Modern Vespa

I agree.

I bet the small-print declares that I will need to send the brush head back for 'repair' and if it cannot be fixed it will be replaced with a 'refurbished' item.

Many years ago Marks'n'Sparks (Marks and Spencer plc) in the UK had a 6 month 'new for old' warranty on their shoes. The ones I bought wore out before that, always by the worn-out sole eventually parting company with the upper.

I suspect they thought their clientele would have a different pair of shoes for each day of the week!

So my initial purchase eventually served me over three years, with a total of six free replacements! Needless to say, they eventually realised this wasn't a good policy.

I don't like cricket.
I love it.

probably fields at Fine Leg

What condition?

I think you're supposed to swallow it.
Yeah, I'm sure that's what you're supposed to do.

Fuck. I knew i was doing something wrong 🤦‍♂️. I'll remember for next time i use it.

At least it was six for four of you rather than four for six of you.

I need a mouse wrist support for my home desk setup, and this came up in my Amazon search:

Just....wow!

Ordered a button to Citroën hand-break, and it came. Logically put in post-automatics biggest one:

Well...

Unpleasant dreams.

Yesterday afternoon, driving eastward on South Dakota's I-90 interstate hwy, in 94 degree heat (F), and a strong southern sidewind, I overcame a couple traveling back to Indiana on a very well-travelled Ural sidecar rig,

They were in full riding gear, and must have been incredibly hot..it was nasty out there.

A while later I saw them at a truck stop/gas station, and had a few words with the driver, looked over his Ural rig, and wished them a safe trip.

The bike had about 42,000 miles on it, and the engine had never required any major engine work, or given them any problems worth mentioning.

I know that the Ural boxer twins can be a hit-and-miss proposition where it comes to their general reliability, but this one had served them well, so I was pleased to know that.

I might question the wisdom of running such a heavy (The Ural sidecar is STEEL, and suitable for Siberian backroads, not 'flimsy' Capitalist composite), down an 80 mph Interstate, and if that flat twin engine can muster more than 40 'real' hp, I would be surprised, but there they were, managing 50-55 mph and chugging homeward to Indiana.

Seeing this couple on this machine doesn't really qualify as 'weird' so much as just highly unusual these days, and to see it being used as a serious long-distance touring rig today makes the whole thing extra-special,

So, kudos to this 'seasoned' couple for using this outfit in these times of Goldwings, Ultra Glides, and $60,000 trikes.

Note the DGR (Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride) windshield sticker and related headlight treatment....

The Ural definitely got better over the years. The BMW Airhead machines they copied were reliable as an anvil, although a bit slow to go and stop it todays environment.

I drive by these two shapely water towers often on my trips back and forth between Rapid City, South Dakota on the western end of the state, and Sioux Falls on the eastern side, and when heading westerly on interstate I-90, I pass the two water towers, which appear to be perfectly normal in their perspective as you approach, but as you pass by them, you see that the 'far' tower is in fact smaller, and slightly closer to the observer than the larger 'close' tower.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJBhWLwS6vE/?igsh=c291amE2NDdzZ3Rz

I was in a very nice Mall earlier on this morning and the power went out so none of the doors would open for about half an hour.

No one could actually enter or leave.

Very George A Romero.

So, I finally bought a Vespa after all these years. Now, I'm not one for omens and signs, but I noticed something peculiar about my shower caddy after refilling the body wash.

Are you singing " That's Amore" in the shower?

No, usually it's The Smith's "How Soon is Now", but I see where you were going with that.

The Aemotion Microcar ...

Imagine a cross wind

edit: looks like it would be worse than any motorcycle / scooter. yes even an mp3

The MP3 is very popular in France. I predict this will tap into the same market -- all-weather city commuters.

Quadro?

(Yes, I know it's AI)

I'm going to suggest that the ride is going to be a little harsh with those skinny, shallow little tyres.

Why have that when you can have an Aptera for $40,000 ?

I've been waiting for the Aptera for 20 years. At this point, I'm quite over it.

I'm also still waiting for the Lit Motors C1. But I am close to over it on that as well.

Yeah, the C1's going to be $32,000 when it eventually comes out.

Think what else you could buy for that.

The Aemotion reminds me of the Renualt Twizzy. But worse.

I would totally buy a C1 for $32k. In a heartbeat.

If it ever comes out. Which seems increasingly unlikely.

Who remembers the Monoracer ?

I do.

How about the Carver?

I think that it's still being built. Petrol and Electric. Which I didn't know.

https://www.peravescz.com/

I actually saw a Carver in The Hague a few years back.

It did look a little flimsy.

laughed at me while wearing shorts

Don't you love irony ?

Recently Aptera did a road trip from Flagstaff to Imperial Valley CA on a single charge, a distance of around 300 miles.

What they forget to mention is that Flagstaff's elevation is 7000 ft and Imperial Valley is in a valley.

That kind of helped.

Today I bumped into a women that I had a terrible date with about 6 months ago.

It was so bad I actually, and not literally made my excuses and left half way through.

Shivers.

Scrolling through FB this handy ad from TripAdvisor showed up.


All I can say is that FB sure has got my number with my limestone massage kink.

Out there in western South Dakota, alongside hwy 14, miles from much of anything but rolling prairie and Redtail Hawks, is.....this....