u/mistersmith22

I've been disabled for almost 9 years, a few ups but mostly downs, and I'm finally accepting that an electric wheelchair will really enhance my life, get me out more, etc. But I don't know where to start. I've had a crappy non-electric Drive chair for about 4-5 years, but it's junk and falling apart and due to disabilities I can't wheel myself around manually. Can I get some community help?

Here's what you need to know:

- I'm 6' and 275 pounds, so I need a strong chair, but am not obese (waist on my Levi's is 38), so I don't need a wider or XL option.

- I plan on using this for long days (museums, tourism) so, big/better/more batteries are welcome

- I live in downtown SF, so there are hills. I won't try any of the extreme ones, but I live on a medium one, so if it can handle my weight and the hills I'm stoked. I do see some electric chairs climbing my hill, with varying degrees of capability. And I'm heavy. So I'm worried I might be out of luck with most hills.

- Money is...not really a problem, but nobody here is rich, so, something the common person could afford would be ideal!

Thanks everyone! I'm lost looking around, having a hard time telling junk from quality, and don't wanna make a bad decision. Love to my fellow chaired people!

So I'm spinning a record and decide to get some breakfast. Found a croissant in the kitchen - cool. I bring it to where I sit, about 10-12 feet from my deck, and eat my croissant.

Ten minutes later I get up to change the record and...there's a giant flake of croissant, like a half-inch on both sides, just sitting on the deck about a half inch from the platter.

What the effing eff.

How can I beat dust when I can't even beat...bread?? Lol. I feel as if the gods of vinyl have frowned upon me today.

I've got shelf space for about 1300 records. Unfortunately I have about 1600.

We live in a 1BR apartment and my wife, who is so gracious and accommodating re: this passion of mine, has decided we have enough shelving in the house, so, no more IKEA cubes for me. I don't blame her.

Anything good for storage that isn't another shelf, that's appropriate for an adult living space, is hopefully pretty cheap, and won't fall apart with regular use?

I have some folding record storage box things I use for hauling my for-sale stuff to record fairs, I could use one or two for overflow, but then I have a big black box to try to find a place for, and I don't know how they hold up over time. Not optimal.

Any cool ideas I've missed?