Well, that didn’t last too long.

In the long line of household appliances and mechanical things to break, the VentoZip scooter is the latest tragedy. It was sold for parts to the repair shop that we took it too. Something about the oil line not working and the engine locking up is what sent it to its grave.

The VentoZip was a fine scooter. I rode it around the neighborhood and to the local market a few times. It was just unfortunate that this type of thing had to happen. It was going to help cut our gas bill way down, and be a source of enjoyment for a few years to come.

Since this is our second scooter in two years (the arrest warrant is still out on the guy who hit Damon), we have decided to table the scooter desire until later in life. It would be sweet to replace it with a another TNG, Honda Metropolitan, or even a Vespa, but we just don’t have the money for any of those right now.

But I did stop and drool over the Honda Metropolitan on display at Nightfall Friday night. And I always stare longingly at other scooters as they go by on the streets (Chattanooga is becoming a scooter town). I notice our friends who have zip around St. Elmo and admit I am a bit jealous- Josiah’s unmistakable Mint Green Stella, Estar’s Raspberry TNG, Cindy’s yellow TNG (that looks exactly like our first scooter- people still think that it is me going down the street when it is her). There is an orange scooter in town that really makes me jealous, since orange is my favorite color.

Maybe again, someday, we can have the scooter lifestyle that many of our friends are enjoying these days. But now, we will stick to the bus, bike, and walk route to save gas money. And it seems to be working.

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