It’s Extortion!!

I have been on the phone all morning. I thought since I had the day Off I should do something productive with my time. Get then needed batteries for my power chair. I called and called and found the batteries ranged anywhere $170.00 to 350.00 EACH!! Unbelievable! I am even considering lying in wait at the local Independent Living Center and pulling the plug on some unspecting crip as the exit the place and then remove his or her batteries—I mean these guys got them on Medicaid anyway—hey get replaced but then I would be as bad as the durable medical equipment vendors. So, alas, I am going to try to go through the system and see what I can do.

<> I have been told that if I got a prescription from my MD that I might be able to get a new power chair. I have decided to go this route. I called and made an appointment with my Doc for this Friday to get the script for new chair and discuss with the pain issues I have had this past weekend. So keep your fingers crossed. The chair I have now is a Jazzy 1120—it’s an older model of power chair. I got the chair used a few years ago when the chair popped up on my used equipment website. If I were to get a new chair it would be under warranty for a while and I’d have a dependable ride. The chair really saves me all kinds of money not having to drive my van all the way into work each day. I have figured the chair saves me at least $80.00 a month in gasoline alone.

So from now till I can get another chair or new batteries I am going to drive me van to the Trax stop and from there trax into work and charge the battery all day and return. I do not know what else to do. If anyone has access to a set of Group 24 deep cycle, gel cell batteries let me know.