out here!: >> http://www.mobilitysupportsystems.com/stories.aspx?a=1 >> >> Don. >> >> From: Todd Daugherty <todd.daughe...@gmail.com> >> To: quad list <quad-list@eskimo.com> >> Sent: Monday, October 7, 2013 9:09 AM >> Subject: [QUAD-L] Paralyzed man rescued from burning van >> >> http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/major-crash-causes-big-delays-ga400/nZq9d/ >> >> This happened a few miles from my home. A Yaris hit a tractor trailer then >> hit an Econoline van that was being driven by a paralyzed man. Van caught >> fire and three guys were able to get him out. >> >>
