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From: cas@mtdcb.att.com (Cliff Stevens)
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Subject: Re: wheelchair survey, request for info
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Date: 16 Nov 90 14:50:34 GMT
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I had E&J as a rental while I was inpatient and then got
a Quickie when I went outpatient. 

And according to what I was told, I was *HARD* on my chair!  Since I 
had almost fully functional legs, I was in and out of the chair all
the time, and even when I was in it, I kept putting my affected leg
on and off the footrest all the time.  And that kind of inconstant 
stress is very hard on any kind of device.

The E&J I used was cleaned by my OTA, and I had no trouble w it!  But
I have no idea of what, if any, PM she did.  On the other hand, the Quickie
was nothing but trouble!  The big wheels kept sliding in their mounts, 
the brakes also kept sliding, and the footrests kept breaking.  In fact,
I had a regular nightly routine; do my home exercises, take my meds, and
do PM on my chair!  

But the Quickie was light.  35 pounds!  I used to lift it w my one good
arm and lift it into the hatchback of my Toyota Celica GT.  The E&J was
not light!
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Militant Handicapped Survivor!
	Cliff Stevens	MT1E228  att!cbnewsj!ncas  (908)671-7292