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Sia | Saturday, May 10, 2003 - 09:16 pm     4 entries found for wahoo: Main Entry: 4wa·hoo Pronunciation: 'wä-'hü Function: interjection Date: circa 1924 chiefly West -- used to express exuberance or enthusiasm or to attract attention http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary |
Zachsmom | Saturday, May 10, 2003 - 09:36 pm     nope not toy story..isn't a kid movie.. |
Jmm | Saturday, May 10, 2003 - 09:44 pm     I.Q.? |
Zachsmom | Saturday, May 10, 2003 - 09:48 pm     LOL..Waa Hoo Jmm!! here's your 10 points
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Jmm | Saturday, May 10, 2003 - 09:51 pm     Thanks Zmom, but I have to confess I cheated. I went to the IMDB. lol |
Zachsmom | Saturday, May 10, 2003 - 09:54 pm     That line was the whole reason I went to see the movie..lol |
Sia | Saturday, May 10, 2003 - 11:28 pm     Most of the movies I have seen in the past six and a half years have been kids' movies!! LOL, I have never even heard of the movie "I.Q.!" Now I'm intrigued; I will get that from the library. Jmm, I guess Dra has taught you how to look stuff up on the 'net, huh? Lucky girl, you! Smart, too!! |
Halfunit | Sunday, May 11, 2003 - 09:10 am     As a Cleveland Indians fan, I've been saying "Wa-hoo" for more than 20 years now. I know, it's not the same. <And Lori, the back says WOO HOO... the front says WHOOOOAAAAA> |
Spygirl | Sunday, May 11, 2003 - 02:18 pm     REALLY STUPID QUESTION ALERT! I feel like an idiot asking this... If someone is from England and reports to be "white"...is his/her ethnicity regarded as Caucasian? Same deal with Australia.... Anybody know? |
Pamy | Sunday, May 11, 2003 - 03:01 pm     I think you can be a caucasian Australian, just like you can be a causcasian American. |
Draheid | Sunday, May 11, 2003 - 03:12 pm     According to Merriam Webster, I would say the answer is yes as the definition does not delineate between nationality:
Quote:One entry found for Caucasian. Main Entry: Cau·ca·sian Pronunciation: ko-'kA-zh&n, kä- also -'ka-zh&n Function: adjective Date: 1807 1 : of or relating to the Caucasus or its inhabitants 2 a : of or relating to the white race of humankind as classified according to physical features b : of or relating to the white race as defined by law specifically as composed of persons of European, No. African, or southwest Asian ancestry - Caucasian noun - Cau·ca·soid /'ko-k&-"soid/ adjective or noun
Hope that answers your question. |
Spygirl | Sunday, May 11, 2003 - 04:01 pm     It surely does - thanks you two! |
Whoami | Monday, May 12, 2003 - 04:25 pm     I'll be traveling with my Mom in August to attend my sister's wedding. Mom is recovering from a stroke. She walks with a cane, and has endurance issues that make me think she would not do well walking to the back end of a plane. So, when I make reservations, how do I let an airline know I'm traveling with someone with a handicap, and that it's better for her to be seated near the front of the plane? Also, what do we do with the cane? Could it be considered a "weapon?" And will it be allowed on the plane? It does fold up, and the only thing I can think of that we could do with it is to fold it up and tuck it into the pocket in the seat ahead of us. Does anyone here travel with a cane? How is this usually handled? I was planning on making the reservations through some place like Orbitz, but I don't see anywhere that you can discuss special needs. On a side note, just cause I'm curious. How does one in a wheelchair travel on a plane? Are there places to strap in the wheelchair (like on a bus, though that doesn't seem like it could be secure/stable)? Or do you check it in as baggage. And if so, how do you get to your seat? |
Draheid | Monday, May 12, 2003 - 05:03 pm     Whoami: It has been quite a while since I've travelled by plane. As I recall, they always board 'special needs' passengers well ahead of everyone else in order to facilitate their needs. I would expect the attendants would assist you and your mother in boarding and then stow the cane in the overhead compartment. What you might want to do is, after you've booked your flight through the online service, contact the airline directly to discuss this with them. I'm confident they will take good care of you and your mother (she shouldn't end up in Chicago with the luggage! ). As for wheelchair bound passengers, I believe it's similar. They board them in the chair, help them into their seat, then fold up and stow the chair in an area setup for storage of large items. Again, it's been a very long time since I travelled by air and I do not have these needs, so please, if someone else is more familiar jump in here! Hope this helps. |
Hippyt | Monday, May 12, 2003 - 05:16 pm     Whoami,I'm not much help,but you should check into getting one of those golf cart drivers to drive your Mom through the terminal,instead of her trying to walk all that way. Maybe call the airport,and ask if they have a number for handicap/special needs services. |
Halfunit | Monday, May 12, 2003 - 05:37 pm     From United Airlines (www.ual.com) Canes and crutches Canes and crutches vary in length and their size may dictate where they can be stowed. Telescopic canes may be collapsed and secured in a purse or seat back. The following are other approved areas for canes and crutches: An approved closet or baggage stowage area (lavatories are not approved areas) Enclosed overhead bins Under a passenger seat (if stowed here, the equipment cannot protrude into the aisle or block an emergency row; canes should lie flat on the floor) Wheelchairs Using United's wheelchair service Every airport United serves has wheelchairs available, and virtually all of the cities we serve have jet bridges or special equipment to board customers who cannot climb stairs. Also, most airports have narrow aisle wheelchairs for customers who require them to reach their seat in the airplane. Our reservations personnel can help you with information and order a wheelchair for points of departure, connection and destination. When you request a wheelchair, we need to know if you are able to walk without assistance and how far, and if you can ascend and descend stairs without assistance. United will check your personal wheelchair free of charge along with luggage. Battery-powered wheelchairs—with dry cell, wet cell, gel cell, or non-spillable electric storage batteries—are acceptable, but certain safety procedures must be followed in preparing the wheelchair for carriage. Reservations personnel will be happy to answer any specific questions. If you use United's wheelchair service, we will provide an attendant at no charge to assist you in moving through the airport. If an attendant is not wanted, we will, where possible, provide you with a United wheelchair for independent use. You may be required to leave your driver's license as security until the wheelchair is returned. Using your own wheelchair We are happy to accommodate customers who prefer to use their own wheelchairs to and from the gate area. You may check your wheelchair at the gate and also request to use it between flights, during lengthy layovers. Where the connecting time between flights is short, you may prefer to use United's wheelchair service to expedite transportation to the connecting flight. A collapsible wheelchair can be stored in the aircraft cabin. Please note cabin storage space is limited and does vary by aircraft type. So when you arrive at the gate be sure to tell the gate agent. The agent can advise you about stowage options for your flight and ensure that the proper tag is placed on your wheelchair. United's baggage personnel need the tag so they know to bring you the wheelchair to the arrival gate when you are departing the terminal, or to bring it within the terminal during layovers between flights. Although United employees will make every effort to deliver the wheelchair to the gate promptly, the facilities at the particular airport may slow this process and require some patience. If you need extra time at the gate to board, you will usually have the opportunity to "pre-board" prior to others in order to be safely and comfortably seated. If you use your own wheelchair at the gate, you may wish to check in and board early so United personnel can prepare and load your wheelchair. |
Halfunit | Monday, May 12, 2003 - 05:42 pm     American Airlines (www.aa.com) Carry-On Assistive Devices Canes, walkers and other assistive devices capable of being collapsed small enough to fit into approved overhead and under seat stowage areas are welcome and do not count toward your carry-on item limit. They must be small enough to be stowed in such a manner as not to protrude into any seating row floorspace or main aisle. Items such as seat cushions, detachable control boxes, armrests or footrests may also be carried on board with you. Onboard Wheelchair Storage American Airlines (and American Eagle jet aircraft) has a designated closet space in the cabin of each aircraft to accommodate one collapsible wheelchair. In most cases, more than one wheelchair can be accommodated, provided the space is available. This space is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Additionally, some wheelchairs can collapse to fit either in an overhead bin or beneath a seat. Non-collapsible wheelchairs or scooters are acceptable as checked luggage. These items may be checked in at either the ticket counter or the departure gate. Wheelchair Check-In Non-collapsible wheelchairs and other mobility assistive devices are accepted as checked baggage. These items can be checked in at the main ticket counter or at the departure gate. We ask customers with battery-powered wheelchairs to check in at the main ticket counter at least one hour prior to departure to ensure proper boarding of the chair. We make every effort not to disassemble a wheelchair or scooter; however, the small size of some airplane cargo doors and the contents of some batteries require disassembly. For that reason, it is helpful to have the assembly and disassembly instructions with you, as well as any specialized tools that may be required. Wheelchair Batteries For safety reasons, we must examine all batteries to determine proper handling. For all batteries not labeled by their manufacturer as 'non-spillable', removal and airline dangerous goods packaging procedures apply. There is no charge for transporting wheelchairs or for the use of courtesy wheelchair services. |
Weinermr | Monday, May 12, 2003 - 05:44 pm     Whoami, Last month I flew from Burbank, CA to Portland, OR to bring my mother to my house for a visit. I took a wheelchair with me up to Portland, and brought her back in it to more easily transport her to, from, and through the airport. I know every airport and every airline handles things differently, but here's how it went. We flew on Southwest Airlines. From Burbank to Portland I had a small carry on, and the wheelchair. When I arrived at the airport I went to ticketing, and told them that I was taking the wheelchair through to Portland. They tagged it, and I wheeled the wheelchair from ticketing, through security, to the gate. At the gate, they checked the tag on the wheelchair, and allowed me to board the plane with the preboarding group. I took the wheelchair through the gate right to the door of the plane. They then took the wheelchair from me, and it was loaded with the baggage as one of the last items. When the plane landed in Portland, the wheelchair was removed from baggage as one of the first items, and brought to me right at the exit door of the plane. I then wheeled the wheelchair from the gate, through and out of the airport, and drove to my mother's house. I retrieved my mother, and we arrived at the airport with all her luggage, the wheelchair, and her cane. We did not check anything with the skycaps, but went directly to ticketing. At ticketing, they again tagged the wheelchair when we informed them we were taking the wheelchair on the plane, and checked her baggage. My mother held the cane on her lap as she sat in the wheelchair. We wheeled our way from ticketing to security. After making it through security, I wheeled her to the gate. We received preboarding passes at the gate. We were among the first through the gate up the ramp to the plane. At the door of the plane, she stood up out of the wheelchair, and walked with her cane into the plane. They took the wheelchair from us at that point and it rode again with the baggage. Because we preboarded, we had our choice of seats. Southwestern does not have a first class section. I have been told, but have not experienced it yet, that the flight attendants will seat handicapped people in the first class section (and their companions) if there are any such seats available. If not, they will assist them to the best and roomiest available. In the case of Southwest, there are rows of seats with a little more leg room right at the front of the plane, and that is where we sat in our case. It was not ideal, but it was handy, and right near the restroom (of which my mother made frequent use). My mother's carry on and her cane were stowed in the upper compartments, where we retrieved them after the flight. When we arrived back at Burbank, the wheelchair was whisked off the plane and waiting for us as we stepped out through the plane door. After she got settled into it, I whisked her up the ramp, out the gate, through the airport, and to my waiting car. It all worked very smoothly. I suggest that when you fly, you arrive at the airport very early, to allow lots of time to stand in line and go through ticketing, baggage inspection, security, etc. Let the ticketing agent know exactly what your needs are, and they will accomodate you. When you get through to the gate, repeat your needs and requirements to the gate personnel, and they will be as accomodating and helpful as they can be. Repeat your needs again to the flight attendants and they will help you as much as they can. This coming weekend I'm traveling with my wife by plane for the first time in several years. She will have a wheelchair, an electric scooter, and a walker. It's my understanding that the electric scooter must be checked as baggage, and will be loaded on to the plane as such. Our routine with the wheelchair and her walker will be similar to the experience I had with my mother. Whoami, I'll give you a detailed report as to how everything was handled with my wife and I sometime next week. |
Weinermr | Monday, May 12, 2003 - 05:49 pm     Whoami, To answer the other part of your question - When you purchase your tickets you can indicate that your mother is a handicapped or "special needs" passenger. But the real and important arrangements are made right at the airport, at the ticketing counter, at the gate, and as you board the plane, as I described above. |
Halfunit | Monday, May 12, 2003 - 05:57 pm     Weiner - you are a good son and husband . |
Weinermr | Monday, May 12, 2003 - 06:00 pm     Halfunit, I didn't tell ya how the visit went.... LOL But thank you. |
Tess | Monday, May 12, 2003 - 06:54 pm     Whoami, I see the section in Halfunit's post above which addresses wheelchairs provided by the airlines. I would just like to add that I've personally used that service more than once and it worked out very well. It's just another option for you if your mom won't need a wheelchair at your destination once you leave the airport. Good luck. And good luck to you and Weinermrs, Weiner. You know we're all hoping the trip goes well. |
Juju2bigdog | Monday, May 12, 2003 - 09:44 pm     Looks like everybody else already answered all the questions. Every airline will preboard both you and your mother, Whoami, and they will be exceedingly nice about it. You really won't have to worry at all. I had to fly three times when I had just broken my ankle, and we did no preplanning at all. I just arrived at the airport and sat down while my companion told whatever airline we were flying that I would need a wheelchair. Then an attendant comes with a wheelchair, and off you go. I think the companion has to go through normal security, but the wheelchair attendant will handle getting the chaired person through security and they will wait on the other side for the companion. The wheelchair attendants do this all day long. They are experts at it. The airline will already have sent a message ahead that mom needs a wheelchair when you arrive, and there should be one waiting for you. The flight attendants will most likely tell you to remain seated until everybody else deplanes, and then they will come get you to go to the wheelchair. All in all, it is a piece of cake. I felt it appropriate to tip the wheelchair attendant. Don't lose any sleep over worrying about the travel. It should go very smoothly. |
Whoami | Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 02:47 am     Thanks for all the great advice. The only thing I'm still wondering about is seat assignments. Will they generally make sure she/we are towards the front of the plane, so we don't have to maneuver all the way down the aisle? |
Twinkie | Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 03:15 am     Who, when I brought my mom up here to visit I knew she was unable to walk thru the terminal. When we got to the airport I told an attendant right at the curb that mom needed a wheelchair and he got one immediately. She was wheeled right to the terminal with me in tow and he informed the airline attendants that she would need to be wheeled onboard the plane. We were the first to be escorted onto the plane and we were taken right to the first aisle of coach. Seat arrangements are given in order of neccessity. We were also the last to be let off the plane with mom being put into a wheelchair on the plane and taken off it all the way to the luggage pickup and out to the curb. Airlines are VERY accommodating to special needs passengers. BTW, the first aisle of coach is very comfortable because there is much more leg room. |
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