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old fingers and tough "safety" triggers
the elderly lady who loves nearby has fingers that are gnarled with rheumatoid
arthritis. Meanwhile, electric hedge clippers these days are made with triggers that take a lot more force than years ago - and so does the thumb-operated catch that lets you lock the clipper into the 'on' position. Is there any way to make it easier for her? |
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the elderly lady who loves nearby has fingers that are gnarled with rheumatoid arthritis. Meanwhile, electric hedge clippers these days are made with triggers that take a lot more force than years ago - and so does the thumb-operated catch that lets you lock the clipper into the 'on' position. Is there any way to make it easier for her? Have her check in with her rheumatologist, her physical therapist (if she has one) or the local council on aging (in the US). They should have information on assistive devices, if any. -- People thought cybersex was a safe alternative, until patients started presenting with sexually acquired carpal tunnel syndrome.-Howard Berkowitz |
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On 6/30/2011 2:13 PM, Kurt Ullman wrote:
In article , Tom wrote: the elderly lady who loves nearby has fingers that are gnarled with rheumatoid arthritis. Meanwhile, electric hedge clippers these days are made with triggers that take a lot more force than years ago - and so does the thumb-operated catch that lets you lock the clipper into the 'on' position. Is there any way to make it easier for her? Have her check in with her rheumatologist, her physical therapist (if she has one) or the local council on aging (in the US). They should have information on assistive devices, if any. thank you, good idea. maybe I'll check the council on aging for her. I doubt she will do any checking herself, so the other two are unfortunately out. |
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In article , Tom wrote:
On 6/30/2011 2:13 PM, Kurt Ullman wrote: In article , Tom wrote: the elderly lady who loves nearby has fingers that are gnarled with rheumatoid arthritis. Meanwhile, electric hedge clippers these days are made with triggers that take a lot more force than years ago - and so does the thumb-operated catch that lets you lock the clipper into the 'on' position. Is there any way to make it easier for her? Have her check in with her rheumatologist, her physical therapist (if she has one) or the local council on aging (in the US). They should have information on assistive devices, if any. thank you, good idea. maybe I'll check the council on aging for her. I doubt she will do any checking herself, so the other two are unfortunately out. Later I thought that there is likely a chapter of the Arthritis Foundation nearby (arthritis.org) that might be able to help. Check in, too, with the maker of the clippers. -- People thought cybersex was a safe alternative, until patients started presenting with sexually acquired carpal tunnel syndrome.-Howard Berkowitz |
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On 6/30/2011 1:47 PM, Tom wrote:
the elderly lady who loves nearby oops, "lives" before any jokes fly my I and O keys are worn off, so much for Dell. |
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"Tom" wrote in message ... On 6/30/2011 1:47 PM, Tom wrote: the elderly lady who loves nearby oops, "lives" before any jokes fly my I and O keys are worn off, so much for Dell. Marker pen??? Draw the I & O on the keys. WW |
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the elderly lady who loves nearby has fingers that are gnarled with rheumatoid arthritis. Meanwhile, electric hedge clippers these days are made with triggers that take a lot more force than years ago - and so does the thumb-operated catch that lets you lock the clipper into the 'on' position. Is there any way to make it easier for her? I know you're trying to help, but go a step further, and "borrow" her hedge clippers. Cut a little of your hedge, then all of hers ... (Easily said, since I don't think I live close to you) -- Best regards Han email address is invalid |
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On 6/30/2011 2:47 PM, Han wrote:
Tom wrote in : the elderly lady who loves nearby has fingers that are gnarled with rheumatoid arthritis. Meanwhile, electric hedge clippers these days are made with triggers that take a lot more force than years ago - and so does the thumb-operated catch that lets you lock the clipper into the 'on' position. Is there any way to make it easier for her? I know you're trying to help, but go a step further, and "borrow" her hedge clippers. Cut a little of your hedge, then all of hers ... (Easily said, since I don't think I live close to you) But she loves doing it, almost as much as using her weed whacker - which she uses twice a week or so. She also believes the activity is good for her health, and is almost certainly right. All these had nothing: National Council on Aging the local office Lowes retailers of assistance devices, like wrightstuff.biz & enablingdevices.com (The senior-related ones don't have the irritating phone menu navigations.) Black & Decker does have the menus, then played a recording about how they strive for quality in customer service... then ironically disconnected me - their system is broken since yesterday. With the Arthritis Foundation, I ended up in India, then realized they were the first one. (Maybe the tide has turned in outsourcing.) But also no help. I'd thought of an inline power switch and rigging the trimmer's mechanical triggers to be always on, but that wouldn't be safe. It's probably theoretically possible to use levers on the triggers, but not practical to fashion anything. So I guess there's no solution for the poor dear. Thanks for the replies. |
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But she loves doing it, almost as much as using her weed whacker - which she uses twice a week or so. She also believes the activity is good for her health, and is almost certainly right. One last suggestion and then I'll let you go. Yahoogroups and a couple of other places have arthritis-related forums. You might try there. This is where you might find the ingenious person with the same problem that solved it with a small bit of chewing gum and bailing wire (grin). -- People thought cybersex was a safe alternative, until patients started presenting with sexually acquired carpal tunnel syndrome.-Howard Berkowitz |
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So I guess there's no solution for the poor dear. There are several solutions, each of which take more than 5 minutes. |
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On 7/1/2011 12:59 PM, Smitty Two wrote:
In article , Tom wrote: So I guess there's no solution for the poor dear. There are several solutions, each of which take more than 5 minutes. haha! There's always a dope what comes up with a dope answer. |
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On 7/1/2011 12:59 PM, Smitty Two wrote: In article , Tom wrote: So I guess there's no solution for the poor dear. There are several solutions, each of which take more than 5 minutes. haha! There's always a dope what comes up with a dope answer. Dopey? The "call the arthritis foundation" and answers of that ilk were the dopey suggestions. This is a DIY group. Many of us here could readily dismantle the switch and lighten its action in some way. But without it sitting here in my hands, how the hell could I field engineer a solution? You basically need to lighten the action or extend the lever. (Hint: "lever" is the root word of "leverage") There is no 5 minute bolt-on solution you can buy at Wal-Mart for this, but there are plenty of "solutions for the poor dear." You just don't have the intelligence or the skill to create one. |
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Tom wrote:
the elderly lady who loves nearby has fingers that are gnarled with rheumatoid arthritis. Meanwhile, electric hedge clippers these days are made with triggers that take a lot more force than years ago - and so does the thumb-operated catch that lets you lock the clipper into the 'on' position. Is there any way to make it easier for her? Take the hedge clippers apart. There might be a way to defeat the safety lock. Of course if you're in California, there might be a law prohibiting the defeating of safety locks. |
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Tom wrote: the elderly lady who loves nearby has fingers that are gnarled with rheumatoid arthritis. Meanwhile, electric hedge clippers these days are made with triggers that take a lot more force than years ago - and so does the thumb-operated catch that lets you lock the clipper into the 'on' position. Is there any way to make it easier for her? The problem here is that if the person lacks the hand strength to operate the safety device, they probably also lack the hand strength to safely operate the device. |
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On Jun 30, 1:47*pm, Tom wrote:
the elderly lady who loves nearby has fingers that are gnarled with rheumatoid arthritis. Meanwhile, electric hedge clippers these days are made with triggers that take a lot more force than years ago - and so does the thumb-operated catch that lets you lock the clipper into the 'on' position. |
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On Jun 30, 10:47*am, Tom wrote:
the elderly lady who loves nearby has fingers that are gnarled with rheumatoid arthritis. Meanwhile, electric hedge clippers these days are made with triggers that take a lot more force than years ago - and so does the thumb-operated catch that lets you lock the clipper into the 'on' position. |
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On Jul 1, 12:18*pm, DD_BobK wrote:
On Jun 30, 10:47*am, Tom wrote: the elderly lady who loves nearby has fingers that are gnarled with rheumatoid arthritis. Meanwhile, electric hedge clippers these days are made with triggers that take a lot more force than years ago - and so does the thumb-operated catch that lets you lock the clipper into the 'on' position. Is there any way to make it easier for her? Tom- How elderly? * Should she really be using a hedge clipper in her condition? Of course if she's an independent / determined person it will be very difficult *to get her to give up these sorts of activities. I "borrowed" my mom's 6' step ladder when she was in her early 80's..... I always told her "I'm not done with it, what do you need me to get down for you?" When she asked for it back. Her solution, drive to Home Depot, buy a ladder, use it, return it. Like I said, hard to stop some people. Possible to make it easier to use the clipper but I'd be worried about compromising the safety. cheers Bob If yuou take it apart, youmaybe able to replace a srping with a slightly weaker one. I too have a few appliances with hard to hold switches, but have not had to take drastic action yet. |
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