Inspired by Jeremy, I dug up an old Facebook tag. For those of you used to expecting distinguished and profound posts from me, you’ll be so disappointed… For those of you who know me, this will assure you that I am still not distinguished and profound. I intercepted a note in 5th or 6th grade [...]
Gas pump relief
Posted By Jeff on May 6th, 2008
These days of ever-soaring gas prices bring quite a relief when I motor up to the pump on Ghost. Not only is my checking account breathing easier, but I feel like I’m doing the world a favor by not unquestionably consuming gallons and gallons of gas when there are other options. Except for some mild inconveniences, I highly recommend the $600-$800 investment into a moped. If you’re like most SUV-addicted U.S. families, you’ll pay for the moped in saved gas in 2-3 months.
Here are some of the inconveniences over the past year in driving a moped:
- Bad weather means you stay at home or hitch a ride
- Hitching rides too often makes you feel bad
- Bugs hurt like Hades at 35 mph
- Tobacco-stained teeth sneers from pickup truck windows (of course, most times, there’s only 3-4 teeth in the mouth anyway)
- Not much luggage room
- Gravel on streets becomes a hazard when turning (you don’t think about those things in a car)
- Bird poo has no roof to hit first
- Takes a little longer to get places (but a whole new world of back-street and parking-lot shortcuts opens to you)
- Soccer mom snickers (it seems that driving a mini-van is more cool than a moped, so now I’m apparently low-man on the cool totem pole)
- The smell of roadkill is intense (but you’re less likely to do second-hand smush)
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May 6th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
11. should you ever have a friend on the moped, you could easily resemble lloyd harry
May 6th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
i meant for that to say Lloyd AND Harry
May 6th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
hmmm tempting. I think I’d be more tempted to go all the way with a low-end motorcycle, though. Can’t bring myself to the motor-scooter/moped image, we got BIG rednecks here driving 4×4′s with big rebel flags sticking out the back!
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