Modern Vespa

Finding a fresh scratch on your Vespa, being furious about it... Then figuring out your SO did it while getting the mower out of the shed, and not caring anymore.

Plus the lawns look great.

Yup, that's love alright! Now ask your SO to get a nice scooter cover to make it up to you.

'xactly.

Each spring I find fresh scratches on the rigs from my wife's enthusiastic snow shoveling.

8)

Wonderful love!

Oh, I feel your pain.

Unfortunately I never have to worry about scratches....except the ones I inflict myself.

By the way, when walking past your car with a paint scraper sticking awkwardly out of your pocket, give the car a wide berth...

After the first scratch, I don't really worry about them anymore.

Oh, but that first scratch is mentally crippling. lol

Sounds more like Buddhism than love but...

Rocket's first scratch came after I parked it on a makeshift gravel driveway when it was only one year old. I checked it's stability and walked away. After a few steps, one of the workers there said "how to we set it upright" I turned around and it was laying on its right side, on gravel.

Lots of scratches.

I never repaired them.

Yesterday it hit 87,000 miles.

As long as they run well, I am good.

Bill

znomit has figured out the key to a long-term relationship. He's also shed light on a reason men don't live as long as women.

As Dagwood Bumstead often opined, "No wonder they live longer than we do."

Melody, being a floor model, came with some very minor scratches when I purchased her, which were largely buffed out later. This might've been a good thing psychologically, since any subsequent physical slights would be more easily handled, although so far the biggest one is on her belly after my already-posted low-speed low-side-in-the-snow this past January. As I've noted on my bicycles, scratches and scraped can be (eventually) dealt with; it's the dents and big dings that get me the most. So far, none o' those.

Jep...I've noticed the same thing with children (well, at least own children ) and even pets.

I can't remember which sticker it was, but I think it was a large Dumbo sticker I once had in the middle of my front fender...because the bike needed it according to my daughter. Luckily I did not see it when on the bike, would have toned down the imaginary Steppenwolf tune in my head when riding...

That's not my version of love is...
However, I know what the proverbial bumper sticker says about "stuff" that happens.