TAKING THE FUTURE IN HAND in Postcards 4

  • June 25, 2018, 1:41 a.m.
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2015 Auto Museum Steam Punk Show. With apologies for the focus.

Despite my walking in the water, I don’t walk well on land. It’s complicated by my enthusiasms for foods and chocolate. ..especially chocolate, and my collapsing spine. I am grateful to Target which offers scooters for those of us who can’t go far. Two more big box stores, Costco and Home Depot, put electric powered scooters next to the IN doors. The many mom and pop stores can’t afford scooters.

Most tiny folding scooters go from $699.00 to $999.00. We stopped in to Eric’s for compression stockings which we found, and G found a little used, portable scooter available for $450. It had several problems, but none that would deter a man with a power screwdriver. We got it.

It’s small. It will need recharging more often than the fancy ones. It’s easy to take apart and put in the trunk of the car….or the back of Grumpy. I will be able to go more places….like a mall. Yes, sometimes I want to go to JC Penney’s. Yes too, I won’t use it often, but it offers a lot of freedoms that I used to take for granted. Later, I will probably use it often.


2015 Comic Con. Look at the evolution of her Steam Punk scooter.
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  • Himself: Wants to go to Home Dumpo for bolts and washers for the scooter. Yesterday met granddaughter and her friend and took them out to dinner in Old Town then drove them home to Escondido.

  • Me, myself, and I: Enjoyed last night. G bought me a new pin. Today: Reading, writing, dressing later for a meeting. Wearing pin.

  • Reading: Continuing Hillerman.

  • Gratitude’s: That I was able to make a couple of awful puns yesterday. Really glad I can go with G today.


Zipster June 25, 2018

Love the Steampunk scooter; will you be dressing yours up too? I think you made a wise investment. Have you named it yet, like you name your cars?

MageB Zipster ⋅ June 25, 2018

Not decorating. Not named yet, but yes we name our cars and trucks.

Deleted user June 25, 2018

I think some day I am going to need one too . I want one now but while I still can ( safely ) I am forcing myself to do all the walking I can . Yesterday was bad ; I could barely tolerate a few steps :-( Today is better again. No rhyme or reason why to it .
It would be lovely to deck your scooter out steam punk style but then it might not fold well ; however I never underestimate you or George !

GypsyWynd June 25, 2018

I use the scooters at Publix. I can't walk very far or very long, and it limits where I can go. I would love a scooter, but they are expensive, and I'm not sure I could manage loading, unloading, assembling, etc.
I think you got a great deal. Hope you get lots of use out of it!

aunty EM June 25, 2018

I'm thinking of getting a walker. Never leave the apartment without the cane now, but it's getting harder and harder.... Ah, the joys of old age.... ~sigh~

Marg June 25, 2018

That was a real bargain - great find!

Hillbilly Princess June 25, 2018

We found one on Crigslist for 200 I got them to take a hundred for it and we had to buy a battery for it. Small but gets the job done.

MageB Hillbilly Princess ⋅ June 26, 2018

Gosh that's simply wonderful.

NorthernSeeker June 26, 2018

Have you ever watched that tv show "Pimp My Ride"? You could pimp up your scooter steampunk style.

MageB NorthernSeeker ⋅ June 26, 2018

I posted a lady yesterday....two years of her pimped ride. :)

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