Synchronised scooters: Red Wheelies hit the road

Thanks to Rhonda for this delightful video!

There's no one else quite like the Red Wheelies - the world's first Mobility Scooter Formation Display Team. These delightful scooties are raising awareness of Multiple Sclerosis.

"Mom, wait! You're going too fast!"

From Jennifer:

Thank you! Yes, the plugging in the lithium ion battery in the proper order was my problem. Once I corrected that, I was ready to go!

I can’t believe how much independence I’ve gained!! I am so grateful to Hardy for inventing this, and sharing the scoot with the rest of us. I have already had several adventures! And I completely agree with you about feeling the breeze-zooming is the best! I’ve gone to two outdoor shopping places, around my neighborhood, and am excited to go to an outdoor farmer’s market soon! I’m working towards taking my large dog for a walk with the scoot; he’s very exuberant when he sees something he wants to chase, and is much stronger than I am. I am going to take my kids to the zoo next weekend.

I’m a reading teacher, so my first stop in the outdoor shopping center was a Barnes and Noble, a favorite spot. I was so excited that I could browse, and carry my items without any problem. Usually I struggle with my cane, any purchases I’m considering, as well as what I’m looking through. And I have to be mindful of how far I have to walk, and how much I can carry. Not this time! It was a delicious luxury! In the past, I had to limit my trip to one small section of the store. This time, I could spend as much time as I wanted wherever I wanted to.

One of the very best parts of my first adventure was hearing my boys (13 and 15) yell, "Mom, wait! You’re going too fast!" That was something I NEVER heard. Not now!

Thank you so very much for your encouragement and sharing my excitement. As my boys would say, "Freedom rocks!!"

Kay's Lunchtime Cupcake Adventure

My sister Kay has had her TravelScoot for several months now and uses it mostly to travel from the ferry to her office building in New York City. Today she decided to go on an adventure at lunchtime. She rode by the World Trade Center site, Trinity Church, Century 21 department store, AND she bought cupcakes from Crumbs. They even have an Elvis cupcake!

A Gambling TravelScoot

These are some fun pictures of Rhonda's scoot on our recent cruise to Cozumel. THIS is what happens when everyone gets off in Progresso and Melissa and I have the run of the ship. This was the only day I managed to use up all the charge in my double size lithium ion battery.

(And yes, Rhonda's scoot was not only smoking, it was trying to get ON the Craps' table!)

Battery Information from Hardy Huber

Hardy Huber, if there's anyone here who doesn't know who he is, is the genius who invented the TravelScoot. Hardy recommends that you print out this page to take with you when you travel by air with your lithium ion battery in case there are any problems.

http://safetravel.dot.gov/larger_batt.html

Hardy says when he is asked what battery it is, his answer is always non-spillable and so far it makes them always satisfied.

In the picture above, the green battery is an SLA and the smaller gold one underneath it is the single size lithium ion.

The TrolleyBasket and Alice.com

(Click here for more posts about using the TrolleyBasket with the TravelScoot. 

I'd also like for everyone reading to know that Cynth wasn't compensated by Alice.com or the TrolleyBasket folks, and I do not receive compensation from TravelScoot for anything I post on this blog.  We're passing this information on to you because we found it helpful and think you might too.  --Elizabeth)

From Cynth:

Hi Elizabeth,

Hope things are going well for you, looks like your cruse was wonderful. I really enjoyed the pictures.

I tried an order at Alice.com for cleaning products and other items they had that I normally buy that are "big" and take up my TrolleyBasket space when shopping. I thought others may benefit from knowing about Alice.com

Alice.com is an online shopping site that has a fairly good selection of products. There are not a lot of grocery items but there is a nice variety of cleaning supplies, laundry, bathroom, kitchen and pantry items. Their site is growing with products so I have high hopes of a wider selection of different products in the future.

Alice.com offers "free" UPS shipping on all your orders. The prices were comparable to some of my local stores, maybe a few cents higher. I'm sure that is to help cover shipping costs. Coupons and discounts are offered on some products. Once you set up an account you pick out products to add to your shopping cart and to "your products". You are asked questions that help them setup a "Your Products" page where you select the usual items you buy.

Once you are looking at products and you select one to add to your cart or your products you are asked to select a time span on each product and they will remind you when it is time to purchase it again. So its like a shopping list with a reminder. If you buy dish soap every 2 months you set the reminder for 2 months, easy peasy.

I just received my 1st order from Alice this morning and the packaging was very nice. All the liquid products were in ziplock bags and the easy open liquid containers were taped shut to avoid spilling even though they were in a ziplock bag. The top of the box was filled with "air bags" to hold everything in place.

Here are some pictures so you know what to expect if you shop at Alice.com


Unopened box http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/Cynorita/AliceDotCom/?action=view&t=1Alice.jpg

Opened box http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/Cynorita/AliceDotCom/?action=view&t=2Alice.jpg

They sent a free burlap shopping bag, in the picture I had stuffed all the shipping air bags inside of it so I can use them later and so you can see what the free bag looked like.http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/Cynorita/AliceDotCom/?action=view&t=3Alice.jpg

http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/Cynorita/AliceDotCom/?action=view&t=4Alice.jpg

I am pleased with my Alice order and will shop with them again. It will save me from trying to stuff so many items into my TrolleyBasket and let me buy more groceries when I shop.

The World Mobility Problem

Rhonda emailed me a YouTube video today that I want to share with you all. I cannot imagine what it must be like to have to crawl from place to place, but I can imagine how much having wheels changes lives.

If you want to know more about PET (Personal Energy Transportation), visit their website at http://www.giftofmobility.org. You can make a donation at http://www.giftofmobility.org/donation.htm.