Did your first chair suck?

betheny · 08-02-2006, 03:20 PM

Experience is a brutal teacher, what did you learn?

MotoRacer598 · 08-02-2006, 03:25 PM

It just was hard to push it was heavy!!

DeadEye · 08-02-2006, 03:28 PM

Yes Beth, mine was ancient. It was created shortly after they'd invented the wheel

It was an OLD 45 lb Everest & Jennings. Rolled like an anvil, not to mention as comfortable as a hole in a rock.

Hunker · 08-02-2006, 03:30 PM

Yes, SSC put me in a Quickie "folding chair" because the cost more. My level is T11/12 incomplete. I had no idea at the time what a "rigid" frame was and six months later it was tore up and I had to buy a "used" rigid frame with a presciption from my doctor stating it was for my mental health. I had a simular experience with my braces. I need the leg lock fixed and the hospital sent them off to Colorado and refurbished them. $2000.00 to fix a leg brace lock. I remember his name was Mel and he work at Sothern Regional. he was A SCAM.

and everyone wonder how I keep such a good attitude.

Oh I learned to build them.

NorthQuad · 08-02-2006, 03:35 PM

I'm still in my first chair and I hate it. It's heavy, ugly and I'm always uncomfortable in it.

betheny · 08-02-2006, 03:35 PM

Mine was a folder, now I have a rigid and can't believe how much more efficient it is. The measurements were wrong too. I guess they anticipated I'd grow 2 inches longer-and wider. At 40 LOL.

Hunker · 08-02-2006, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by betheny

Mine was a folder, now I have a rigid and can't believe how much more efficient it is. The measurements were wrong too. I guess they anticipated I'd grow 2 inches longer-and wider. At 40 LOL.

Ha ha I just got fat. 14" now I'm in a 16" ........I guess to much free beer for me.

http://www.flysrb.com/Nice%20Beer%20Koozie.jpg

van damn · 08-02-2006, 03:50 PM

The controls would stick and tilting back was scary.

maddog2020m06 · 08-02-2006, 03:50 PM

Mine was a huge, Everst & Jenning quick silver. I must have weighed 48 lbs. Like a tank. Om on my 3, chair. My quickie I have had for about 14trs. It weighs like 28 lbs.

2jazzyjeff · 08-02-2006, 03:51 PM

i answered yes, but both power and manual were not perfect.. still have both, but as with any chairs, had to make minor adjustments.. i love my Jazzy.. Jeff

View Poll Results: Did your first chair suck?
Yes, wrong measurements	74	35.75%
Yes, wrong style	29	14.01%
Yes, it was a dinosaur	62	29.95%
No, it was perfect	42	20.29%
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08-02-2006, 03:20 PM	#1
betheny Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Oklahoma,USA Posts: 18,333	Did your first chair suck? Experience is a brutal teacher, what did you learn? __________________ Blog: Does This Wheelchair Make My Ass Look Fat?

08-02-2006, 03:25 PM	#2
MotoRacer598 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Largo,Fl Posts: 293	It just was hard to push it was heavy!! __________________ Steve C5-6 Feb 05

08-02-2006, 03:28 PM	#3
DeadEye Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hoo-ville, VA Posts: 2,491	Yes Beth, mine was ancient. It was created shortly after they'd invented the wheel It was an OLD 45 lb Everest & Jennings. Rolled like an anvil, not to mention as comfortable as a hole in a rock. __________________ "It is every man's obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it. Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value." - Albert Einstein

08-02-2006, 03:30 PM	#4
Hunker Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: In a wheelchair Posts: 3,862	Yes, SSC put me in a Quickie "folding chair" because the cost more. My level is T11/12 incomplete. I had no idea at the time what a "rigid" frame was and six months later it was tore up and I had to buy a "used" rigid frame with a presciption from my doctor stating it was for my mental health. I had a simular experience with my braces. I need the leg lock fixed and the hospital sent them off to Colorado and refurbished them. $2000.00 to fix a leg brace lock. I remember his name was Mel and he work at Sothern Regional. he was A SCAM. and everyone wonder how I keep such a good attitude. Oh I learned to build them. __________________ http://www.moviewavs.com/php/sounds/...teachother.wav

08-02-2006, 03:35 PM	#5
NorthQuad Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,730	I'm still in my first chair and I hate it. It's heavy, ugly and I'm always uncomfortable in it.

08-02-2006, 03:50 PM	#8
van damn Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: louisiana Posts: 6,383	The controls would stick and tilting back was scary. __________________ Be yourself!!! http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/vandamnwcbb/ BMF Sports & LiftWithoutLimits Sponsored Athlete http://www.bmfsports.com/ATHLETES.php www.genegvd.com

08-02-2006, 03:50 PM	#9
maddog2020m06 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 708	Mine was a huge, Everst & Jenning quick silver. I must have weighed 48 lbs. Like a tank. Om on my 3, chair. My quickie I have had for about 14trs. It weighs like 28 lbs.

08-02-2006, 03:51 PM	#10
2jazzyjeff Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Georgia Posts: 9,598	i answered yes, but both power and manual were not perfect.. still have both, but as with any chairs, had to make minor adjustments.. i love my Jazzy.. Jeff __________________ Life isn't like a bowl of cherries or peaches. It's more like a jar of jalapenos--What you do today might burn your ass tomorrow. If you ain't laughing, you ain't living, baby. Carlos Mencia

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