Epic wheelchair fail

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

The big buzz around my store this week has been a local MENSA member in a wheelchair.

Apparently, she came to the store with her daughter and maybe somebody else. She was in her electric wheelchair or mobility scooter and decided to zip up the wheelchair ramp at pretty much the top speed for the wheelchair or scooter.

Except she missed the ramp. Instead, she slammed into the curb and tipped the wheelchair/scooter over, suffering a broken arm and probably other injuries.

This incident was discussed at the latest safety/shrink committee meeting and fortunately for now it doesn't look like she'll try to sue, since the ramp wasn't obstructed in any way and the person/people with her said she was going too fast anyway.

Still, the mental picture of this, including big red letters reading "FAIL", is giving me the giggles.

[Kiwi]

she owned herself

thats awesome to see anyone do

my friend owned herself on the stairs once, telling me as she looked back up that any one who falls down the stairs is a retard.... then she proceeds to fall down the stairs in a roly poly motion....

It still kills me to this day, i remember cracking up as i ran down to help her, she must have made three fill rolls around on her way down....she was crying and laughing at the same time

[Becks]

Am I a bad person for laughing at the mental images?

[Listerfiend]

Am I a bad person for laughing at the mental images?

I think most of us are going to hell for that, then...

[Evil Queen]

My gourd, that was so funny.

[Librarybabe]

Sounds like...

She should have her little yellow map pin revoked.

[Difdi]

And in addition to that lovely imagine she created, you have to ask yourself what would have happened had she not missed the ramp? Dukes of Hazzard, anyone?

[blas]

She should install a horn on that thing like the car on Dukes of Hazard...oh what the hell is that car's name.....oh short term memory loss is such a biotch....

That kind of reminds me of the woman in my hometown. She had to have suped up that wheelchair...she had a yellow flag on the back of it and she would literally zoom up and down the sidewalks and would zoom across the street with no warning...I wouldn't be surprised if she hopped some curbs with it too, lol. She probably had some NOS in there.

[blas]

Thanks for that it was bothering me that whole time I wrote that....wow I can't remember anything these days.....

[Broomjockey]

wow I can't remember anything these days.....

That would be *long* term memory loss, blas I can't believe you forgot that!

[Difdi]

The General Lee! I always wanted a ride in that thing when I was a kid

Heh, that TV series is why those cars are so rare nowadays. They trashed at least one per episode (and as many as six in some cases).