Hello from New Jersey!

[dmurphy]

Hi folks!

Thought I'd stop by and say hello. Looking forward to joining the community here. A little back story ...

I've done several Segway tours and only managed to seriously injure myself once. (no, really!) I got a little over-confident during my first Segway tour of San Francisco, did a little slalom back-and-forth, and somehow tossed myself over the side of the Segway. Didn't feel hurt, so hopped up and got back on.. a minute or two later, everything went grey, fuzzy and started to fade away. I got off the Segway, had the "cart of shame" come and pick me up... and when I got home to NJ a few days later, found out I had actually broken a rib in the fall. Yay.

But that first experience still hasn't stopped me... I've done several tours since, both in the US as well as Paris -- and have been enamored with the Segway ever since.

Fast forwarding to 2017.... my son is getting a miniLITE for Christmas this year. So in the completely, totally unselfish spirit of dad-and-son bonding, I decided to look into purchasing a Segway for myself.

So I've got a (used) i2 SE on the way... should be here in a few days. Can't wait to get on board! I don't think I've ever seen anyone on a Segway here in our suburban NJ community, so I'm expecting some stares and odd looks.... fine with me. Totally worth it.

Just wanted to say hi and introduce myself! Looking forward to a fun new hobby.

--Dennis