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Post by diveguy99 on Sept 16, 2006 17:45:55 GMT -5
I just wanted to say how happy I am. There is a light at the end of the tunnel ;D!!!!!!! There is always hope and a reason for everything. Thanks to all the devo's and us who support them.
Ye Ha,
Randy Man
PS Looking for a place to live/move to. Woundering what the best place for a guy in a chair would be? Any one bite at this one?
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Post by Hepzibah on Sept 17, 2006 8:59:50 GMT -5
It seems that Cali and FL are magnets for wheelers. To me, FL is too hot and Cali is just...out there...but both places seem better equipped for the wheeler life.
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Post by dolly on Sept 17, 2006 13:46:54 GMT -5
yup, this site is definitely win-win for all involved.
glad you found us.
(someone told me once that quads don't have to pay property tax in FL. not sure if that's true or not?)
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Post by BA on Sept 17, 2006 20:57:08 GMT -5
Well Alaska is probably not the best place (also considering that more than 60% of the Alaskan population is male). Wheelers do well in sunny climes with pretty stable year round weather, but I think it's just a matter of what you are looking for. Urban, suburban, rural? California is way expensive as far as I am concerned and Florida is way too humid for my tastes. I am in the New York City suburbs, but planning to move down further south on the east coast within the next 2 years (perhaps the Carolinas, but near to the shore). I cannot stand the snow anymore myself.
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Post by devogirl on Sept 17, 2006 21:40:31 GMT -5
I agree, California is overrated! Come to the Midwest! I thought there wouldn't be any wheelers here at all, but I was wrong. CA had a lot more very severly disabled people with power chairs and vents, but here in the Midwest there seem to be more sporty paras. As for where the devos are, we seem to be scattered all over at random. There seem to be a lot in Germany too--have you considered moving overseas? ;D
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Post by E on Sept 17, 2006 23:47:07 GMT -5
(someone told me once that quads don't have to pay property tax in FL. not sure if that's true or not?) This is true. I just found out this year. Though I'm not officially a quad, I am affected in all four limbs, so I was able to get this. Looking forward to my first refund! |
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Post by Chan on Sept 18, 2006 0:22:58 GMT -5
Though I'm not officially a quad, I am affected in all four limbs, so I was able to get this. Looking forward to my first refund! I thought the "official" definition of quadriplegia including being affected in all four limbs. SCI didn't really matter, you could be a quad as long as all limbs were affected to some degree. Am I wrong? |
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Post by brendanuk on Sept 18, 2006 5:44:35 GMT -5
You are correct Chan. Quads and Tetras are often the same.
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Post by E on Sept 18, 2006 7:13:38 GMT -5
Well, there you go then. I'm painfully ignorant on gimp-related issues. I just know I'm not a quad in an SCI or paralyzed sense.  |
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Post by Chan on Sept 18, 2006 9:56:15 GMT -5
Well, there you go then. I'm painfully ignorant on gimp-related issues. Haha, Eye iz smart-r then u wuns agin. |
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Post by E on Sept 18, 2006 12:46:37 GMT -5
I'll get you, silly wabbit.
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Post by Triassic on Sept 18, 2006 13:32:49 GMT -5
My understanding is that in order to qualify for the disability property tax waiver in Fl, you must also be the sole occupant of the home. No one else at all can live there full time.
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Post by E on Sept 18, 2006 15:08:05 GMT -5
My understanding is that in order to qualify for the disability property tax waiver in Fl, you must also be the sole occupant of the home. No one else at all can live there full time. Yup. I'm the owner. I have no renters. |
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Post by diveguy99 on Sept 18, 2006 16:41:15 GMT -5
FL, so far away, Cal I just dont know. Need mountains and sea. Last winter was my first real snow experiance, not to bad. Used to so look forward to the snow and cold, but a differant game now. The people in AK are the ones that make this place so great. Break down on the side of the road and 99% of the time the first car to come by stops. Very few hitch-hikers because they get rides so fast. I like the country but want to be close to all the cool stuff that a city has to offer. And the 60/40 guys to girls is on a good day. They say about AK guys" the odds are good, but the goods are odd" We say about AK girls" you dont lose your girlfriend, just your turn"
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Post by devogirl on Sept 18, 2006 19:15:18 GMT -5
I highly recommend Seattle--mountains, sea, no snow, ok so it rains, but the summers are nice. It's a pretty big city but there is WAY less attitude than in CA. And you can live way out in the country but still be a relatively short drive into the city.
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