I recently bought a scooter. Originally for neighborhood travel only, it quickly became about much more than just the post office, the bank, and the grocery store. Within a week I'd traveled the freeway and traversed the Narrows Bridge. In an instant, the scooter became my preferred means of transportation. If it's not raining, I'm scootin. I can't afford to drive my car any longer, seeing as how the gas gauge on my scooter doesn't seem to move. So far I've filled up twice with supreme unleaded gasoline (currently over $4 per gallon in Tacoma) and it's set me back a grand total of $17. How does 75 miles per gallon sound?
With events like 4th of July and the Tall Ships Festival on the waterfront, the Taste of Tacoma and Zoobilee at Point Defiance, or anything you can think of downtown, in the Stadium district or 6th Ave, a scooter just makes so much sense. Parking is never an issue. Traffic is never an issue. If you can stand to leave the dog at home and you aren't happening by Home Depot for a home improvement haul, life is surprisingly doable on a scooter. Recent advances in technology even made it possible for me to safely transport a fresh iced latte 12 blocks in an earlier, controlled experiment.
Time to shake up your spring and summer! If you need something to perk you up in the morning, to send you to work with a smile and bring you home with an ear-to-ear grin, stop into
Northwest Motor Scooters near 56th Street & South Tacoma Way and have Shana show you a scooter or two. They sell Vespa, Aprilia, Piaggio and Kymco scooters. I bet you find something in there that fits your style, your needs, your wants, your dreams...
Awesome; sounds like the wave of the future... that is, until the Road Warrior era hits and your little scooter does nothing to protect you against the gas-pirating, dune-buggied madmen. Until then, my hats off to you, scooter-boy. It's about time we join the ranks of all the Asian-Pacific third-world countries who've been utilizing these low cost, fuel efficient street racers for years. I suggest starting a Northside scooter gang, round-eye, and claim your turf now. Just imagine all the crazy ways you could initiate members and test out their skillz...
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Ha! I'm all for this proposed North-end scooter gang. I was sold on the scooter idea well before reading this entry, but the argument made here only furthers my motivation. And thanks to that link provided, I've somehow managed to ignore work for 2 hours while researching the possibilities.
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Cassio: Lucky for you NW Motor Scooters isn't 1 block from your office or you'd really be distracted.
J-Man: I'm calling you on my way home. We need to come up with a game plan for these Road Warrior thugs you mention. By the time they arrive, we'll be ready.
Both of you: If I had to pick which one of you likes Rock Band more, I'd be very hard pressed.
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By-the-way, you should see if they make sidecars so you can take your dog around with you; it would surely make you that much more menacing.
I am happy to say that I will own Rock Band by the end of the week. We may have to get Wooglin online for a reunion.
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Wow. Congratulations are in order, obviously. Get to the grocery store after work on Friday and then kiss this weekend goodbye.
We have been playing a fair amount of shows. Maybe you've heard of us?
We are Freidiohead.
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