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[fossyant]

I am not sure if your post is a serious one.

My mother has a stairlift, so the below comments apply to her model of stairlift. Other stairlifts may be available.

You can stop it halfway, or even near the bottom or top of the stairs. You do have to be very careful that you are at the bottom or the top before attempting to disembark. My mother got confused and thought it was at the bottom, but it wasn't and she got off the chair and fell down the last three steps. She broke her collarbone and three ribs, and lay in a heap at the bottom of the stairs until a neighbour popped round. My mother has one of those alarm call "watch", but it was in the bathroom, upstairs, and not on her wrist.

Also the battery mechanism only engages when the chair is connected to the "base" at one end or the other. If you forget this, and then there is a power cut, when the battery is low, then you are somewhat in the poop. The battery knows how much power it needs, and will not set off up or down if the battery power is very low.

And any replacement parts are stupidly expensive we've found.

 

[Speicher]

Oh my god your poor mum

She was 91 at the time. Long story short, recovering from those injuries at that age, is a very long painful process, with four weeks in hospital and six weeks, I think it was, in a Convalescent Home.

 

[raleighnut]

I am not sure if your post is a serious one.

My mother has a stairlift, so the below comments apply to her model of stairlift. Other stairlifts may be available.

You can stop it halfway, or even near the bottom or top of the stairs. You do have to be very careful that you are at the bottom or the top before attempting to disembark. My mother got confused and thought it was at the bottom, but it wasn't and she got off the chair and fell down the last three steps. She broke her collarbone and three ribs, and lay in a heap at the bottom of the stairs until a neighbour popped round. My mother has one of those alarm call "watch", but it was in the bathroom, upstairs, and not on her wrist.

Also the battery mechanism only engages when the chair is connected to the "base" at one end or the other. If you forget this, and then there is a power cut, when the battery is low, then you are somewhat in the poop. The battery knows how much power it needs, and will not set off up or down if the battery power is very low.

 

[Speicher]

And any replacement parts are stupidly expensive we've found.

Her lift is from a family-owned company, not one of the giant nationals. This means that where possible he tries to repair or refurbish parts, so his price for spares does not seem extortionate. The other major consideration is the "24 hour call-out". Some companies might say they have 24 hour cover, but in reality, do not. Our lovely stairlift man, offers a call-out service that is, in my opinion, excellent. He will get a lift working again, somehow, if it possible, and then order new parts if necessary.

 

[lutonloony]

I was just admiring a stair lift on an advert on the TV and was wondering if you could stop it half way up or would it be like be like putting a tape into a VCR machine, once set in motion it had to complete the cycle before you could stop it.

I knew of somebody's stairlift that had a problem with the microswitch, this resulted in every time it reached the bottom, it would immediately start going up again. Very unfortunate for them ,but jolly good laugh for us. ( I did fix it for them)

 

[fossyant]

Her lift is from a family-owned company, not one of the giant nationals. This means that where possible he tries to repair or refurbish parts, so his price for spares does not seem extortionate. The other major consideration is the "24 hour call-out". Some companies might say they have 24 hour cover, but in reality, do not. Our lovely stairlift man, offers a call-out service that is, in my opinion, excellent. He will get a lift working again, somehow, if it possible, and then order new parts if necessary.

That's good. We've been stung with the MILs stairlift. Batteries cost a fortune.

 

[lutonloony]

I was in B&Q at half eight this morning I can now finish off our box room, I was a roll short when I worked out how much paper I needed.

I always buy two more than I think I need, just so it is all same batch, much rather take it back for refund at my leisure, than to have to go and get another

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I always buy two more than I think I need, just so it is all same batch, much rather take it back for refund at my leisure, than to have to go and get another

I'm normally generous with the paper I buy, in this case I must have miss counted. I wouldn't have minded so much but it's only a small room and only needed four rolls.

 

[postman]

Two Saturdays ago,i cycled to Embsay Steam Railway and back of course.Since then nothing.So today i put the spare bike back on the Turbo and did eight miles.Sat in a dirty garage.Job for thursday take out the bikes,the lawnmower and anything else.Then i am going to attack with the hosepipe all the cobwebs and spiders and any other lurking things.Then give the garage a good sweep out.Don't want to be breathing in all that crap.

 

[Hill Wimp]

Well we actually went out and looked at Caravans today. Not only did I learn a lot including that @Fab Foodie Dacia can only two a lightweight caravan as it's a very light car but I am not sure there is anything that you cannot have in a caravan.

Anyhoo we did find a nice second hand 2berth one so we are weighing it all up so to speak.

 

[Speicher]

 

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[Lullabelle]

It has been dull and cloudy all day, I bring the washing in and now it is sunny

 

[Lullabelle]

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[DCLane]

I went to watch my eldest taking part in the Junior section (15-17yo's) of the World Coal Carrying Championships with a 10kg sack of coal. He was doing OK at the start, leading the race but ended up 2nd: