Again?

[fallingup_00]

So, for the second time a complete stranger has asked to take a picture of me and my scooter.  This time, I was grocery shopping, or rather, had just finished, and was loading my bags onto my scoot.  A very elderly gentleman told me that he was happy to see a young person on a scooter.  He told me that he had a scooter after WWII (!!!), and that

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[medusasmuppet]

that's so fucking awesome.

I need to finally buy that float charger... I've been afraid to ride around too far since I got stranded in Carbondale.

But, yeah, I gotta get back to it and get my own scooter stories on :)

[fallingup_00]

Scooter stories FTW!

I'm telling you, I get stopped everywhere I go with people asking me questions and giving me compliments. It's awesome. It's kind of cold right now, but in the spring I intend for us to do some serious scootering!

[medusasmuppet]

well I just tried the jumping the scoot with the car off and it totally works. My battery's always dead and I can't afford the float charger until my first paycheck (maybe)

But I gotta use it more... my car broke down again (main belt snapped and broke the pulley with it.. yay!)

[fallingup_00]

Ack! I'm sorry your car isn't working right. That sucks big time. Did you remember to jump the scoot with the car turned off? It's good that it worked...now you just have to scoot more to keep it charged up!

Here is my advice, as someone who has been riding in the cold and doing pretty well at it:

--go to the hunting department at Wal-Mart and buy yourself a three dollar face mask thing that velcros in the back. You'll look like Hannibal Lector, but it keeps your chin warm under your helmet
--layers work way better than just one heavy coat...I use a windbreaker under a rain jacket
--Long johns are your friend, as are tall socks
--Gloves!!!!!
--A warm scarf or a neck cover of some type are a must
--If you can wear a sock hat under your helmet, do so

I've been scootin' all over the place and doing pretty well. It takes a while to get bundled up, but it's really worth it. Once I've got all my stuff on, I can go without feeling like I'm going to fall off my scooter because I'm frozen solid!