segtownmst
06-08-2005, 03:54 AM
So I was on my way home from work today and as I was turning onto one of the streets up to my apartment I thought I saw someone riding up the golf cart path on a Segway. I had a quick double take and quickly realized it was indeed a titanium i167 with a man walking his dog. I told my roommate who was driving to turn around, but of course there was another car behind us so we couldnt. We hurried home as fast we could and I jumped out of the car an ran inside, hopped on my Segway and went out the back porch onto the golf course on my way to find the man I had seen. My roomate had to hurry off to meet his mother for dinner, haha. Anyways, a few minutes later I cam acorss the man I had seen and said hi and we started talking. It started off as just small talk but after a few minutes we made our way to my place in order for me to get the printout of the EPAMD law that I had on my computer. After enjoying some cold drinks (and yes, the dog got some water too) and about 45 minutes of talking we decided to exchange numbers so that we could schedule a future BBQ he was on his way again. I sat on my patio afterwards thinking to myself, "I would have never talked to him had it never been that he was on a Segway." It had turned out that we had a connection from a church we both were involved with and we both have some future business ideas we are goign to connect on.
This little incident just made me stop and think about how great the Segway is for breaking down barriors of communication and acting as a conversation starter. Anyone else have any similar experiences?
This little incident just made me stop and think about how great the Segway is for breaking down barriors of communication and acting as a conversation starter. Anyone else have any similar experiences?