Modern Vespa

Love the tricycle, and the Dali clock. Does it actually work?

It did when I stuck it there, but probably needs a fresh battery, it seems kinda 'stopped' for the last couple years.

Kinda like Dali himself...

Fresh batteries or not, time just melts away.

Morning. Part 1.

Earlier on today I saw a Middle Aged Man wearing a pair of Elvis Las Vegas Comeback glasses and a loop of Gold chain that Mr T would have been jealous of which was matched with a fetching Elvis jacket, but to finish off the ensemble a pair of grey, dirty tracksuit bottoms. Black Loafers were the footwear of choice.

No mirrors in that Man's house.

Morning Part 2.

I was sitting in a Coffee Shop a little while later and an Indian Lady sat next to me and started to get out her Lap Top to place it on the table.

She'd must have been listening to some sweary Hip Hop/Rap type stuff on her phone earlier because as she unplugged her headphones, her phone by default went into full Broadcast Mode as the same time as the "Performer" emitted the racially diversive "N" word.

Very funny indeed.

Upon my word! What excellent punning!

Bill Dog, You have the greatest stories from that coffee shop. Java + entertainment.

I don't make them up either.

Shit just happens around me.

So, a week ago a woman stopped to talk to me as I was getting on my scooter at a store. Her ET4 had an odd rattle on rougher surfaces. She asked who did my work and I replied that I did. As the closest shop that would look at it is a good hour away she asked if I'd have a look. I agreed.

So today I had the time and decided to stop by to at least get my eyes on it. I've worked on my LX150 and hopefully the ET wasn't too different.

I took it out for a short test ride, but couldn't hear anything. We decided that it was worth investigating the transmission case. For some reason she was thinking the kick start was responsible. Pulled it off and gave it a shake....a half-eaten hickory nut fell out. Probed around a bit and saw more debris, removed the plate covering the kickstart, and bingo!
I think we got it... She was great to work with ( I know her neighbors pretty well as it turns out), and was happy yo help out, but she already had a gift card for my troubles.

She doesn't ride much, but loves the scooter. We had a discussion about riding on old tires that she took to heart.... honest to God I wasn't looking for more work, but 23 year old tires need replacing! At least the local shops can do that...though not sure they'll remove the wheels.

Nice work, sir! Way to keep the good scooter vibes rollin'.

And yeah, those tires are a bit too vintage to even pretend to be safe.

New type of aftermarket paint shield?

They're -Always- coming up with something new.

Might be worth considering for a Maxi scoot.

Absorbs rain and keeps the headlight clear.

Yeah, I'm gonna keep on it. Belt needs it too, but they don't usually get people hurt.

She might have luck getting a local shop to do the tires, but then again no one wants to touch a Vespa for anything else. Then again I've started doing my own tires....

Sometimes removing a side cover is like a box of chocolates. You never know what lurks in the darkness.

No 1,

No2,

No 3,

For No. 1, that's taking "no stone unturned" to a new level. 🙃

No turn unstoned maybe

A large lady was looking for her small handbag I bet.

Of course she was. She lost the large one, as we all know.

Barry, from Australia in his Peugeot 404 Estate.

He drove here.

Commiserations to Barry

Recall how enormously big that Peugeot 404 Break seemed when I was a child. Big brother had those, quite few on a row.

As you can see, it takes up the entire bay.

Bless him for making it this far.

A lady in a 4 foot deep hotel swimming pool wearing floats on her arms.

Safety First.

Maybe she's just planning on getting REALLY drunk and is simply taking appropriate safety precautions.

Maybe they're filled with helium to help hold her arms up with that giant coconut cocktail.

It's probably the only thing that's anchoring her to the ground.

would make it easier if floating on her back holding her arms up to use her phone

How has the depth of the pool been calculated? Clearly it's shallow where the stools are but likely much deeper where people would actually be swimming.

Yep, it's mandatory to slip those floats on to get the second rum coconut.

It's the Law.

Vodka. They're filled with vodka. She's smarter than the lot of you.

Box of shipping tape.

And do not spoll chenk before printing.