This morning I very nearly wrote a post applauding the news that close to a quarter of a million of those Razor motorized scooters were recalled. Good riddance, I nearly wrote. The only shame is that they weren't left on the market longer to maim more of their irritating ridership. I very nearly discussed at length the horrible noise the scooters make, and how the children who ride them have no respect for property boundaries or pedestrian safety. I almost complained that their parents lacked the good sense not only to avoid spoiling their children with valueless modes of midgety transport, but also the good sense to instill in those kids a respect for the sanctity of a neighborhood's quiet after eight in the evening. And I came close to suggesting that any child who would want to look like an idiot by riding a contraption that looks as though it's designed for the disabled deserves, then, to be disabled by the contraption.

Then I realized posting that stuff would make me sound old.

Analogcabin @ 3:10 PM
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