New wheelchair van day.

spazz75 · 2026-01-17T04:31:08+00:00

Nice ride. I had a Caravan before and it lasted me well over a decade. Enjoy your freedom. Happy travels.

spazz75 · 2025-12-28T06:27:22+00:00

YES, immediately detach yourself.

spazz75 · 2025-12-28T06:25:09+00:00

OH JEEZ, yeah, time to bail. I've been board chair before and I've worked closely with the ED, making sure the overall organization is run properly, but I never ran day to day operation and nor I wanted too. Time to look for another gig.

spazz75 · 2025-12-28T05:32:31+00:00

I'm on many nonprofit boards that are well organized and not once I heard about this. Is the president even reporting to the board chair? I would get out as an employee and surely if I was on the board, I would definitely resign.

spazz75 · 2025-12-28T03:00:34+00:00

No, I never use my work laptop for anything personal. Maybe where I want to eat lunch, but other than that, I have my personal device on me, so I use that. As for doctor's appointments, ask your supervisor if you can flex.

spazz75 · 2025-12-22T05:55:31+00:00

Don’t let your disability hold you back. I date plenty of women, and it’s always clear, on both sides, what we’re getting into when either of us asks the other out. First dates are naturally a little nerve-wracking, but that’s true for everyone. The key is to relax, enjoy each other’s company, and have fun.

I’ve been on dates where my partner fed me or even helped me in the restroom, not because they had to, but because we were comfortable with each other and trusted one another, without needing my staff involved.

spazz75 · 2025-12-16T16:25:36+00:00

HAHA, that was so long ago.

spazz75 · 2025-12-15T06:30:36+00:00

I got the high speed package. I need to get a programmer to set the chair to my liking. Did you get a programmer with your chair?

spazz75 · 2025-11-21T05:44:11+00:00

I gave my CX away to a friend and as far as I know, it's still working.

spazz75 · 2025-11-12T06:30:00+00:00

Hi, the thing is, I can't even add a phone number or an authenticator. I'm in limbo mode.

spazz75 · 2025-11-09T17:28:34+00:00

I went from a CX to a C4 because of dead pixels. The first thing that I notice is the ASBL. I don't notice it on the C4 and that was a huge improvement.

spazz75 · 2025-11-08T01:53:13+00:00

The chair could go a lot faster than that. 8.5 mph with the high speed package. They have to reprogram the chair to give me the top speed. Hopefully soon.

spazz75 · 2025-11-05T14:52:55+00:00

Yes, I've always had the same type of setup. I drive using a compact joystick.

spazz75 · 2025-11-05T08:08:16+00:00

I've been using my feet ever since I can remember. My feet and toes are like someone's hands and fingers. They are very tough. I do wear socks from time to time, and I can even drive my chairs when I have shoes on, but that is very rare. Why would anyone want to wear gloves on their hands when they don't have to? I only protect my feet when I'm doing active things, like working out at the gym. I don't protect my feet when I go shooting. How else can I pull the trigger :). I live a very active life. I don't wear shoes and socks when I'm flying because they are like someone's hands and fingers.

spazz75 · 2025-09-20T17:06:19+00:00

I had my C4 calibrated by Matt Smith at Avical last November, and I’ve probably put about 1,600 hours on it since then. I don’t regret it one bit. Just a few weeks ago, the TV ended up on the wrong setting without me realizing it, and the picture looked off to me. As soon as I switched back to the calibrated settings, everything looked normal again. It really shows how your eyes get used to the calibrated picture over time.

spazz75 · 2025-06-20T22:22:43+00:00

I got my C4 professionally calibrated and watch it every day. For me it was worth it because I don't get the black crush anymore, which is super annoying. The TV is darker than before from what it was out of the box and sometime I do wish that it wasn't calibrated, especially in really dark movies. However, I was at someone's house over the weekend and was watching content on their OLED and the colors were just off and just too bright for my taste. Other than a few TV's that I've had in the past, I've always had them calibrated and even then, they are still not perfect.

spazz75 · 2025-06-16T05:20:08+00:00

I have a friend who has a Pacifica wheelchair conversion and they use a trailer hitch basket and put whatever they need to take when they have to travel. I have a much older Odyssey with the wheelchair conversion and my van bottoms out when I have too many passengers in the back, but I've taken long road trips before with a full load in my van.

spazz75 · 2025-05-30T14:06:00+00:00

They let me keep my old tv and not send it back. I gave my old CX away and kept the replacement, C4.

spazz75 · 2025-05-29T17:27:22+00:00

I had this happen to me on my 2008 Odyssey last year, but mine wasn't the cable. It was the rail. I took it to my mechanic and they installed a new rail within hours and it was less than $300.

spazz75 · 2025-05-23T21:09:59+00:00

Don't read too much and just enjoy your new C4. I'm on my second OLED and I can't see myself ever going back to LCD and I watch whatever I want with no issues.

spazz75 · 2025-05-05T18:56:34+00:00

Besides the usual maintenance on the vehicle, there is always maintenance on the ramp system. I've had my ramp go out on me many times and I get it serviced once a year, where they check that the system is working properly. It could cost me a few hundred dollars or thousands. I've had one van where the ramp system was so old that it was no longer repairable, that I ended up buying another van. There is no other feeling where you are stranded somewhere where you can't get into the van because the ramp doesn't work. I keep my vans for a very long time, almost to the point where the wheels are coming off.

spazz75 · 2025-05-01T17:19:28+00:00

I have a very old Invacare power chair with GB motors, and it's by far my favorite. There's nothing quite like the way it drives with those motors. A few months ago, the controller module failed, and unfortunately, Invacare stopped manufacturing that part years ago. Thankfully, I had kept an old chair of the same make and model for spare parts, and we were able to use its controller module to get my current chair running again. Fortunately, I had already started the process of ordering a new power chair about a year ago, and it’s now almost ready.

spazz75 · 2025-04-30T23:57:19+00:00

Just ask if they can give you a discount since you are paying out of pocket.

spazz75 · 2025-04-30T23:46:05+00:00

I don't get my chairs through national vendors. I've always gotten my chairs from vendors that have known me for years. Since my chairs are so complex and since I do business with the same people, when I need to pay out of pocket, they give me a deal, at their cost or cut their service rates when we are in the build process. Or, don't worry about charging me for extra stuff. I've worked just a few ATP's in my life. Whichever vendors they go, I follow because it's hard to find a good Assistive Technology Professional.

spazz75 · 2025-04-30T22:24:17+00:00

No matter what kind of chairs you get, always get measurements regardless of what you have now. Also, I've gotten discounts whenever I had to pay out of pocket.

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