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Kudos! (Reply to this comment)
by bilbopooh
I think it's awesome that you remain so active in your 80s and definitely understand your appeals for folks from my generation to appreciate our grandparents' need for independence. My grandma is 83 and lives alone. She doesn't drive - never has - but she keeps busy writing poetry, baking and volunteering at our hospital. She hates it when people think she can't take care of herself. You are a great writer and it's terrific to see someone on here who can impart some of the wisdom that eight decades has brought. Cheers!!
Erin
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Jul 18 '06
3:50 am PDT
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Re: Re: Sounds like a great help... (Reply to this comment)
by dianapinions
My mother used one of these devices, and it was very helpful to her. This was an extraordinarily helpful review.
Diana
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Jun 19 '06
6:30 pm PDT
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Re: Sounds like a great help... (Reply to this comment)
by Granniemose
To Robin Lynn- I thank you very much. Gee - you make me feel all fuzzy and warm. Your kindness is much appreciated, believe me.
Virginia
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May 17 '06
6:36 pm PDT
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Sounds like a great help... (Reply to this comment)
by RobinLynn
I haven't been on the site for a long time, but when reading your latest review, was glad to hear that this riding machine is such a big help!
Your wit, charm, and spirit make you a very special lady!!! You add so much to the epinions site!!
Love,
Robin
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May 06 '06
10:08 am PDT
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Re: !! (Reply to this comment)
by Granniemose
Hey Jannie = You know, I have tried the salt water thing. I guess I didn't tell you, but a few months ago Jude and I got a new fridge - big with a spocket in the door that will also give us ice cubes or crushed ice. It also has a filter-purifier which gives us good water that is completely tasteless. So after I got Jude to bring me home some sea salt, I drank three ten ounce glasses of water with the sea salt sprinkled over the ice cubes. Actually, it didn't taste bad at all. I do believe it has helped a bit already - or else I am so busy thinking about that sea salt taste in my mouth that I am forgetting about the aches and pains.
My poor daughter-in-law got the worst of my adventure at Sam's club - I ran over her toes, or so she says. I think I might have done so to my embarassment.
Virginia
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May 01 '06
3:32 pm PDT
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Re: As a Borderline Senior . . . (Reply to this comment)
by Granniemose
To D,
Better watch out for the crowd at Bob Evans. Last time I was there there was a geriatric rumble in the parking lot - with two old geezers goin' after each other because one of them had taken up two slots when he parked. Well, anyway, D. it's going to be a long time before you are eligible to be a Senior in good standing. We love you just the way you are.
Grannie
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May 01 '06
3:25 pm PDT
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Re: Virginia's sportscar..... (Reply to this comment)
by Granniemose
Quid - Thank you very kindly. Actually, the thing is really kind of fun. Except for the fact that I always park it someplace where nobody can get around it, I am enjoying it, Terry and Leigh Ann want to take me with them to Disneyworld in J
June, and I am seriously considering doing it.
I want to see if the Pirate ship in Florida is as much fun as it was 25 some years ago in California. If I was sure i wouldn't spoil their fun, I would go in a heartbeat.
Virginia
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May 01 '06
3:19 pm PDT
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Re: Grannie, (Reply to this comment)
by Granniemose
Hey Colin - Thanks, Colin. As for goin' on a car bashin' orgy, I'm all for it. I was watching the history channel a couple of evenings ago, and they had a documentary about the old San Fransisco earthquake. Can you believe they actually had some ancient black and white film of it? They predict that San Fransisco will be receiving another one soon. Perhaps we should get our car bashin' over with before that happens.
My power chair not only doesn't go up and down stairs, but it doesn't swim either. Of course, as I remember it, you were pretty frisky on that bike..even carrying your whisky in a water jug.
Grannie
PS I take it you have been in Boston, since you caught on to what I was saying.
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May 01 '06
3:12 pm PDT
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!! (Reply to this comment)
by jankp
Hey, sorry for just seeing this. I'm so sad about your knees, Big Rebel, but you had me laughing with your crash in the store. I wish I could've seen that! I'm glad you're getting around with this machine and still walking too. Drink your water with a little seasalt if you don't get much salt in your diet and it should help with the pain, okay? Love ya!
Jan
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Apr 30 '06
10:39 pm PDT
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As a Borderline Senior . . . (Reply to this comment)
by DAnneC
. . . (hey, I qualify for the senior menu at Bob Evans), I want to grow up to be just like you.
You're an inspiration, Virginia.
D
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Apr 30 '06
5:03 pm PDT
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Virginia's sportscar..... (Reply to this comment)
by quidrock
Virginia, you always make lemonade out of lemons. I very much enjoyed reading the story to get a little more insight into what life is like for the most fabulous person over the age of 65 that I know.
I laughed and laughed, but I also loved the information you passed on to some of us who might have the need to know in the not too distant future.
You're a treasure.
quidrock
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Apr 30 '06
8:26 am PDT
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Virginia's sportscar..... (Reply to this comment)
by quidrock
Virginia, you always make lemonade out of lemons. I very much enjoyed reading the story to get a little more insight into what life is like for the most fabulous person over the age of 65 that I know.
I laughed and laughed, but I also loved the information you passed on to some of us who might have the need to know in the not too distant future.
You're a treasure.
quidrock
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Apr 30 '06
7:58 am PDT
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Grannie, (Reply to this comment)
by Horswispr
I would have been laughing even harder had you reported running down one of those finger-popping Bostonites. Next time we go cycling, let's forget the sight-seeing and just do some rad stuff in traffic. To hell with those who stare or flip us off. I've got the Scotch. Let's go!
--Colin
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Apr 29 '06
7:56 pm PDT
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Re: Zooooom!! (Reply to this comment)
by Granniemose
Hi Ed - Thanks for the RR&C. I think your aunt has a great idea about keeping it outdoors all the time, as long as she has an electrical outlet to keep it charged up all the time. I think I'm going to do that too. We don't have a garage (we do have a car port, but we have a utility room that ought to work. Thanks. I like the thought of having it handy for the out of doors.
Virginia
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Apr 29 '06
7:25 am PDT
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Zooooom!! (Reply to this comment)
by WulfsDen
My 80-something Aunt got herself one of these last year. She keeps it in the garage and only uses it outdoors. She does not drive anymore, so the power chair gives her access to stores and the library. Now she wants a faster model. :))
Ed
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Apr 28 '06
8:04 am PDT
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Re: Young at heart if not in the knees (Reply to this comment)
by Granniemose
Thank you, Mike. That is a nice thing to say. I only hope I can stay "young" in my head and in my outlook on life. I am not crying about my age or my knees - I just want to be able to keep busy and able interact with others.
Virginia
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Apr 27 '06
7:43 pm PDT
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Young at heart if not in the knees (Reply to this comment)
by mike.holmes
I really enjoyed this review. Age, of course, is relative but I sure see a vast difference in how I feel now after a litter physical work as opposed to 20 or even 10 years ago. This chair looks ideal for you. By the way, you'll always be looking at a young person in the mirror.
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Apr 25 '06
9:42 am PDT
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Re: I give you a lot of credit (Reply to this comment)
by Granniemose
Hi Patti -
Thanks for taking the time to read,rate and comment. As for your Dad - I think a lot of men when they start to feel that their bodies match their calendar years go through the Fix me Fast, I know this time the age thing can be reversed.
If you want one with a really good attitude and physical stamina, try Letta (grandgram). She plays tournament golf and does many things that would tire someone half her age. (She is 80, about four years younger then me.) She should be an inspiration to younger people, I know she is to me although I am a little older.
Virginia
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Apr 24 '06
1:33 pm PDT
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Re: Okay, Granny, (Reply to this comment)
by Granniemose
Hi Ed = Somehow I think a drag race with the power chairs might be loads of fun. The only trouble is by the time you young guys get old enough to be eligible for one, yours will be all new and powerful, and mine will probably be grunting along on wobbly wheels. Would you give me a handicap?
Virginia
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Apr 23 '06
10:06 pm PDT
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Re: LOL (Reply to this comment)
by Granniemose
Karen - Now you're scaring me. Glad it didn't happen - Maybe there is a little more truth then poetry to that. Lucky the chair I have at home isn't like the one at Sam's Club. I confess I am anxious to get it out doors so I can go a'ridin'.
Virginia
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Apr 23 '06
10:01 pm PDT
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Re: riding in chairs with boys (Reply to this comment)
by Granniemose
Hi Bryon - My chair doesn't exactly swivel - but it does spin around in a tight circle with its big two side wheels and its four other front (two) and back (two) wheels. That's fun, too.
If you spin around long enough you start to feel like you've had a couple of margaritas. Who was it in the comics that they would spin around on the bar stool rather then let him spend money on drinks - was it in Beetle Bailey? Can't remember.
Oh well, I am waiting until I get me a ramp and then I just might be hard to find all the time.
Grannie
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Apr 23 '06
9:57 pm PDT
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Re: These are just amazing. (Reply to this comment)
by Granniemose
Susie -
Thanks for reading and commenting, Sue. I wish your Dad could have one too. I believe mine is manufactured in Welleston, West Midlands, England.
Unfortunately, they do not handle stairs at all.
Virginia
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Apr 23 '06
9:50 pm PDT
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Re: ps.s.s. (Reply to this comment)
by Granniemose
Lorace, you couldn't be unsympathetic if you wanted to. As for hooking the chair up to the lawn mower, that might make for an interesting invention. If my son reads this, he just might get ideas. In fact, maybe I could do the neighbor's lawns and earn a buck or three. However my chair isn't as frisky as the one I rode at Sam's Club - in fact none I rode at other stores was the same as that one. I swear it seemed to have a mind of its own.
Virginia
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Apr 23 '06
9:46 pm PDT
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Re: wheelin Grannie (Reply to this comment)
by Granniemose
Hi There, SusieDee
They are great, aren't they. The ones in the grocery stores really don't compare to the power chairs you use just to be ambulatory. It's too bad you have to wait to get yours. Would your insurance kick in for a lift chair?
Virginia
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Apr 23 '06
9:35 pm PDT
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Re: Re: Awesome! (Reply to this comment)
by Granniemose
Hi AJ - "Sentenced to the chair" = cute idea.
I'm anxious to get it out doors and see how fast it will really go at full power - as long as there is no traffic and no sharp turns coming up fast.
Virginia
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Apr 23 '06
9:31 pm PDT
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I give you a lot of credit (Reply to this comment)
by AliventiAsylum
for FIGHTING it for so long. Believe me, the other end of the spectrum which I have is not pleasant either. My father is continually finding things he claims is wrong with him so he can take more medication or get more "procedures" done. He'd probably be tickled pink if they suggested one of these to him. I think I would prefer the "stubbornness" honestly :-)
Congratulations and I hope you'll be terrorizing people with it for years to come. Remember, pedestrains are targets :-)
Patti
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Apr 23 '06
5:06 pm PDT
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I give you a lot of credit (Reply to this comment)
by AliventiAsylum
for FIGHTING it for so long. Believe me, the other end of the spectrum which I have is not pleasant either. My father is continually finding things he claims is wrong with him so he can take more medication or get more "procedures" done. He'd probably be tickled pink if they suggested one of these to him. I think I would prefer the "stubbornness" honestly :-)
Congratulations and I hope you'll be terrorizing people with it for years to come. Remember, pedestrains are targets :-)
Patti
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Apr 23 '06
5:06 pm PDT
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Okay, Granny, (Reply to this comment)
by Ed.Williamson
Let's have a drag race with those scooters. I'd say we'd do it for pink slips, but I left my slip at home :-). (Actually, I don't have a slip at all, unless it's a slip of the brain.)
-e
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Apr 23 '06
12:35 am PDT
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LOL (Reply to this comment)
by Barefooter
Oh my gosh, Virginia this one had me cracking up. I can just picture you zipping down the aisle and trying to find the brake! It could have been worse...we could have woke up the next day to the headlines: "Wheeling Grannie Plows Into Displays, Two Employees Hurt."
GRIN
Happy wheelin!
Karen
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Apr 21 '06
6:07 am PDT
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riding in chairs with boys (Reply to this comment)
by voxpoptart
Oh, cool! A swivel chair that goes 10 miles an hour. If the students at Andrews High School find out, i'm never going to take over a class there again: they show a peculiar enough obsession with riding around in normal swivel chairs. At least the gangstas do: use of his legs is not, it seems, what a king of the High Point streets wants. That's for the jocks, those rah-rah freaks....
Anyway, i'm delighted to know that you'll be staying just as fit as you can manage, while terrorizing the local stores with fresh glee. The jocks, come to think, are prone to their own knee injuries: maybe, as in your teaching days, you and your chair are about to be an inspiration to today's youth.
cheers,
- Brian
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Apr 19 '06
11:30 pm PDT
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