Women in the Forum

[martin007]

Hello.



I've been a member of the forum for years.
Are there any women members of the forum?

[steves1977uk]

There's a fair few on here Martin, but they're not 's like us males are.

Steve

[biscuit]

I visit pretty often without logging in. Everyone here is very knowledgeable and has worthwhile things to say. My energy for carrying out (trying out) my own great ideas for my mobility equipment is very lacking though. So I don't have much to say - mostly "well, that didn't work out so well!"

[Burgerman]

Well thats how you get knowledgable!

[flagman1776]

Most of the forum applies equally regardless of gender. I also view certainly "every day" just to see what's of interest. I don't necessarily log in unless I have something to say. "That said", sometimes our greatest contributions can be from our failures. We all (hopefully) learn from others failures... and we thank those brave enough to share them. It is a great service. We learn many times the knowledge from what didn't work and why.

[Burgerman]

I resemble that remark. I broke almost everything in life at least once. Thats how I learn. I never worried about things like warranties, consequeces, I just cant help myself.

[flagman1776]

In my latest misadventure, my power lift recliner failed... stopped... in the fully reclined position. I was pretty helpless. I summonded help. We decided the only way was to get me to the foot... we knew at some point the chair would tip forward like a see-saw. We didn't think of any other way. When it tipped, I slide by gravity to the floor... and needed Rescuing again.

In the clear light of day, we decided me being on the floor was an unnecessary trauma. We decided that supporting the leg area of the chair by putting a foot stool under it... would limit the tip and keep it from sliding me to the floor. The chair would have to be propped in that position and I'd have to be sat up... but it would be from a sitting position, not flat on the floor. I hope by sharing this that others may avoid the rough experience of the floor.