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John Byrne
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| Posted: 18 September 2026 at 11:04am | IP Logged | 1
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The cane/crutch I bought has a built in flashlight, which struck me as smart.
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Andrew Davey
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My first thought was it was something from James Bond...not sure why...
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Andrew Davey
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(the quote)
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Bryan Eacret
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| Posted: 18 September 2026 at 3:30pm | IP Logged | 4
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My wife uses a cane. We are always irritated by the amount of clueless people that carelessly walk around her, oblivious to the person with mobility issues and getting angry when she can't get out their way.
My father fought using any type of mobility assistance to his detriment. He spent the last few years of his life land locked in his house because he would not use a motorized scooter. He fought using a cane until it was almost to the point of his needing a walker. He fought the using the walker tooth and nail. My wife and I vowed we would not take the same path and use whatever tools we could to keep moving. Hopefully, we keep the vow, but vanity can be hard to overcome.
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 18 September 2026 at 4:05pm | IP Logged | 5
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I hope a scooter is not in my future!!!
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Peter Hicks
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| Posted: 18 September 2026 at 4:24pm | IP Logged | 6
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Please tell us you got a cool hand carved cane with the head of a dragon, and not some stainless steel thing with tennis balls on the bottom.
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John Byrne
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No tennis balls.
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Bryan Eacret
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| Posted: 18 September 2026 at 4:39pm | IP Logged | 8
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Were you shown proper walking technique with the cane? It's counterintuitive to me. I always want to use the opposite motion when I've messed around with one.
Hopefully, you never get to a scooter, but use whatever you need to get around. You don't want to end up trapped in a lift chair for years.
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Marc Foxx
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Took a second, Scott, but then I remembered Juggernaut's name...
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 18 September 2026 at 5:03pm | IP Logged | 10
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Same!
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Michael Penn
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| Posted: 18 September 2026 at 5:08pm | IP Logged | 11
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QUOTE:
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The other end a flask...? :)
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 18 September 2026 at 5:35pm | IP Logged | 12
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I’m very near a tea totaler, Michael.
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