Its been a long time coming but finally I gave in and purchased a scooter and lift to make my mobility better! In the back of my mind I could see my mom on her scooter and as much as I loved her, I hated dealing with that scooter and knew I would never need one. God does have a sense of humor, doesn't He? :)
Thurs was my first day out with the scooter. :) :) Just to be on the cautious side, I brought it in the house to make sure there was a good charge on the batteries. That was last week and Wily had to "unstuck" it from the front door. Charging it was easy, for someone, I'm sure but not me. Why did they have to put that crazy plug on the end. Its a three-prong plug covered so you can't tell where the prongs fit and since I have reached the point that I needed a mobility scooter, seeing and reaching the floor are also on my list of MOBILITY problems !!! Willy was out of town so I had to wait for him to plug in the dang thang. That was all right, too because I wasn't as mad by the time he got home.
FINALLY, time to leave the nest. I rode the scooter out to the van. So cool. Opened the door and proceeded to load it just like they told me. I promise, just like they told me !! :) It began to lift the handle bar and front tire but the seat and back were like glued to the ground. I lowered the lift and started all over. I upped and downed it, in and outed it but the scooter was still hanging like it had been crucified, arms out . I knew I had to do something or be late to Bible Study so I upped it as high as it would go and began shoving with all my might to get it in. (Again, I refer back to the mobility issue ) All the while thinking this was supposed to make life better for me??? I wish I could explain how it looked inside the van. Took me several more attempts of shoving and arranging to get the van door to close. By this time I was glistening. Southern women don't sweat, they glisten :) :) The thought crossed my mind that I really should go in and take a shower but I was late.
Last year Bible Study started at 9:00 and coffee at 8:30. This year they changed the time to what I thought was coffee at 9 and BS at 9:30 so since I was already running late I decided to go on and not let anyone hug me. Do you realize we are a world of huggers???? My wig was double glistening and I was very unsure of my odor status but I went on. You'd think by this age I would have learned this lesson. ANYWAY. I rushed in totally giving up on the idea of using the hung scooter because I wasn't sure I could get it back in the van. The first lady I saw said, I thought you were bringing your scooter. I said... well, I kinda did and told her the story. The next thing I knew there was a scooter brigade to get my scooter out of the van. I kept saying, no, that's all right, I'll get Willy to figure it out tonight but NO.. NO......About 10 women headed out to the van.
Last year Bible Study started at 9:00 and coffee at 8:30. This year they changed the time to what I thought was coffee at 9 and BS at 9:30 so since I was already running late I decided to go on and not let anyone hug me. Do you realize we are a world of huggers???? My wig was double glistening and I was very unsure of my odor status but I went on. You'd think by this age I would have learned this lesson. ANYWAY. I rushed in totally giving up on the idea of using the hung scooter because I wasn't sure I could get it back in the van. The first lady I saw said, I thought you were bringing your scooter. I said... well, I kinda did and told her the story. The next thing I knew there was a scooter brigade to get my scooter out of the van. I kept saying, no, that's all right, I'll get Willy to figure it out tonight but NO.. NO......About 10 women headed out to the van.
Yep, they all agreed, it was hung. There was laughing and some hollering but I saw that scooter come out. It came out screaming! I don't know how or what was adjusted but it was beeping constantly and wouldn't move. You should have seen the determination in that pack of women. It was like a hive of bees moving their queen just buzzing around touching, pulling, pushing and laughing. Finally, mission accomplished and I happily rode in on my little chariot.
My friend Cheryl came up to me then and said she was suprised to see me so early(I'm always late ) Turns out I had the times wrong and coffee was at 9:30 and BS at 10:00 :) :)
BS was great but in the back of my mind I kept thinking about getting the scooter "hung" again. It was great having it tho because our church is so big.
Afterward, I waited on Cheryl and thought, that's good, more people are leaving. Fewer to watch as I load this thing. :) Finally Cheryl was finished and we headed to the van. Cheryl is all miss confidence... "We can do this! "!!!! I wheeled up to the van just like they told me and lowered the little crane like thing and attached it to the seat. It would NOT go in right. We hung it in the air for a few minutes, re-tried it and still, it would NOT go in right. By this time we are both GLISTENING BAD and laughing till we could hardly breathe. We got serious and set our purses down and began to push and shove. We got it in but couldn't close the door. I kept thinking that I would never ever use this again. So much for making my life easier. We took the little cutesy basket off and kept shoving till we got the door closed.
The place that installed the lift was just a few blocks away so that was my first stop after lunch. I told them about my morning experiences and whinned a bit more then made the mechanic promise not to laugh when he saw how the scooter was loaded. He did, tho. Then started telling me how easy it was to use the lift !!!!! DADGUMMMMM, I said, JUST SHOW ME !!! He started and then stopped talking and began looking further. Finally, I said, SHOW ME. He said hesitantly, It looks like there's a piece that has come off !!!!!!! He had to go back and get tools to fix it but then it did work like it was supposed to. It rose in the air exactly like a regal king being transported to his throne!!! So cool !
All that pushing and shoving and glistening wore me out! I came home and went right to my chair. So technically, I have never loaded and unloaded the scooter on my own. Cheryl says that she will STILL go with me on my first voyage out. Bless her heart. We're supposed to go this afternoon so say a prayer for me.
First full day with Scooter !
My friend Cheryl came up to me then and said she was suprised to see me so early(I'm always late ) Turns out I had the times wrong and coffee was at 9:30 and BS at 10:00 :) :)
BS was great but in the back of my mind I kept thinking about getting the scooter "hung" again. It was great having it tho because our church is so big.
Afterward, I waited on Cheryl and thought, that's good, more people are leaving. Fewer to watch as I load this thing. :) Finally Cheryl was finished and we headed to the van. Cheryl is all miss confidence... "We can do this! "!!!! I wheeled up to the van just like they told me and lowered the little crane like thing and attached it to the seat. It would NOT go in right. We hung it in the air for a few minutes, re-tried it and still, it would NOT go in right. By this time we are both GLISTENING BAD and laughing till we could hardly breathe. We got serious and set our purses down and began to push and shove. We got it in but couldn't close the door. I kept thinking that I would never ever use this again. So much for making my life easier. We took the little cutesy basket off and kept shoving till we got the door closed.
The place that installed the lift was just a few blocks away so that was my first stop after lunch. I told them about my morning experiences and whinned a bit more then made the mechanic promise not to laugh when he saw how the scooter was loaded. He did, tho. Then started telling me how easy it was to use the lift !!!!! DADGUMMMMM, I said, JUST SHOW ME !!! He started and then stopped talking and began looking further. Finally, I said, SHOW ME. He said hesitantly, It looks like there's a piece that has come off !!!!!!! He had to go back and get tools to fix it but then it did work like it was supposed to. It rose in the air exactly like a regal king being transported to his throne!!! So cool !
All that pushing and shoving and glistening wore me out! I came home and went right to my chair. So technically, I have never loaded and unloaded the scooter on my own. Cheryl says that she will STILL go with me on my first voyage out. Bless her heart. We're supposed to go this afternoon so say a prayer for me.
First full day with Scooter !
My poor friend, Cheryl was in pain today but she wouldn't admit it was pushing and pulling on that scooter that caused it. We had lunch at Olive Garden then went to J C Penney in the mall ! I haven't even been to the mall in YEARS. It was so much fun. I can see right now that this time/energy saving device is not going to be cost effective ! Only 4 tops, tho. There was only one little hitch with scoot. When I got it on the ground and ready to ride it started screaming again, well, actually only beep, beep, beep, beep, beep. Just sounded like screaming at the time. Turns out there are like little gears down near the wheels. I know one engages the wheel and one kinda puts a brake on... don't know what the other one is for but you have to have it on the right gear, as in the go gear ! I'm not too concerned about learning what they all mean because the first time Willy goes with me he will tell me exactly what I'm doing wrong and how I should do it correctly!!!
For a while after my mother came to live with us she lived in an apartment right next to the church and right behind a grocery store That was before cell phones. At the church if she had a problem the guys would make sure she got home but one day I got a call at the school that my mom was stuck in Kroger and couldn't get her groceries back home. You know the old saying, "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree!! I can see right now there are going to be those days! :)
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