Atos Medicals - Questions, Answers and Support

[Minnie_the_Minx]

There is that.

You ever seen the queues outside those places? Fine, if you're able to stand!

eta: I read on CAB website that over 50% (I think that was the figure, but near enough) of their workload is now ESA/DLA appeals

 

[Greebo]

You ever seen the queues outside those places? Fine, if you're able to stand!<snip>

Which is why, if out and about with VP, I sometimes carry one of these for him to use if need be. Very light and strong.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Which is why, if out and about with VP, I sometimes carry one of these for him to use if need be. Very light and strong.

I have enough shit to carry Was going to get one of those walking stick seats years ago, but knew h wouldn't get on with it

How much does that weigh?

 

[Greebo]

I have enough shit to carry <snip>

You think I don't?
It goes in a bag whose strap can be slung over one shoulder. Give him a minute and VP'll check the weight.

 

[ViolentPanda]

You think I don't?
It goes in a bag whose strap can be slung over one shoulder. Give him a minute and VP'll check the weight.

Smallest and lightest one (walkstool comfort 45) is 600g (a pound and a half), built to take up to 150kg load. Heaviest and longest one (walkstool comfort 55) is 800g (just shy of two punds) and is built to take a 225kg load. Basically, they were designed for hunters, soldiers and other reprobates who carry lots of kit.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Smallest and lightest one (walkstool comfort 45) is 600g (a pound and a half), built to take up to 150kg load. Heaviest and longest one (walkstool comfort 55) is 800g (just shy of two punds) and is built to take a 225kg load. Basically, they were designed for hunters, soldiers and other reprobates who carry lots of kit.

Shame on you, calling Greebo a reprobate

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

You think I don't?
It goes in a bag whose strap can be slung over one shoulder. Give him a minute and VP'll check the weight.

Yeah, but your bag's probably bigger than my bag (which is where the seat would end up)

 

[Greebo]

Shame on you, calling Greebo a reprobate

Shame on you for implying that I'm not a reprobate.

 

[ViolentPanda]

Shame on you, calling Greebo a reprobate

She doesn't use it, you narna, I do!

And she is a reprobate! I have signed affadavits from witnesses and everything!

 

[Greebo]

Yeah, but your bag's probably bigger than my bag (which is where the seat would end up)

No, it comes with its own bag, which adds next to no bulk or weight.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Blimey, they're not cheap are they?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

She doesn't use it, you narna, I do!

And she is a reprobate! I have signed affadavits from witnesses and everything!

I know she doesn't! She's the reprobate who carries it

 

[Greebo]

Blimey, they're not cheap are they?

Worth every penny though - you can even use it in the shower. BTW it feels a lot steadier and more comfortable than a lot of the seating sold in camping shops.

 

[ViolentPanda]

Blimey, they're not cheap are they?

No, they're not, but unlike just about everything else on the market, they're precision-engineered and as robust as fuck, so we thought "better to buy something expensive that'll last 20 years of wear and tear, than to buy a new cheapie every year".

 

[ViolentPanda]

I know she doesn't! She's the reprobate who carries it

No, that'd be me.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

There's only 1 second-hand one on Ebay. What do you think my chances of winning it are?

 

[Greebo]

There's only 1 second-hand one on Ebay. What do you think my chances of winning it are?

If you don't bid, you don't get. Which size is it?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

If you don't bid, you don't get. Which size is it?

I'm guessing by description, top right one

http://www.walkstool.com/uk/product/indexframe.html

description on ebay says " folds to 340 mm opens up to 570 mm"

 

[Greebo]

I'm guessing by description, top right one <snip>
description on ebay says " folds to 340 mm opens up to 570 mm"

Going by the folded size, it's the 50cm/20" seat height.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Going by the folded size, it's the 50cm/20" seat height.

So just over a foot long folded then?

*wonders whether it'll fit in bag*

 

[Greebo]

So just over a foot long folded then?

*wonders whether it'll fit in bag*

Are you wondering about being able to get it into cabin baggage when flying? If so, try fitting it diagonally.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Are you wondering about being able to get it into cabin baggage when flying? If so, try fitting it diagonally.

No, in my handbag!

 

[Greebo]

Sling it over your shoulder!

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Sling it over your shoulder!

We've had this discussion, and I have no shoulders and I don't like things on my back!

Anyway, I'm going to stop this conversation in case someone has a go at me for disrupting thread

Watching June Brown and old people documentary

 

[culder]

Hello everyone - I've been away since last Friday, so I've only just caught up with everything.

I've signed the petition about recording.

Glad to see there's some good news out there, and I've got more to add - I got home yesterday to find a letter in the post confirming that I've won my appeal, and when I checked my bank account online this morning I found that my full back-pay has gone in!

I can buy some decent Christmas presents this year!

 

[culder]

Nearly forgot - my MP - David Crausby, Bolton North East - has signed the EDM and sent me a letter about it in the post.

There are 70 on the list now. How many do you think it needs?

 

[equationgirl]

Nearly forgot - my MP - David Crausby, Bolton North East - has signed the EDM and sent me a letter about it in the post.

There are 70 on the list now. How many do you think it needs?

My MP still hasn't

And she's Labour.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Hello everyone - I've been away since last Friday, so I've only just caught up with everything.

I've signed the petition about recording.

Glad to see there's some good news out there, and I've got more to add - I got home yesterday to find a letter in the post confirming that I've won my appeal, and when I checked my bank account online this morning I found that my full back-pay has gone in!

I can buy some decent Christmas presents this year!

Congratulations culder.

 

[equationgirl]

Hello everyone - I've been away since last Friday, so I've only just caught up with everything.

I've signed the petition about recording.

Glad to see there's some good news out there, and I've got more to add - I got home yesterday to find a letter in the post confirming that I've won my appeal, and when I checked my bank account online this morning I found that my full back-pay has gone in!

I can buy some decent Christmas presents this year!

Really pleased for you, culder, brilliant news!

Make sure you spend that back-pay down to a level where it doesn't affect your benefits

 

[Greebo]

Really pleased for you, culder, brilliant news!

Make sure you spend that back-pay down to a level where it doesn't affect your benefits

A new good quality mattress is a good place to start, or a better duvet, or more energy efficient white goods.