Following on from the recent discussion about making life a bit easier
as we age I got myself a 9" high footstool from Amazon, thinking being
it would help me get out of the bath which is sometimes a struggle.
It's a folding stool and the first time I used it it collapsed when I
picked it up and it was a right faff. I got some plastic glue and
applied it to the hinges but it didn't seem very strong so in the end I
put 2 x brass screws through each end of the hinge and it seemed nice
and sturdy.
Tried it out this morning. It stayed fixed but unknown to me it turned
over as I put it in the bath and as I went to sit on it one of the legs started to insert itself in a somewhat delicate place. I think I set a
world record for getting out of the bath, and I didn't need the stool!
On 02/04/2025 15:59, Jeff Gaines wrote:
Following on from the recent discussion about making life a bit easier
as we age I got myself a 9" high footstool from Amazon, thinking being
it would help me get out of the bath which is sometimes a struggle.
It's a folding stool and the first time I used it it collapsed when I
picked it up and it was a right faff. I got some plastic glue and
applied it to the hinges but it didn't seem very strong so in the end
I put 2 x brass screws through each end of the hinge and it seemed
nice and sturdy.
Tried it out this morning. It stayed fixed but unknown to me it turned
over as I put it in the bath and as I went to sit on it one of the
legs started to insert itself in a somewhat delicate place. I think I
set a world record for getting out of the bath, and I didn't need the
stool!
Maybe something like this with sticky feet and decent strong
side arm supports -
https://www.amazon.co.uk/PEPE-Adjustable-Bathroom-Disabled-Assembly/dp/ B0BS6QGG14?source=ps-sl-shoppingads- lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&smid=A1FBMOTJ3DZBFD&th=1
On 02/04/2025 15:59, Jeff Gaines wrote:
Following on from the recent discussion about making life a bit easier as >>we age I got myself a 9" high footstool from Amazon, thinking being it >>would help me get out of the bath which is sometimes a struggle.
It's a folding stool and the first time I used it it collapsed when I >>picked it up and it was a right faff. I got some plastic glue and applied >>it to the hinges but it didn't seem very strong so in the end I put 2 x >>brass screws through each end of the hinge and it seemed nice and sturdy.
Tried it out this morning. It stayed fixed but unknown to me it turned
over as I put it in the bath and as I went to sit on it one of the legs >>started to insert itself in a somewhat delicate place. I think I set a >>world record for getting out of the bath, and I didn't need the stool!
Maybe something like this with sticky feet and decent strong
side arm supports -
https://www.amazon.co.uk/PEPE-Adjustable-Bathroom-Disabled-Assembly/dp/B0BS6QGG14?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&smid=A1FBMOTJ3DZBFD&th=1
On 02/04/2025 in message <vsjt7j$1qgk2$1@dont-email.me> Andrew wrote:
On 02/04/2025 15:59, Jeff Gaines wrote:
Following on from the recent discussion about making life a bit easier as >>> we age I got myself a 9" high footstool from Amazon, thinking being it
would help me get out of the bath which is sometimes a struggle.
It's a folding stool and the first time I used it it collapsed when I
picked it up and it was a right faff. I got some plastic glue and applied >>> it to the hinges but it didn't seem very strong so in the end I put 2 x >>> brass screws through each end of the hinge and it seemed nice and sturdy. >>>
Tried it out this morning. It stayed fixed but unknown to me it turned
over as I put it in the bath and as I went to sit on it one of the legs
started to insert itself in a somewhat delicate place. I think I set a
world record for getting out of the bath, and I didn't need the stool!
Maybe something like this with sticky feet and decent strong
side arm supports
https://www.amazon.co.uk/PEPE-Adjustable-Bathroom-Disabled-Assembly/dp/B0BS6QGG14?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&smid=A1FBMOTJ3DZBFD&th=1
Excuse my language but I wouldn't want one of those legs up me, missus!
The operative word in that example is “shower”, those chairs will be no good in a bath as baths do not have a flat surface for it to stand on.
Short on changing your bath for a walk in with a door and built in seating which requires to remain in the bath until it has emptied the only other solution if you want to keep your existing bath is use one of those devices that is a belt attached to the floor and the wall. The belt is lowered into the bath and you sit on it. When you need to get out a winch usually
electric winds up the belt thus raising you into a seating position that
you can easily stand up from. I will try to find an example tomorrow.
Following on from the recent discussion about making life a bit easier
as we age I got myself a 9" high footstool from Amazon, thinking being
it would help me get out of the bath which is sometimes a struggle.
It's a folding stool and the first time I used it it collapsed when I
picked it up and it was a right faff. I got some plastic glue and
applied it to the hinges but it didn't seem very strong so in the end I
put 2 x brass screws through each end of the hinge and it seemed nice
and sturdy.
Tried it out this morning. It stayed fixed but unknown to me it turned
over as I put it in the bath and as I went to sit on it one of the legs started to insert itself in a somewhat delicate place. I think I set a
world record for getting out of the bath, and I didn't need the stool!
Incidentally, I gave up smoking 12 years and 2 months ago and just
worked out that at today's prices I have saved about ÂŁ77,000 (20 a day). Accepting that prices have gone up substantially it's still a lot of
money. Can anybody tell me which account it is in please?
Tricky Dicky <tricky.dicky@sky.com> wrote:
The operative word in that example is “shower”, those chairs will be
no
good in a bath as baths do not have a flat surface for it to stand on. >>Short on changing your bath for a walk in with a door and built in seating >>which requires to remain in the bath until it has emptied the only other >>solution if you want to keep your existing bath is use one of those
devices
that is a belt attached to the floor and the wall. The belt is lowered
into
the bath and you sit on it. When you need to get out a winch usually >>electric winds up the belt thus raising you into a seating position that >>you can easily stand up from. I will try to find an example tomorrow.
Here is an example of what I was thinking of. I notice the supplier also
has some specific chairs for baths but like all these specialist devices
they do come at a price.
Richard
https://www.abilitysuperstore.com/products/molly-bather-bath-lift
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