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ps - I bet libertysegway didn't even have a polo mallet at the time...imagine it'd been otherwise! |
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My prefered method of punk poking, both on and off seg is a Leki hiking staff with rubber tip. Leki, not just for walking anymore
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True. I don't think negative comments are made to those with mallets at hand. Not even by punks. Now I just have to figure out a way to strap one to my ride in case of need. BTW when do I get my REAL mallet? I only have the my home-made one.
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I weighed in at 150 when I bought mine in 03, I weigh less that the shipping cost today, slap that boy again. Well I did gain 8 pounds. Crash
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The exercise issue - new Segway model
Sorry to hear about that kid problem! This exercise thing keeps coming up. I had a Honolulu cop on a bike tell me he did not want to be on the Segway Cop force because he gets more exercise on his bike... hmmm. (He also told me that the cops on Segways love them and will never give them up!!!)
Segways are way cooler than bikes: more compact, zero turning radius, amazing balance, speed, fun, etc... I think Segways are much safer than bikes, too. I wonder if Segway could make a model that you could "pump" sort of like a step machine at the gym. It would help charge the battery and elevate your heart rate at the same time. Sort of a Segway Hybrid, he he... This would kill this whole argument and "lazy" issue once and for all. Dean, I'd buy one. Please consider it! Hawaii is Segway heaven! Al Beeman Hilo |
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It really takes the wind out of their sails...
I've learned that it really takes the wind out of their sails when I smile, wave and say "Thank You"! Rude people do it for the effect and when it doesn't work, they just slither away thinking to themselves that I must not have heard them correctly.
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That's what I do too. The vast majority of people smile and say 'cool', 'hey a Segway' or such like. Sure there will always be a few Luddites, who want to live in the last century, or those who are just plain unpleasant, or maybe they had a fight with their spouse over breakfast. I don't let them spoil my day. I am in control of my attitude, not them. So yes, smile and say 'thanks', heck it might even improve their day. It really is entertaining to watch the effect. Michael |
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nice to nasty ratio
Speaking purely from my own experience, I can say that i hear 30 to 40 positive/friendly remarks to every hostile one (that's a guesstimate, I don't keep records).
I generally ignore the nasty comments; if the person should go from being verbally annoying to a physical threat then I'll do whatever i must to protect myself, but that hasn't happened to me yet and i doubt that it will. I suspect that in addition to being ignorant most such people are cowards. The parent who gave the kid a whack in public has my support--that's not child abuse, that's a lesson in manners that will have a lot more effect than "Now Johnny, think about how bad you would feel if somebody said that to you." That's just my non-humble opinion. |
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I like when you can catch up to them at a stop light. Sometimes they will even roll up the windows, but they will never repeat what they said driving by at 50 MPH. "I just say, Can I help you? I couldn't hear you driving by." I like giving them the chance to repeat what they said to my face, but the gutless cowards never do.
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