Reason #17 - Chloe R. Scooter, and nice boys that help a silly girl who buys a scooter because she is trying to drive away her breakup woes

I bought a new toy almost 3 months ago just after "the breakup". So, I have obviously bought a few new toys, but this is one I have been wanting for about 2 years now, and I was just waiting to pay off my car before I took the plunge (technically I paid my final car payment the day after said purchase, but that's close enough in my book. Besides, since when have I been one to not bend the rules, particularly my own?).

Her name is Choe R. Scooter. On a particularly forlorn Saturday afternoon, I was getting ready to head over to the parents house for the night. Mid blowdry I just decided I was going to go test drive a scooter I found on Craigslist, and if I liked it, I was going to buy it. I needed to do something impulsive, and I figured buying something expensive yet affordable was better than doing something self-destructive. (Maybe one day I will find out a way to avoid both of the above mentioned vices, but then again, maybe one day I will also be done with dating. And at least buying things is the least damaging of the two).

Obviously, I liked the scooter, since it is now mine. I had never driven a scooter before that day, and I am proud to say I only almost killed myself once driving it home. It turns out you have to lean into a turn, or the silly thing will continue to go straight. Luckily my brother Brian who was following me home was the only one to witness my brush with death and my awesome maneuvering (I'm not counting all the cars that almost hit me and wondered what in the world this menace to society was doing on the roads). I feel I should also mention that I promptly purchased a helmet and did some practicing before I headed back out on the road.

Sadly, just as the weather was getting warm, Chloe quit wanting to start. I'd only managed to get in 3 or 4 rides to work, and she quit cooperating. Imagine a girl whose never driven a scooter before having any idea on what to do next. But thanks to a few very nice boys, she made another trip to work today, and hopefully will make many more for the remainder of the summer. I have a feeling if she's anything like her owner, she really just quit cooperating so she didn't have to go out until the weather was nice and warm.