yosgof
06-30-2005, 05:31 PM
Long last I go my I180 (Lion) today!
Here are some observations from my first Seg day:
1. Segway Israel did not give me my red key. Apparently the Ministry of Transportation (which is the governing body for all vehicles here) has made this a requirement for allowing Segway import to Israel. Eventually, when the regulation has been finalized I will get my key. I guess I’ll just have to buy that button related stuff and make my own red key.
2. My HT came without the new mud guards. The dealer told me that the shipment he got (5 machines) all came like that. Is this normal?
3. Unlike the suggestions made here by answers to my previous postings, the HT does not fit nicely in the trunk of a VW Golf V. The rear seat has to be reclined. Quick release is a must!
4. I spent the better part of the day just gliding in the office with a permanent silly grin on my face. The grin seems to linger long after stopping gliding.
5. The silly grin seems to be contagious. All my employees have tried the HT (about 30 demos in one day!) and found it extremely easy. Only one managed to drive into a wall. By the end of the day the whole office was grinning.
6. Having an HT around the office is great for handling customers. The ones that want to complain are easily pacified by a demo. The ones that want to do business get the grin and are then at my mercy.
7. The black key is awesome for indoors.
8. When gliding you look down at the rest of the world. By “look down” I mean literally. You just get to be very tall. An exciting feature! I am 1.78 meters (5 foot 10) so am right there around the average. Today I got to be the tallest guy in the office.
9. People will go to great length to conceal the fact that they think their boss may be getting a little bananas. A good secretary will put them straight no matter how good they are at concealing.
Tomorrow will be the first day in the great outdoors.
- Yossi
http://gallery.photo.net/photo/3365119-lg.jpg
Here are some observations from my first Seg day:
1. Segway Israel did not give me my red key. Apparently the Ministry of Transportation (which is the governing body for all vehicles here) has made this a requirement for allowing Segway import to Israel. Eventually, when the regulation has been finalized I will get my key. I guess I’ll just have to buy that button related stuff and make my own red key.
2. My HT came without the new mud guards. The dealer told me that the shipment he got (5 machines) all came like that. Is this normal?
3. Unlike the suggestions made here by answers to my previous postings, the HT does not fit nicely in the trunk of a VW Golf V. The rear seat has to be reclined. Quick release is a must!
4. I spent the better part of the day just gliding in the office with a permanent silly grin on my face. The grin seems to linger long after stopping gliding.
5. The silly grin seems to be contagious. All my employees have tried the HT (about 30 demos in one day!) and found it extremely easy. Only one managed to drive into a wall. By the end of the day the whole office was grinning.
6. Having an HT around the office is great for handling customers. The ones that want to complain are easily pacified by a demo. The ones that want to do business get the grin and are then at my mercy.
7. The black key is awesome for indoors.
8. When gliding you look down at the rest of the world. By “look down” I mean literally. You just get to be very tall. An exciting feature! I am 1.78 meters (5 foot 10) so am right there around the average. Today I got to be the tallest guy in the office.
9. People will go to great length to conceal the fact that they think their boss may be getting a little bananas. A good secretary will put them straight no matter how good they are at concealing.
Tomorrow will be the first day in the great outdoors.
- Yossi
http://gallery.photo.net/photo/3365119-lg.jpg