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[rue2you]

Yesterday, the family and I were going somewhere, I loaded up and put my chair out by the van so hubby could load it in the back. He got a phone call, we waited, he came out and we drove off to our activity 35 minutes away. When he went to the back to get my chair - there was NO CHAIR!!!!! He thought one of the kids had loaded it and I hadn't paid attention and thought he loaded it when he came out of the house!

I panicked! We live in the middle of town and my chair was left in my driveway with my backpack and all my personal stuff in it! We went back to the house as quick as possible and a friend had seen my chair and knew something wasn't right so he kept it safe until we got back.

In almost 2 years of being in this chair, that has never happened and I hope it never happens again. I don't think my heart can handle it! I have a new love for my chair today!!

[Wheelsonfire]

I remember my first time too.............Sorry, wrong forum,

[rue2you]

Well.....I could tell you that story too!

[Wheelsonfire]

Oh yes, I loves stories of whips and chains and cuffs and....

[jenny407]

rue2you, on 02 February 2011 - 04:39 PM, said:

Well.....I could tell you that story too!

Wheelsonfire, on 02 February 2011 - 04:59 PM, said:

Oh yes, I loves stories of whips and chains and cuffs and....

Hmmm - this promises to get interesting .... Go on, go on, go on .....

(rue, a similar thing to yours happened to us with the car baby seat of our first baby, including forgetting the baby in the middle of the street ---- different story, different thread, sorry)

[mcferguson]

whooops! glad you got it back!

[airart1]

i've actually left mine on purpose, but safe neighborhood, now i have had it roll off getting out of my jimmy........that kinda freaked me out, i sat there in the mall parking lot thinking what am i going to do now, because i usually put my keys in the front pouch, but noticed after 5 minutes or so that they were in the ignition, drive to it, duh.........but it sure is conforting getting it back close enough to touch it doesnt it!

Edited by airart1, 02 February 2011 - 06:38 PM.

[Edinburgh Colin]

You know I've wondered about that a few times as I spin it round to drop the back, what it I missed catching it and it gently drifts off out of reach! Never happened yet but I am a little more careful for the next few car transfers!

[rue2you]

There is some guy on Youtube that attached a bungee cord to the inside of his car. He attaches it to his chair so that it won't roll away while he breaks the chair down and loads it. I wonder what inspired him to do that!

Jenny....my first would be SO boring to John if I told him none of that stuff was even thought about. I mean, when you are naturally that good, who needs gadgets!!

[airart1]

sure does make u think! i was just parked on a slight grade and no cars around and it rolled away just as easy as u please, from there on out i made sure i locked that break before i jumped for it!

[S&W Winger]

Just as long as you didn't leave one of the kids or your husband somewhere, rue! Poor neglected chair...

[greybeard]

S&W Winger, on 03 February 2011 - 08:06 AM, said:

Just as long as you didn't leave one of the kids or your husband somewhere, rue! Poor neglected chair...

During WW2, my mother apparently left me in my pram outside Woolworths and got half way home before she remembered. Legend has it that I happily entertained myself by eating her week's ration of corned beef. I don't know which upset her more.

[Smileyblue]

@ GB

My Mummy, or whoever I'm travelling with does the whole breaking up and loading the chair.. Fortunately we've never arrived separated, although we have forgotten the armrests and footplates next to the car as we drove off.. Luckily we saw them in the rear view mirror before we we're too far gone.. ;-)

[isobar]

Never forgot chair but i have lost a board or two..... good you got good neighbors.