My Wheelchair is Broken ;_;
Sep. 7th, 2019 02:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alias_sqbrIt's actually been broken for a while, I just automatically pushed it way down into "things too depressing to think, let alone talk about". But I'm trying to get better about not letting things sit in that fog for too long.
It suddenly started making weird grinding noises and refusing to move like a week ago. I rang the place I bought it from, AC Mobility, and they don't service that model any more :( So I looked up the manufacturer, Merits, and emailed the closest decent looking place on their local dealer list, Perth Mobility Scooters. A lot of places seem to either not actually sell Merits wheelchairs, or not do service, or are like 30km away. And I vaguely recall the only other nearish service centre, Scooters Australia Perth, being the ones who installed the wrong battery and were generally incompetent.
So hopefully Perth Mobility Scooters will get back to me and fix it and everything will be fine ;_;
Luckily I don't actually NEED it the way many wheelchair users do. I never used it around the house, and can get Cam to drive me places, or get things delivered, etc. But it's frustrating that I can't wander outside by myself.
It suddenly started making weird grinding noises and refusing to move like a week ago. I rang the place I bought it from, AC Mobility, and they don't service that model any more :( So I looked up the manufacturer, Merits, and emailed the closest decent looking place on their local dealer list, Perth Mobility Scooters. A lot of places seem to either not actually sell Merits wheelchairs, or not do service, or are like 30km away. And I vaguely recall the only other nearish service centre, Scooters Australia Perth, being the ones who installed the wrong battery and were generally incompetent.
So hopefully Perth Mobility Scooters will get back to me and fix it and everything will be fine ;_;
Luckily I don't actually NEED it the way many wheelchair users do. I never used it around the house, and can get Cam to drive me places, or get things delivered, etc. But it's frustrating that I can't wander outside by myself.
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Date: 2019-09-07 07:38 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-09-07 10:58 am (UTC)Thanks me too!
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Date: 2019-09-07 08:47 am (UTC)*horrified expression*
I hope it gets fixed ASAP!
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Date: 2019-09-07 10:57 am (UTC)Thanks! Me too!
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Date: 2019-09-07 12:11 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-09-08 01:33 pm (UTC)Thanks, same here!
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Date: 2019-09-07 02:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-09-08 01:20 pm (UTC)Yeah, long term I do need it, but people reading might be worried that I can't, like, get to the kitchen/toilet etc. If I was in that situation, losing my chair for a week or so would be a lot worse!