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Peej update
by: SylvreKat - Jun 23, 2018 16:02:08 GMT -5
Post by SylvreKat on Jun 23, 2018 16:02:08 GMT -5
Oh, and I called ScooterWorld. The guy got out my ticket and said I didn't get my carb cleaned and that's usually when they drain and replace gas. I said that's not the point, the point is apparently nobody ever looked at the gauge to see they'd run me nearly empty. I admitted that in Jan (the last time I idled Peej, due to the battery being dead a couple weeks later) I noticed I had a bit over the last dash (a 1/16 ?) It never occurred to me the techs would drive enough to use almost all of it. I said that yes, I understand they need to drive around to make sure everything's working fine. And that's totally great with me. But someone should've noticed how low the gas had gotten, and at the very least called me to let me know. Or just taken the initiative and added a little. It obviously doesn't take much gas to get to a less scary level!
The guy finally understood. And he totally agreed that it was something they should've noticed. And will mention it to the techs. I said that's all I wanted, to make them aware of the spot they'd left me in.
And I'll know for next year to say something about "ok to add gas if it's too low".
>'Kat
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Peej update
by: SylvreKat - Jun 23, 2018 15:55:35 GMT -5
Post by SylvreKat on Jun 23, 2018 15:55:35 GMT -5
I just did that, piston! My Harley-friend stopped by Weds while I was at work and gave me a LOT of gas! I'm two dashes up now, rather than barely off the E. I definitely owe him. Then Thurs it drizzled all day. As in seriously all day long, non-stop drizzle. Useless moisture that didn't water anything just made the streets all wet. And Fri I got home too late to scootie around. But today. Ah, today! Got on Peej and buzzed around the big loop in our 'hood. Then switched directions to get left turns in. And quickly got bored, so went around the block outside the neighborhood, which is still very lightly traveled. Rights and lefts and close to 40mph. Man it sure felt good being back on Peej! I'd like to jump right in and scoot to work this week, but I probably should practice a bit more, esp with more traffic. Unca Leo, it's a good thing I wear a full-face, or there'd be bugs in my grin for sure!  >'Kat, hoping weather and wellness cooperate for a season! |
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Post by SylvreKat on Jun 23, 2018 15:41:21 GMT -5
account rabies
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Post by SylvreKat on Jun 23, 2018 15:39:59 GMT -5
Ah yes, the Scarlet Pumpernickel. I remember him. I remember he was more dangerous to himself than the Frenchies.
But I don't remember Bosco. Speedy, yes. And his cousin Slowpoke Rodriguez, the Slowest Mouse in All Mexico. Loved those eps! How about Kill th' Wabbit? My very fave part of that one--the single most spectacularly fattest horse ever created!
I'm gonna have to find my Chuck Jones video and watch all those again. Esp Michigan J Frog!
Have a bone back, Unca Leo, for renewing fond memories!
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Post by SylvreKat on Jun 22, 2018 10:20:41 GMT -5
costs savings
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Post by SylvreKat on Jun 22, 2018 7:25:57 GMT -5
obsolete abacus
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Post by SylvreKat on Jun 21, 2018 21:57:46 GMT -5
stopped watches
(three of them, actually)
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Post by SylvreKat on Jun 21, 2018 21:51:11 GMT -5
Oh wait, who was the Scarlet Pimpernel? Was that Niven? I'll have to change my vote if so.
"They seek him here, they seek him there,
Those Frenchies seek him everywhere.
Is he in Heaven? Or is he in (nnhmmm)?
That demmed elusive Pimpernel."
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Post by SylvreKat on Jun 21, 2018 21:44:57 GMT -5
I agree that Errol Flynn was more dashing than macho. But damn could he swash a buckle! Captain Blood was a serious fave!
David Niven, I don't think I've seen in anything machoish. Just the light movies and comedies and stuff. So he might be über-macho, but not in my viewing.
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Post by SylvreKat on Jun 17, 2018 21:16:34 GMT -5
Sale?? BUY!!!!!!!!!!
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Peej update
by: SylvreKat - Jun 17, 2018 21:14:04 GMT -5
Post by SylvreKat on Jun 17, 2018 21:14:04 GMT -5
And why I'm not quite ready for the season, and why I'm a little less pleased with ScooterWorld right now.
First, they left my scoot outside. Either that, or they have birds inside. There was a big spot of bird poop on one of the dash-dials to where it got under the edge there. And another down the side of my seat. And it didn't happen while towed 'cause that poop is straight down. Peej has NEVER been outside uncovered. Had they told me, I would've sent my bike cover with them. Not happy about that.
Second, they left me with maybe 1/32 of a tank of gas. So, basically none. I got all geared up and was admittedly apprehensive and sent a thought to Dan my Harley friend that he was very def' right about not driving home from the shop. Got on the bike and apprehension went away and excitement took over 'cause I was about to drive for the first time in approx 1.5 years. Turned him on and he didn't respond well, stuttered some and also idled like crap, even dying the first time. The second time I kept the throttle up and then noticed there's no gas. So hey, I got to let him run then turn him off then ungear and go inside 'cause I'm not getting the gas can and driving newish car to the gas station still tonight 'cause it's too dark at that point to scoot. They could've so easily have filled him up and charged me the $7 or whatever premium costs. Instead they ran him empty and left him. Very less happy about that.
I'm calling tomorrow to point out both. If it was only the poop I wouldn't bother. But they really need to engage a common sense brain cell and look at the gauge and think "Oh gosh, it's right at empty, let's put some gas in there for her." ESPECIALLY when I've told everyone there I've talked with that I haven't driven much and need to get back into it. VERY especially 'cause what if I don't happen to own a gas can? We were going to sell it when we moved and sold Mom's little John Deere, or even considered including it with the mower. Luckily we decided to keep it, "just in case you know." Well, it's just in case now.
Not. Happy.
>'Kat
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Peej update
by: SylvreKat - Jun 17, 2018 21:08:23 GMT -5
Post by SylvreKat on Jun 17, 2018 21:08:23 GMT -5
Kat,Sounds like you're about ready for the season!  Yes, do watch your tires. Any signs of dry-rot or checking/cracking is a good warning to put your pennies away for a new set... When you DO replace them, also, please replace the valve-stems with good ones. They only cost a couple of bucks extra when the dealer has the tires off the rim and can save you potential problems down the road... 
Trust me, it will feel GREAT to "get your knuckles back in the wind"! Health issues have kept me from riding WAY too much. I finally got back to riding a little in the last week after getting my new rear tire. I was amazed at how "foreign" it felt at first, but after just a few miles it all comes back. When I made the mistake of letting soapy hands DROP the old Mouse, I also wrenched my right hand in a failed attempt to "catch" my 360-pound pal... So... I got some practice taking my own advice riding "monkey-grip"... LOL! First time since going to scooters that I've missed having a foot brake... 
My dealer (Moxie Scooters) in addition to Genuine (Stella, Buddy, Chicago Scooter) Lance, Fly, Kymco and SYM, is now also a dealer for Vespa, and most everything made by Piaggio and the tall-wheel scoots like yours are selling VERY well! All displacement sizes... This season, it seems the "BV 350" is the flavor of the year. I must admit they are an amazing mix of what riders want in a SCOOTER and a CYCLE. Sort of a ride that appeals to most everyone except the "purist" who demands a scooter have small wheels, and cycle have clutch and gears...
They really ARE "growing on me"...Ride safe!Leo (reminding you to ride EXTRA safe those first 20 miles or so) in Texas Well, not QUITE ready for the season (see the following post...) As for the valve stems, remind me next spring when I get the new tires. 'Cause I'll have slept and eaten many times between now and then, and won't remember. Otherwise, next year's conversation--"Spring tune and oil change, please. And you said last year I'll need new tires. Oh yeah, and UncaLeo said for something else...." "Brakes?" "No...." "We do check all the electrical." "Nooo....." "Do you remember what it started with?" "Uh, it started with tire...I think?.....  " "??  ??" >'Kat |
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Post by SylvreKat on Jun 17, 2018 21:02:09 GMT -5
ricardo, I've been a bookworm since 1st grade, and I've also always enjoyed movies, too. Sometimes I seek out a book because of the movie. Sometimes I seek out a movie because of a book. Sometimes I weep along with the author because the movie-people so screwed the author (*cough*cough*Sound of Thunder--and I even paid full evening price for that dungmess!) Tell her Star Wars is a lot like Marvel (well, even more so now than before....) and a good action romp. And don't expect depth. You know, she should thoroughly enjoy the last movie, since she's never seen the two it cribbed from  |
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Post by SylvreKat on Jun 16, 2018 16:15:06 GMT -5
Meanwhile, finished Victoria and Abdul. Very sweet movie. Even my Mom liked it. Makes Victoria a lot more human than history has portrayed her.
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Post by SylvreKat on Jun 16, 2018 16:14:09 GMT -5
I haven't seen Solo yet, but if she's into sci-fi/space opera then I think she'd enjoy it just fine. Maybe even better without the baggage of expectations. Then have her watch the original trilogy. And let us know her reaction. Wait--she's seriously never seen ANY of the originals? Like not even Star Wars? Gosh, even my Mom saw that one. Even Grandmother saw it. Commented afterwards that she didn't get any of it, but we kids seemed to enjoy it so that was worth it. She was NOT a sci-fi fan at all. Nor Mom. But they saw it. How'd your wife manage to miss all of them? She live in some remote island tribe that has no electricity and zero contact with the rest of the world? |
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