So Happy! Have my new ultra light weight wheelchair and have already taken it out for a test run. Now tomorrow Monday, November 4th I'm meeting Kent Ehrhardt the weather caster for KMOV Channel 4 and one of the hosts for Great Day St. Louis. On opening day for the St. Louis Cardinals I ran into him (not literally, no weathercaster has been harmed by me, so far) and challenged him to a Can Kent wheelchair challenge.
It has finally arrived. He accepted and we have decided to meet at a supermarket. Bringing my old chair for him to use. This is going to be great because most people just run into the store grab a cart and throw in what they want, check out and put it in their car. No big deal.
What about if you're in a wheelchair? Up until a couple months ago I was able to park in the handicapped spot and walk inside to get one of the special carts so I didn't have to walk around the store and risk falling. Now my right leg is giving me so many problems that I need to use my chair and be selective about what I'm buying.
In college, a long long time ago, my step-father took an auto seat belt and had the ends sewn together so I could use it with my wheelchair. That holds on either a bag or the small plastic totes the grocers have for people who don't want to use a cart.
Now you're probably thinking that once I'm strapped in that the higher shelved items are out of my reach. Well since I'm not even 5 foot tall they were already out of my reach. lol
Details will come later this week on how everything went and when it will air. Until then keep wheeling along.
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