Yes, that is correct. For several years now I have been searching in vain for a battery pack for my little self-propelled lightweight wheelchair, so that I could take it on holiday and still be able to get around independently. I kept hearing that it does exist, but no one knew who made it - I asked several makers of battery packs which power self-propelled chairs but the actual operation of it is done by the person pushing (absolutely no good for a control-freak like me) and they all claimed not to know who made such a thing (a conspiracy, surely). As I had commented to everyone who was sick of hearing about it (you know who you are), it was like searching for a unicorn.
At the weekend, whilst visiting the Mobility Roadshow, a flunkie from just such a company, who make the ones I don't want, told me he had no idea who made battery packs you could operate yourself. Well, flunkie, you should do your homework on your own industry, because the very people were only yards away from you in the corner of the room.
As I approached it, it seemed to call out to me - "buy me Kate, I want to go on holiday with you". I took it for a spin, didn't kill myself or anyone else, was very happy. Until the nice man selling them said, that'll be £4,000 please. Not having £4,000 in my back pocket just at that precise moment, I had to decline. So, I left without my unicorn, and considering my (legal) fundraising options.
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