The Scooter

This is the story of how a scooter, a mode of transportation meant to ease the stress of high gas prices and commuter frustrations, becomes the thing that pushes you to the edge.

So the story starts as most stories of people intereted in purchasing a scooter start: Vince and I were looking to be economically responsible and thought, "Hey you only communte around town, why not get a scooter?" (Vince would argue the conversation was not pricisely as this, which is partially true. I was against the idea, until I realized that gas prices were going to kill our budget.)

So we got a scooter. We had the money to pay cash for it and decided to get the cheapest one in order to pay more towards our debt. (Great idea, right?! We thought so.) However, the second we got home with our recent purchase, we realized this scooter was immediately our enemy. We were not friends.

After weeks of wondering if the scooter was going to start we came to a pinnacle in our relationship with the piece of metal on wheels, otherwise known as the scooter. The strain on our relationship and lives was not worth keeping it.

It sat on its two wheels, refusing to start. (I think it was laughing at us, surely by now). This was the final straw. We kicked that piece of metal on wheels to the curb! You're probably thinking we would just get a car...well not so fast. We liked the idea of a scooter and knew if we invested the money in a better more qualified scooter our pocketbooks would still be free of too much stress.

We bought a more reliable scooter, but the old one definitely taught us some valuable life lessons....

1. Never buy anything Chinese

2. Never think you're saving money by simply spending the least amount on the cheapest option. (The saying "You get what you pay for" sneaks up on you)

3. Don't be afraid to make an investment (for safety and for your sanity)

4. Never let something you've purchased get the best of you. Machines should not dictate your emotions or the quality of your life.