High Adrenalin VentrAssist Activities

Blackpool Pub Crawl

One of the most scary activities I have done was going round Blackpool on a Saturday Night ending up in Level 2 of the Syndicate good job it was retro night.

The first fight was in the first pub fortunately we were at the other side of the room. The night had to be curtailed at 5:30am as my second battery was going flat.

Remember to keep checking the battery status as my primary was completly flat before I noticed as you cannot hear the alarm and go with friends who can see the warning light flashing, thanks Nads & Phillis

High Adrenalin VentrAssist Activities

Skiing

Just imagine slaloming down hill and the cable getting caught on a flag Ouch!!! Or some plonker out of control on a snowboard bearing in mind the warfarine it could bring a new meaning to a red run.

Other High Adenalin Activities for Ventrassist

Chainsaws

Baring in mind that your life depends on a piece of 3 core armoured cable you will require extra Personal Protection Equipment (PPE). I have found it is best to stuff the cable in your trouser pocket and to wear a ¾ length coat fastened. This PPE not only protects the cable from being cut but also stops the controller being covered in saw dust.

VentrAssist High Adrenalin Activities

The VentrAssist gives a whole new scope for High Adrenalin Activities her are some examples most of which are strictly forbidden by the hospital.

Tank Driving
In the UK you are unable to drive on the public highway but you are able to go off roading in a 20 tonne tank so long as you wear the proper personal protection equipment (PPE). May be we should get on to Clarkson?

Climbing
The main problem besides being completely knackered within 5 feet is that the controller swings around erratically and you tend to lose your balance.

Sailing
The controller is not waterproof, fall in the water and you are dead!
The first boat I went on was the chain ferry at Pool in Dorset this was early on in my round Britain Tour. The next, Isle of Sky to Mallaig ferry from these humble beginnings I worked my way up to sailing in my pals yacht in Cardiff and of course the narrow boat trip in Scotland.

This summer he may be taking the boat to Plymouth unfortunately he is unable to navigate so unless he can learn in the next 4 months what he has been unable to do in the last 16 years I will probably have to ……..?

Essential Equipment not given to you by VentrAssist

Though you get 2 of almost every thing there is certain essential equipment that you will have get yourself.

Plastic Carrier bag

This is an essential piece if protection for the controller, to keep off rain, water spray, paint and especially creosote.
When steering a narrow boat in Scotland in October. Anyone who has been to Scotland in October will know it chucks it down with rain and blows a gale for at least 12 hours a day which at least keeps the midges away.

To use the protection cover (plagy bag) you need to

make 2 holes in the bottom to allow the shoulder

strap to be attached to the to the fixing points, then

pull the cover down over the controller.

Any carrier bag will do though I have found that the Co-op and Wilko’s bags a little thin, bags from the other leading supermarkets are OK though you would need to replace them daily. If you require the crème de la crème in covers try Aldi which are thicker and could last up to a week the only draw backs are they cost 9p and do not do anything for your street cred’.

Also used when painting and decorating and creosoting the sheds and fences.

Electrical tape
Another essential piece of equipment, for carrying out running repairs on the lead and retaining the protection cover above.

25ml Plastic Syringe (without the needle)
Having caught the my cable in the kitchen draw which kinked badly my nurse practitioner came up with the idea of using the body of the syringe as a protective sleeve. After a few months the cable returned to its normal condition.

Direction of Use
Remove the plunger, cut off the end then cut down the length of it so you can feed over the cable and secure with the electrical tape

Oxygen Tube (or home brew syphoning tube)
If you are caught short without the electrical tape, this is OK as a short term measure, which unlike the syringe method dose not need electrical tape when I caught the cable and cut through the outer cover I used some oxygen tube to cover the hole not the best solution as the cable started to thin where the tube stopped so it was replace by the electrical tape.

As with the plastic syringe cut down the length of one side You can get oxygen tube from your local hospital or as an alternative home brew syphoning tube from Wilko’s or your local home brew shop.

Continental Plug Adapter
AS life evolves around electricity it is essential you have one of these in the parts bag so if you are ever caught short elsewhere in Europe you always plug yourself in or charge your batteries.

Flying Lessons

Birthday today!? and everyone has been asking the same old question :- "What do you want for your birthday?" and I have been giving the same old answer "I dun'o".

However yesterday saw Ventrassist rep Terry who showed me a picture of a teenage girl from Norway in a helicopter which got me thinking, so guess what I got for my birthday.

Yes off to the local aerodrome I did go and whilst registering in the battery low alarm went off. "Is that your camera battery that needs changing?" the nice young lady asked, my answer nodding my head profusely was of cause YES.

Good job I swapped batteries then as the plane was only a small 2 seater and the battery pack had to go behind the seat.

So we took off the pilot flew over our house a couple of times then climbed to 2000 feet levelled off and then asked Do you want to have ago? At this point I could have said either:-

(A) No thank you I have got this here VAD and I don't think my transplant coordinator would would be too happy.

or

(B) Too right I would, give me control.

I will leave it to you to decide which option I went for as I do not want to incriminate myself.