[Ansteorra] Period Wheelchairs

[Vicki Marsh]

Having sat in a wheelchair off and on for several years, I totally
understand what you are saying. It's already no fun to have a crotch eye
view of the world, and even worse for someone to ridicule your only means of
getting around. What does she expect you to do?  Crawl around on the floor?

I just tried to laugh off the insensitive remarks and call it a byzantine
invention. After all, they had a throne chair that would rise up out of the
floor - why not a wheeled chair? At one Gulf War, when I used a motorized
scooter, friends gave me a stick horse, which I then decorated with pearls
and jewels, as befitted any horse of mine:)

And yet, another instance of an ignorant person who never took the time to
do any research. I went to my bookshelves and found a picture of a chair
(1595) designed for King Philip II of Spain. I went on Google and entered
"History of Wheelchairs" and found this page:
http://www.wheelchairnet.org/WCN_WCU/SlideLectures/Sawatzky/WC_history.html
which includes the picture of Philip's laz-y-boy with wheels.

So there....research can be fun!

Xene


-----Original Message-----
From: ansteorra-bounces+xaraxene=comcast.net at ansteorra.org
[mailto:ansteorra-bounces+xaraxene=comcast.net at ansteorra.org]On Behalf
Of Chass Brown
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 11:09 AM
To: Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc.
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] RE: the Attack of the "Authenticity Police"


Ahh but see there are people in the S.C.A. who like to be arses. Like the
Wench who came into our encampment to tell me that my wheelchair was not
period, that it was ruining her  "Ambiance" and that if I couldnt get around
at events without my wheelchair then I shouldn't attend. Now why did she do
this? To be an arse. Did I take it as so? Aye damn right I did. Did it hurt
my feelings? Yes because I am still new to being stuck in this wheeled
monstrosity, but I got over it and tend to give her a piece of my mind when
next we meet since she aparently has no mind.  Does this tend to be the
norm... in no way nor shape. I will say those who tend to be this way huddle
together in little groups.... which everyone knows who they are.


Chass aka Charinthalis Del Sans
Muddeler of Mead, Ailment of Ale, Whiner of wine