But why Segways and not electric scooters for a lot less money?
----- Original Message ----- From: Ed Leafe <[email protected]> To: ProFox Email List <[email protected]> Cc: Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 3:29 PM Subject: Re: [NF] A new Honda On Feb 21, 2012, at 2:26 PM, Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox) wrote: > Like you others, I am trying to imagine a real-world purpose for this. > The same with the Segway, mostly. An idiot acquaintance of mine, who > incidentally is a fit exerciser, bought one when they first came out. > I just think he likes the cool factor (as he perceives it), and being > taller than others (for a change). I can see the mall cop-lites. Makes > some sense to be taller and more intimidating and to be able to cover > more ground. But this thing? Sitting down, moving pretty slow, looks > like it wouldn't work outside -- it looks like a product looking for a > reason to exist. I saw an excellent application for Segways: there are tours in downtown San Antonio that take people around to all the sights, which can cover a few miles. Given that for a good chunk of the year it's too hot for most people to go on long walking tours, Segway tours are a smart idea. -- Ed Leafe _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
