Clear the sidewalks......

B

BIG ROLLER

formerly K.B.R.
I am finaly driving.Just a recap.As most here would know,I had a problem with getting my wheelchair in the car and I had got that all figured out.Now I am official.Took the written test and that was all it took.Thought I had to show that I could drive with the hand controls.Not so.Just the test and that was it.

Now I just have to decide on what is next to do.School or work? :confused:


Money in the pocket would sure be nice to have.
 
Congratulations!

So have you had it out for a spin? I'll bet it feels great to be back behind the wheel.


If you need tips, Badsax has some experience with driving on sidewalks... :D
 
Yeah,took it for a spin this pass weekend.It does feel good to be back behind the wheel.But really it doesn't feel like I was ever away from not driving.The hardest part is still dealing with the chair.I want to just jump out of the car so I pull my legs out and then I remember I have to grab the cahir first.That is more of the learning curve than learning how to use the handcontrols.LOL.


Hey Badsax,why are all those people always in the way again? :D
 
Yes, congradulations!

Be careful though, I moved a hand controlled Mark VIII in a driveway once, and it was scary. :)

The owner was local and a member here, I bought my 10 spokes from him, and installed a module 8 in his car.

It was scary riding in the car when he was driving, but he drove fine.

I've been more scared riding with my sister.:D
 
I know what you mean Bill.It gets a little jumpy (That a word?) when you just want to move slow.Not too bad though once you get a hang of it.
 
Congrats! When I first saw the title of this thread, I thought another Badsax story was in the works :D
 
congrats man. it doesnt sound like you have always been in a wheel chair, do you mind me asking why you are in one? i have a friend who lost the ability to use from the waist down, he was being chased on his street bike by the cops, tried to run and wiped out, he slid on the road and hit a tree with his back, he basically folded around the tree backwards and snapped his back. he is in a wheel chair now, but he has been skydiving, he goes to the gym, he has a nice 4x4 silverado with hand controls, he hunts from a 4x4 atv that is all handicap set up, he doesnt let anything stop him he is such an awesome guy. his name is brian, but when he meets new people he jokes about the wheels chair and says call me wheelie bar, its awful but he is so cool with the whole situation. anyway, rambling on here, be careful get used to it before you venture out too far!
 
Thanks Guys.

As your Brian would know Jaime,SH!T HAPPENS! That sucks on how it happened to him.The only thing I would hope for is that he didn't feel it when he hit the tree.Anything after that he just had to get used to the way his new life would be.And it sounds like he is doing great with it.It is all about the GIMP POWER! now :wave022:.

I am just how he is if not worse.Trust me when I say that there is nothing that anyone could say that could put me down because no one does it better than I do.I have fun with it even though the whole situation is not fun at times.There are things that really do suck about it but hey that's life and this is what we live with now.

I have a feeling that if I were to ever walk again that something like this would happen to me LOL!

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As for why I am in a wheelchair.I am also disabled from the waist down,a T-10 complete.I was in a auto accident where my brothers truck had rolled over a cliff.We had gone up to a hill near by to hang out pound some beers and just chill.My brother was passed out and we had woke him up to leave.He had given me the keys and told me to drive but when I had put the truck in drive and got on the gas it just revved up like it was in neutrol.My brother woke up pissed off and said he would drive.He was my older brother who was also twice my size.From that you can guess that we had lost him in the crash.R.I.P BROTHER.After that we had drove off from the dirt road onto the paved road and he passed out about 1/4 mile down and we had went off the cliff.A friend of mine was also with us and he is fine and for that I am grateful.I had grabbed onto him and the "Oh sh!t handle" but we had gotten tossed out right away.I got knocked out for a little bit but when I came to I had no feeling from my legs.After calling my brother and my friend with no response at first I figured I had time to have a smoke.But as luck would have it they were not in my pocket.Well anyway,another friend that was up there with us had pulled me up but just before he had got to me I blanked out but apparently I was still coherant and making the paramedics laugh and hitting on the CHP officer.The next she had showed up to the hospital and,yeah,she was damn fine. :D


Sorry for the long read.Just thought I would put the whole thing.
 
Holy Shiz Erik! Crazy and sad story, especially that alcohol took another life. I too live by the philosophy that sh_t happens and you just gotta roll with the punches. No since being pissed off about what's happened during our lives and ruining opportunities that you might have had a positive experience with.

Guilt and self punishment are also bad practices....which is what I used to do. After months of counseling and learning new coping skills, I feel like all this weight from the last was lifted from my shoulders....
 
That's the thing about it though.I don't blame the drinking.I never did.If there were a blame to be pointed to I take the blame for it because I didn't stand up to my brother and telling him that I am driving.But that is also something that I am not punishing myself over.I had realized that he was no longer with us before my friend had even dragged me to the road and I have yet to even cry about his passing.This is just the way life is and we have to live with what hand we are dealt with and live it the best way we can.

And besides.Someone has to keep the spirits up for the rest of the family.
 
That's quite the story, Erik. I am glad you're able to cope so well, and don't let it get you down. No reason not to keep living life to the fullest!
 
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