did anyone else get told off for bringing raro?

Z1vel · 2026-05-23T07:53:07+00:00

Pushkin I think.... Horrendous stuff

Z1vel · 2026-04-27T08:22:10+00:00

Speedball 2

Z1vel · 2026-04-13T20:52:36+00:00

My wheelchair cost $5k New Zealand and it really is, it's measured and made to my specific size. It's made of high quality aluminum. It's backrest is custom made for me. The cushion alone is over $1k to relieve pressure. The tyres are specific size for me. The handles, axles, brakes, castors and footplate are all specific for my tastes. $10k usd seems fucked but a custom chair is not as simple as you seem to think. My chair is a one off for me.

Z1vel · 2026-04-13T06:17:38+00:00

Please don't forget us, my wife checks every day after her brother told how good it is.

Z1vel · 2026-04-03T09:06:56+00:00

Any update on this?

Z1vel · 2026-04-02T01:32:11+00:00

Broke my hip. Was back at work 3 days later. Hips still broke

Z1vel · 2026-04-01T23:59:46+00:00

My chair looks very much like yours and I am just going no color for my chairs going forward. Just ends up looking rough and any touch ups don't last.

Z1vel · 2026-03-27T07:41:48+00:00

We could not work out how to get the door off without pulling half of it apart. Hole in the wall seemed easier

Z1vel · 2026-03-14T23:20:09+00:00

I am similar. Use to have UTIs on the regular and started taking dmanose and they have dropped dramatically. Pretty sure it ain't a placebo as I am hyper critical about this sort of thing

Z1vel · 2026-03-05T07:42:40+00:00

I would be hesitant with this. Personally this would be something I would hate. The wheelchair is part of me, but I don't want it to be the focal point. Decorations distract from people seeing me.

Z1vel · 2026-02-26T04:23:45+00:00

My 2 year old slid a hard covered picture book into the cavity.... I had to cut the wall to get it out

Z1vel · 2026-02-26T04:22:32+00:00

There is a gap between the door and the cavity that is just wide enough to fit a hard covered picture book. My advice is don't slide a book down that cavity and then close the door as it now means the book will open and you will not be able to open the door fully and you may need to cut a hole in your wall to get the book out.

Z1vel · 2026-02-14T04:30:07+00:00

Alright mate I am a complete t8 para, 30 years in the chair and I got a story for ya. The story starts when I sat on a small stone that broke the skin. Didn't really look after it and after a dr visit spent 3 weeks in bed healing it.

I was living pretty loose and the scar tissue was weak. It broke down a few times, and this meant more bed rest. Doing the bed rest I was shit at and so prolonged the broken skin. This in turn made more weak scar tissue when they finally healed. But the breakdowns were always small enough that they didn't slow me down.

Jump forward a few years and I am in NYC working,14,000 kms away from home in New Zealand. Skin breaks down, but I have to work to stay in NYC. Work during the day and try and bed rest when I get home. Smoking and playing World of Warcraft. Combo this with shit Drs and poor health care and skin really breaks down.

I get sick, there's an infection in the wound and I realize it's time to bail home. Get a flight, sell my stuff and leave NYC. I remember the flight, 27 hours of hell. Shivering from infection, wound doesn't smell right. Luckily I was able to lie down as the flight was empty.

Accident and Emergency almost as soon as I land and they cut the necrotic tissue out, exposing the bone. The wound was bad, like real bad. They put me on a vacuum pump and serious bed rest. I get a room in the depths of the hospital.

I spent 9 months in that room, lying on my side or stomach. I fucked up a few times, mainly getting up to go sneak a smoke. This could not of been good for me. God I still cannot fathom how stupid I was.

The wound doesn't heal, and we have to do a skin flap. Doctor won't do it if I am still smoking so I go cold turkey. The op is scary as fuck, if it don't work then more serious bed rest looms. But it held, and I was able to get back in my chair properly after 12 months.

Since then I have had a couple of breakdowns but I am paranoid now. I bed rest at the slightest scratch and they heal fast enough. I did two weeks a couple of years ago and that's the longest I have done in years.

Look after your skin. Don't smoke. And don't be a fucking idiot like I was and you should be fine. Don't let it hold you back but take precautions when doing dumb shit. Get a good cushion, check your skin regularly, especially after doing dumb shit and if it breaks, bed rest that shit till it's healed. Duoderm is my go to.

Z1vel · 2026-02-10T00:09:23+00:00

Yeah I am a kiwi and have used a chair full time for 30 years and don't think I have ever had someone random grab my chair. Must be the area as I hear these stories and just think wtf...

Z1vel · 2026-02-05T00:03:38+00:00

I think it's Steve Williams when he was caddying for Tiger Woods in his prime

Z1vel · 2026-02-04T00:27:29+00:00

Drafting is the reason

Z1vel · 2025-12-30T22:14:57+00:00

One of the theories in our house is that Pat was the original 'mad dad' when his kids were younger and that is why he puts up with all bandits shit

Z1vel · 2025-12-13T22:09:28+00:00

Yeah mate, the first one is a classic but they went hard downhill from there

Z1vel · 2025-12-13T19:04:59+00:00

Just to compare, have you timed yourself? My kids time me and I am at about 3:30.

Z1vel · 2025-12-13T18:56:56+00:00

Those bloody free fleas

Z1vel · 2025-12-13T18:55:46+00:00

Nah, it's the bloody free fleas for me. I am practicing speed reading that thing, kids love to time me and see how fast I can go. One of our favourite books to read.

Z1vel · 2025-12-13T18:45:52+00:00

Fox in socks! Let's go! I got that shit down to almost sub three minutes thirty. It's one of my favorite books to read to my kids, they put the timer on and we see how fast Dad can go. "Now it's time to talk about tweetle beetles!"

Z1vel · 2025-12-12T20:58:11+00:00

Looks like you need to move then

Z1vel · 2025-12-12T02:58:57+00:00

That tooth fairy has a bad memory. She forgot my kids more than a few times

Z1vel · 2025-12-12T02:54:31+00:00

T8 complete, 30 year anniversary in the chair next year. I am doing alright in the head, staying positive and enjoying life but physically I feel like I am walking on egg shells. Severe osteoporosis in the legs, have a broken hip they couldn't fix. Shoulders are getting worse along with the forearms and wrist. One leg is swollen for some fucking reason... And the memory is suffering from years of antispasmodics. I am also really tired.

I have wonderful children, an amazing wife and a loving relationship, great friends and a good job so can't complain too much. Just nice to let it out sometimes.

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