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No. I have that book, though. I'll check it out. I didn't know you were in there! Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: bobbie...@aol.com > Date: January 13, 2013, 9:52:08 PM EST > To: lwillis82...@msn.com, quad-list@eskimo.com > Subject: Re: Fwd: [QUAD-L] successful > > Larry, > Did you write a chapter in the book "From There to Here" ? There was a > quad in that book who was transported in a hearse. I wrote a chapter in that > book. Bobbie > > > > > -Original Message- > From: Larry Willis > To: quad-list > Sent: Sun, Jan 13, 2013 5:08 pm > Subject: Fwd: [QUAD-L] successful > > Interesting stories, guys. Out of curiosity, how many on this list, like > myself, have not ridden an airplane as a quad? Heck, I've never ridden a > passenger plane in my life. The nearest airport to my homestead is over 100 > miles away. We are an urbane and sophisticated lot down here in Ky.:) The > Turtle Man is from the neighboring county. When I was injured back in 1971, I > was taken to the hospital in a hearse! (True) Hope everyone has a happy and > healthy night. > > Sent from my iPad > > Begin forwarded message: > > > Resent-From: quad-list@eskimo.com > From: wheelch...@aol.com > Date: January 13, 2013, 3:08:14 PM EST > To: aa999...@yahoo.com, quad-list@eskimo.com > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] successful > > > I've taken both the Coach USA bus to Midway and O'Hare Airports (they run > every two hours) and I've taken the Chicago-South Shore to downtown and the > Orange Line to Midway as well as the Blue Line to OHare. Both Chicago > Airports have a "Sticky Patch" they issue to DisAbled Travelers, for special > attention. Wearing the "Sticky Patch" with the airline symbol offers its > user the best in mobility services. Those wearing the Maroon Vest work for > the airports to ensure safety. The "Sticky Patch" also can help going thru > security to the departing gates. > I hope your return was just as easy. > Best Wishes > > In a message dated 1/13/2013 12:44:41 P.M. Central Standard Time, > aa999...@yahoo.com writes: > my recent travels from Indiana, southern Arizona just before the holiday > season.yes, I have traveled numerous times before this but flying out of > Chicago has always been a nightmare!taking a shuttle bus from South Bend to > Chicago in just over a two hour ride departing at 4 AM. So once in Chicago I > had about an hour and a half before the departing flight and it seemed going > through security was not too much of a hassle. Just after a few minutes of > waiting at the departing the gate, I was approached by the individual for > special needs. Now, in times past, they usually transferred me from my power > chair directly to the aisle chair for the aircraft but I had a different > idea. This time around. Straight from my power chair to a manual chair and > then to the aisle chair. , With following my directions of breaking down my > chair and securing a gym bag of my clothing on top of the wheelchair parts > to make one beautiful package to fit under the plane. Using two ratchet > straps and commercial grade saran wrap to ensure everything would stay > together even when they laid chair down on its side. Even with my chair > broken down, it barely fits in the cargo hole of the aircraft. Getting the > bulkhead seats are the first row of seats in coach section and on the > right-hand side of seating in the middle seat with my traveling companion > taking the window seat. Departing nearly on time, which was very rare than > previous departures. I am 3/4c complete 6 feet tall and just over 200 > pounds, so transferring me is not the easiest. Once we touched down the > chair was actually still all put together the same way we packed it prior > to flight. So getting to the airport with enough time to spare is key in > not getting a damage chair during flight and this occurred also on the > returning flight. So anybody has any questions about this travel fell free > to ask and had an excellent time celebrating my grandpa's 90th birthday. I > hope everybody had a great holiday season and is ready for this new year. > All is well. Concerning my health really don't have any complaints at this > time except for my new chair. And it's been nearly a year now on getting my > new chair ordered and delivered. It's from 21st-century product and looks a > lot more durable than my current Invacare product! But for now programming > it is the next hurdle and hope to have it on the road in the near future. > Will let you know once I have it up and running. Take care my friends and > have a good one. > > >
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Before becoming a quad I rode on a small piper cub or cherokee for just a fun plane ride as a teen, then as an adult my wife and I flew on jets out to California to visit her sister and see las Vegas .Since i got injured we have not had a lot of extra money to even try plane vacation or trips.--- On that small plane ride as a kid...the Pilot started talking and acting wierd, driving funny and yelling that our lives were now in his hands!! (scared the crap out me and my brothers ) I think he was just trying to amuse himself and have fun because he knew we had never flown before and he had a plane service that offered rides for a fee out of a small country airport. Dan H.** From: Larry Willis To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Sun, January 13, 2013 4:09:19 PM Subject: Fwd: [QUAD-L] successful Interesting stories, guys. Out of curiosity, how many on this list, like myself, have not ridden an airplane as a quad? Heck, I've never ridden a passenger plane in my life. The nearest airport to my homestead is over 100 miles away. We are an urbane and sophisticated lot down here in Ky.:) The Turtle Man is from the neighboring county. When I was injured back in 1971, I was taken to the hospital in a hearse! (True) Hope everyone has a happy and healthy night. Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: Resent-From: quad-list@eskimo.com >From: wheelch...@aol.com >Date: January 13, 2013, 3:08:14 PM EST >To: aa999...@yahoo.com, quad-list@eskimo.com >Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] successful > > I've taken both the Coach USA bus to Midway and O'Hare Airports (they run every two hours) and I've taken the Chicago-South Shore to downtown and the Orange Line to Midway as well as the Blue Line to OHare. Both Chicago Airports have a "Sticky Patch" they issue to DisAbled Travelers, for special attention. Wearing the "Sticky Patch" with the airline symbol offers its user the best in mobility services. Those wearing the Maroon Vest work for the airports to ensure safety. The "Sticky Patch" also can help going thru security to the departing gates. >I hope your return was just as easy. >Best Wishes > >In a message dated 1/13/2013 12:44:41 P.M. Central Standard Time, >aa999...@yahoo.com writes: >my recent travels from Indiana, southern Arizona just before the holiday >season.yes, I have traveled numerous times before this but flying out of >Chicago >has always been a nightmare!taking a shuttle bus from South Bend to Chicago in >just over a two hour ride departing at 4 AM. So once in Chicago I had about an >hour and a half before the departing flight and it seemed going through >security >was not too much of a hassle. Just after a few minutes of waiting at the >departing the gate, I was approached by the individual for special needs. Now, >in times past, they usually transferred me from my power chair directly to the >aisle chair for the aircraft but I had a different idea. This time around. >Straight from my power chair to a manual chair and then to the aisle chair. , >With following my directions of breaking down my chair and securing a gym bag >of >my clothing on top of the wheelchair parts to make one beautiful package to >fit >under the plane. Using two ratchet straps and commercial grade saran wrap to >ensure everything would stay together even when they laid chair down on its >side. Even with my chair broken down, it barely fits in the cargo hole of the >aircraft. Getting the bulkhead seats are the first row of seats in coach >section >and on the right-hand side of seating in the middle seat with my traveling >companion taking the window seat. Departing nearly on time, which was very >rare >than previous departures. I am 3/4c complete 6 feet tall and just over 200 >pounds, so transferring me is not the easiest. Once we touched down the chair >was actually still all put together the same way we packed it prior to flight. >So getting to the airport with enough time to spare is key in not getting a >damage chair during flight and this occurred also on the returning flight. So >anybody has any questions about this travel fell free to ask and had an >excellent time celebrating my grandpa's 90th birthday. I hope everybody had a >great holiday season and is ready for this new year. All is well. Concerning >my >health really don't have any complaints at this time except for my new chair. >And it's been nearly a year now on getting my new chair ordered and delivered. >It's from 21st-century product and looks a lot more durable than my current >Invacare product! But for now programming it is the next hurdle and hope to >have >it on the road in the near future. Will let you know once I have it up and >running. Take care my friends and have a good one.
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Larry, Did you write a chapter in the book "From There to Here" ? There was a quad in that book who was transported in a hearse. I wrote a chapter in that book. Bobbie -Original Message- From: Larry Willis To: quad-list Sent: Sun, Jan 13, 2013 5:08 pm Subject: Fwd: [QUAD-L] successful Interesting stories, guys. Out of curiosity, how many on this list, like myself, have not ridden an airplane as a quad? Heck, I've never ridden a passenger plane in my life. The nearest airport to my homestead is over 100 miles away. We are an urbane and sophisticated lot down here in Ky.:) The Turtle Man is from the neighboring county. When I was injured back in 1971, I was taken to the hospital in a hearse! (True) Hope everyone has a happy and healthy night. Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: Resent-From: quad-list@eskimo.com From: wheelch...@aol.com Date: January 13, 2013, 3:08:14 PM EST To: aa999...@yahoo.com, quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] successful I've taken both the Coach USA bus to Midway and O'Hare Airports (they run every two hours) and I've taken the Chicago-South Shore to downtown and the Orange Line to Midway as well as the Blue Line to OHare. Both Chicago Airports have a "Sticky Patch" they issue to DisAbled Travelers, for special attention. Wearing the "Sticky Patch" with the airline symbol offers its user the best in mobility services. Those wearing the Maroon Vest work for the airports to ensure safety. The "Sticky Patch" also can help going thru security to the departing gates. I hope your return was just as easy. Best Wishes In a message dated 1/13/2013 12:44:41 P.M. Central Standard Time, aa999...@yahoo.com writes: my recent travels from Indiana, southern Arizona just before the holiday season.yes, I have traveled numerous times before this but flying out of Chicago has always been a nightmare!taking a shuttle bus from South Bend to Chicago in just over a two hour ride departing at 4 AM. So once in Chicago I had about an hour and a half before the departing flight and it seemed going through security was not too much of a hassle. Just after a few minutes of waiting at the departing the gate, I was approached by the individual for special needs. Now, in times past, they usually transferred me from my power chair directly to the aisle chair for the aircraft but I had a different idea. This time around. Straight from my power chair to a manual chair and then to the aisle chair. , With following my directions of breaking down my chair and securing a gym bag of my clothing on top of the wheelchair parts to make one beautiful package to fit under the plane. Using two ratchet straps and commercial grade saran wrap to ensure everything would stay together even when they laid chair down on its side. Even with my chair broken down, it barely fits in the cargo hole of the aircraft. Getting the bulkhead seats are the first row of seats in coach section and on the right-hand side of seating in the middle seat with my traveling companion taking the window seat. Departing nearly on time, which was very rare than previous departures. I am 3/4c complete 6 feet tall and just over 200 pounds, so transferring me is not the easiest. Once we touched down the chair was actually still all put together the same way we packed it prior to flight. So getting to the airport with enough time to spare is key in not getting a damage chair during flight and this occurred also on the returning flight. So anybody has any questions about this travel fell free to ask and had an excellent time celebrating my grandpa's 90th birthday. I hope everybody had a great holiday season and is ready for this new year. All is well. Concerning my health really don't have any complaints at this time except for my new chair. And it's been nearly a year now on getting my new chair ordered and delivered. It's from 21st-century product and looks a lot more durable than my current Invacare product! But for now programming it is the next hurdle and hope to have it on the road in the near future. Will let you know once I have it up and running. Take care my friends and have a good one.
Fwd: [QUAD-L] successful
Interesting stories, guys. Out of curiosity, how many on this list, like myself, have not ridden an airplane as a quad? Heck, I've never ridden a passenger plane in my life. The nearest airport to my homestead is over 100 miles away. We are an urbane and sophisticated lot down here in Ky.:) The Turtle Man is from the neighboring county. When I was injured back in 1971, I was taken to the hospital in a hearse! (True) Hope everyone has a happy and healthy night. Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > Resent-From: quad-list@eskimo.com > From: wheelch...@aol.com > Date: January 13, 2013, 3:08:14 PM EST > To: aa999...@yahoo.com, quad-list@eskimo.com > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] successful > > I've taken both the Coach USA bus to Midway and O'Hare Airports (they run > every two hours) and I've taken the Chicago-South Shore to downtown and the > Orange Line to Midway as well as the Blue Line to OHare. Both Chicago > Airports have a "Sticky Patch" they issue to DisAbled Travelers, for special > attention. Wearing the "Sticky Patch" with the airline symbol offers its > user the best in mobility services. Those wearing the Maroon Vest work for > the airports to ensure safety. The "Sticky Patch" also can help going thru > security to the departing gates. > I hope your return was just as easy. > Best Wishes > > In a message dated 1/13/2013 12:44:41 P.M. Central Standard Time, > aa999...@yahoo.com writes: > my recent travels from Indiana, southern Arizona just before the holiday > season.yes, I have traveled numerous times before this but flying out of > Chicago has always been a nightmare!taking a shuttle bus from South Bend to > Chicago in just over a two hour ride departing at 4 AM. So once in Chicago I > had about an hour and a half before the departing flight and it seemed going > through security was not too much of a hassle. Just after a few minutes of > waiting at the departing the gate, I was approached by the individual for > special needs. Now, in times past, they usually transferred me from my power > chair directly to the aisle chair for the aircraft but I had a different > idea. This time around. Straight from my power chair to a manual chair and > then to the aisle chair. , With following my directions of breaking down my > chair and securing a gym bag of my clothing on top of the wheelchair parts to > make one beautiful package to fit under the plane. Using two ratchet straps > and commercial grade saran wrap to ensure everything would stay together even > when they laid chair down on its side. Even with my chair broken down, it > barely fits in the cargo hole of the aircraft. Getting the bulkhead seats are > the first row of seats in coach section and on the right-hand side of seating > in the middle seat with my traveling companion taking the window seat. > Departing nearly on time, which was very rare than previous departures. I am > 3/4c complete 6 feet tall and just over 200 pounds, so transferring me is not > the easiest. Once we touched down the chair was actually still all put > together the same way we packed it prior to flight. So getting to the airport > with enough time to spare is key in not getting a damage chair during flight > and this occurred also on the returning flight. So anybody has any questions > about this travel fell free to ask and had an excellent time celebrating my > grandpa's 90th birthday. I hope everybody had a great holiday season and is > ready for this new year. All is well. Concerning my health really don't have > any complaints at this time except for my new chair. And it's been nearly a > year now on getting my new chair ordered and delivered. It's from > 21st-century product and looks a lot more durable than my current Invacare > product! But for now programming it is the next hurdle and hope to have it on > the road in the near future. Will let you know once I have it up and running. > Take care my friends and have a good one.
