It has come to my attention, /via third-hand say-so/, that the Board of Directors of the SCA Inc.
will not allow those putting on events to require proof of vaccination from those attending.
Basil D <Buzzy@example.com> on Sat, 3 Apr 2021 21:13:23 -0700 typed in rec.org.sca the following:
It has come to my attention, /via third-hand say-so/, that the Board of Directors of the SCA Inc.
will not allow those putting on events to require proof of vaccination from those attending.
No, they are leaving that, like so much else, up to the various Kingdoms. Local mundane requirements vary.
If you have gotten the injection, will you insist that those who
do not have the injection be barred from all public places?
Perhaps they should carry a bell, and strike it as they walk,
shouting "unclean, unclean" to warn all the righteous of their
possible contamination?
On 4/4/2021 2:59 PM, Nikolai Petrovich wrote:
If you have gotten the injection, will you insist that those who
do not have the injection be barred from all public places?
And since I now need the help of two strong adults to get down
the front stairs, likely I won't go at all.
In rec.org.sca on Mon, 5 Apr 2021 22:43:57 GMT
Dorothy J Heydt <djheydt@kithrup.com> wrote:
And since I now need the help of two strong adults to get down
the front stairs, likely I won't go at all.
Although that is a very period solution.... Consider googling for
"personal stair climber". It isn't a thing you can use on your own but
it does mean that you or you in a wheelchair can get up and down steps >anywhere as long as you have transport to haul it with you and one
adult to drive it who doesn't need to be strong but does need to have
good balance.
In article <slrns6n8vn.31nnf.zebeej@gmail.com>,
Zebee Johnstone <zebeej@gmail.com> wrote:
In rec.org.sca on Mon, 5 Apr 2021 22:43:57 GMTWould it work on a flight of outdoor, concrete steps with no railings?
Dorothy J Heydt <djheydt@kithrup.com> wrote:
And since I now need the help of two strong adults to get down
the front stairs, likely I won't go at all.
Although that is a very period solution.... Consider googling for >>"personal stair climber". It isn't a thing you can use on your own but
it does mean that you or you in a wheelchair can get up and down steps >>anywhere as long as you have transport to haul it with you and one
adult to drive it who doesn't need to be strong but does need to have
good balance.
Such a thing would probably work on a flight on *indoor* steps
with one railing, but since we hope to get out of this house in
the summer of 2022, it probably wouldn't pay for itself.
In rec.org.sca on Tue, 6 Apr 2021 00:24:37 GMT
Dorothy J Heydt <djheydt@kithrup.com> wrote:
In article <slrns6n8vn.31nnf.zebeej@gmail.com>,
Zebee Johnstone <zebeej@gmail.com> wrote:
In rec.org.sca on Mon, 5 Apr 2021 22:43:57 GMTWould it work on a flight of outdoor, concrete steps with no railings?
Dorothy J Heydt <djheydt@kithrup.com> wrote:
And since I now need the help of two strong adults to get down
the front stairs, likely I won't go at all.
Although that is a very period solution.... Consider googling for >>>"personal stair climber". It isn't a thing you can use on your own but >>>it does mean that you or you in a wheelchair can get up and down steps >>>anywhere as long as you have transport to haul it with you and one
adult to drive it who doesn't need to be strong but does need to have >>>good balance.
Such a thing would probably work on a flight on *indoor* steps
with one railing, but since we hope to get out of this house in
the summer of 2022, it probably wouldn't pay for itself.
You are thinking of a stairlift which attaches to the staircase and
sits there until wanted.
I am talking about a manual handling device. It is basically a motor
with wheels and a retractable leg. It has a seat on it, or else a set
of grabbers to hang onto a wheelchair. Seat/person/wheelchair don't
touch the ground, just the climber's wheels do.
You roll it to the edge of the stair which it senses (with or without
stair node treads, so smooth or raised no issue) and stops. When you are >ready you push the button and it puts its leg on the next stair down,
and lifts its body up with person/chair/wheelchair attached. It then
moves itself forward to sit its wheels (and motor/chair/person) on the
next stair level as it retracts its leg and waits for the next order.
GOing up you do the same but the person on the lifter is facing
downstairs so goes up backwards. The driver rolls the machine back so
the machine's back wheels touch the stair riser or near to. Push the
button and the leg extends to lift everything up and back until the
climber's wheels are on the next stair tread. Driver pulls it back as
the leg retracts and it waits for the next button push.
WOrks on indoor and outdoor stairs. Mine has a 20cm step height limit
and is a bit tricky on one step which has a highish plaster nose on
one of the treads. But your standard outdoor noseless step with no
railing is no problem.
Ain't cheap so if you figure steps are not in your future it isn't
worth it. But for me living 2 flights up with an elderly mother in a >wheelchair it is beyond price.
Especially as it means we can visit relatives who have stairs.
Hmmmm. We are *hoping* that when we move back to the East Bay
(if we can; we learned summer before last that everywhere that
isn't Vallejo is much more expensive than Vallejo) we'll be able
to find something big enough for five people and God's own
quantity of books. But that may not happen.
Can you give me a link to the kind of thing you're talking about?
In rec.org.sca on Tue, 6 Apr 2021 02:06:09 GMT
Dorothy J Heydt <djheydt@kithrup.com> wrote:
Hmmmm. We are *hoping* that when we move back to the East Bay
(if we can; we learned summer before last that everywhere that
isn't Vallejo is much more expensive than Vallejo) we'll be able
to find something big enough for five people and God's own
quantity of books. But that may not happen.
Can you give me a link to the kind of thing you're talking about?
https://youtu.be/TLuLwjdp1LU is the one we have.
We got it from www.hercules.com.au but the beastie itself is German
made by Sano who call it a LiftKar. >https://www.sano-stairclimbers.com/liftkar-pt
We have the PS Universal which is the standard wheelchair one. It takes
self propelled or transit chairs and so far it has taken every one we've >tried including one that converts to a walker. About 300 steps on a
battery charge they say. It folds up fairly small, for car transport
you will probably need to take the upright bar off which is an easy
enough job.
But be aware they are in the several thousand dollar range, at least
they are here... They are going to be cheaper in the USA but still
not pocket change.
Try searching for "personal stairclimber" and see what you find.
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