Forgot to post this back on Thanksgiving Day. I have to say that the Segway held up well in the Chicago cold but when cruising along at a brisk 12 mph, you'll want to better account for the wind chill!
These rare photos were taken by an amateur who says that this is definitive proof that there are wild Segways running loose in the deep woods of the upper Midwest. The images are blurry to be sure but there is no mistaking the distinctive form of the half-bike/half-pogostick human transporter. You judge for yourself.
Finally got my first ride on a segway! You think it's a toy until you actually ride it. Very fun! Very new-and-different! Very obvious that the technology in this thing goes way beyond this toy-like first version.
Great shot of the Segway here in the park. If you squint, you can just make out the big statue in the background -- its right behind that homeless guy who turned down my offer for a ride.
I don't actually know any good bridge jokes. You might argue I wouldn't know a good joke if it fell off a bridge and hit me on the head. Speaking of falling down, I DO know a little song about a certain UK bridge, but that's troubled water under the bridge. And if you believe that, I've got a bridge to sell you...
The local Radio Shack owners were actually pretty cool and let me park the Seg inside while I shopped for miscellaneous gadgets and gear. "Ooooh Mommy! How much is that Segway in the window?"
The unmistakable outline of a geek on his two-wheeled wonder!
Wasn't it Shakespeare who said: "Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that
struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more; it
is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
I think that fits, except for the idiot part, and the walking part...
Can you believe this?!? A Bike Valet? And FREE! Sure, cater to the bike riders - what about us, the minority, the Segway owners? Don't we count? Is the Chase Bank not big enough to offer a valet for us? What about our needs?
I have never seen such a clear example of Segwaycism.
"A gathering of angels appeared above my head
They sang to me this song of hope, and this is what they said
They said come sail away, come sail away
Come Segway with me"
I guess it was inevitable that I would end up at Oprah's place since we have so much in common:
She likes spelling words backwards and I have a fondness for palindromes (my last two phone numbers were the same backward and forwards)
She like giving away very expensive gifts to her studio audience and I have my own list of Favorite Things that I have probably blown thousands of dollars on
She's never heard of me and I have never caught an episode of her show
Nothing says patriotism to me like a star-spangled dumpster. Actually I was thinking of giving the Segway a new nickname, maybe Rocket's Red Glare would be fitting 'cause its plenty fast and because people tend to scowl at me when I glide by. Maybe someday I'll get lucky and Rocket and I will bump into that nice lady Segway down the street, Dawn's Early Light.
How could I pass up this photo opportunity? It wasn't so much that these young entrepreneurs were at the right place at the right time to quench a deep Segway-induced thirst, but they had named their fledgling business "Rolling Wheels Lemonade"! I immediately skimmed their (arguably simplistic) PPM and invested my weight in quarters.
I could not remember where I have seen the Segway, till one of the shows on Fox Network was repeated tonight!! It was on Mad TV! They had players trying to be the first to ride over on a Segway, to a button to press, to be the one to answer, after they heard a question from a game show host. Funny stuff!!!
Yeah, I took the ole girl to the other side of the pond and took some pics outside one of my favorite pubs. Turns out "geek" is a concept understood all around the world. Before I could toss down a cold pint, I was myself tossed.
When they called from the dealership to tell me I could pick up my car, they didn't quite understand why I wouldn't need a ride in their courtesy shuttle.
I tried to get them to put the Segway on one of their lifts to look at the undercarraige but they refused after realizing there was no way to further gouge me into absurd "necessary repairs".
That's BRISK, baby!
Seggin' through the steel and concrete underground in the harsh glare of the late night lamps. Hey buddy, gotta light?
Deer footprints on the left, Segway tracks on the right. Never before have nature and technology been in such harmony.
Ok, forget what I said on that last one. THIS is a truly harmonious encounter. Perhaps the first ever Segway-Coyote photo captured in the wild...
Move over Bigfoot
These rare photos were taken by an amateur who says that this is definitive proof that there are wild Segways running loose in the deep woods of the upper Midwest. The images are blurry to be sure but there is no mistaking the distinctive form of the half-bike/half-pogostick human transporter. You judge for yourself.
Old and busted... new hotness
Looks like Spring has sprung, time to step it up again. Look out world, I'm on a roll once again (pun intended of course)
Here's a real puzzler for ya, a new take on the "finding a Segway in a haystack" challenge...
Yeah, a real mind-bender this is.
Finally got my first ride on a segway! You think it's a toy until you actually ride it. Very fun! Very new-and-different! Very obvious that the technology in this thing goes way beyond this toy-like first version.
Keep the pictures comin', Jones!
Great shot of the Segway here in the park. If you squint, you can just make out the big statue in the background -- its right behind that homeless guy who turned down my offer for a ride.
The Lakefront bekons! Seriously, when I ask myself if there any more bekoning that could possibly be done, I am forced to simply answer, "None".
Big fan of the Segway! (that was too easy)
Sure, seems like a silly idea now but when the crowds start to show up for the first Bears game, then who'll be laughing?
First ones here!
Oh, don't even TEMPT me! Is this what skateboarders feel like when they see an empty swimming pool?
Its a "wheels thing" - you wouldn't understand!
I don't actually know any good bridge jokes. You might argue I wouldn't know a good joke if it fell off a bridge and hit me on the head. Speaking of falling down, I DO know a little song about a certain UK bridge, but that's troubled water under the bridge. And if you believe that, I've got a bridge to sell you...
So this is how they came up with the title, "Sweet Home Chicago"!
Lots of Love in the Shack!
The local Radio Shack owners were actually pretty cool and let me park the Seg inside while I shopped for miscellaneous gadgets and gear. "Ooooh Mommy! How much is that Segway in the window?"
To glide the slide is what I tried,
As kids stood by, each one eyes-wide.
The end I spied, my butt I fried
My pride denied, I sighed and cried.
The murmurs died, my tears have dried,
But now I hide, off to the side
Too fast the ride, too far I flied
Should not have tried to best the slide
The unmistakable outline of a geek on his two-wheeled wonder!
Wasn't it Shakespeare who said: "Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that
struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more; it
is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
I think that fits, except for the idiot part, and the walking part...
I only patronize those establishments that offer "The Drive Thru" - its one more reason to not have to leave the Segway behind.
I was surprised to learn from the kind Pharmacist that they have not yet discovered a cure for Segway-itis.
Can you believe this?!? A Bike Valet? And FREE! Sure, cater to the bike riders - what about us, the minority, the Segway owners? Don't we count? Is the Chase Bank not big enough to offer a valet for us? What about our needs?
I have never seen such a clear example of Segwaycism.
"A gathering of angels appeared above my head
They sang to me this song of hope, and this is what they said
They said come sail away, come sail away
Come Segway with me"
I guess it was inevitable that I would end up at Oprah's place since we have so much in common:
Nothing says patriotism to me like a star-spangled dumpster. Actually I was thinking of giving the Segway a new nickname, maybe Rocket's Red Glare would be fitting 'cause its plenty fast and because people tend to scowl at me when I glide by. Maybe someday I'll get lucky and Rocket and I will bump into that nice lady Segway down the street, Dawn's Early Light.
Happy Fourth!
How could I pass up this photo opportunity? It wasn't so much that these young entrepreneurs were at the right place at the right time to quench a deep Segway-induced thirst, but they had named their fledgling business "Rolling Wheels Lemonade"! I immediately skimmed their (arguably simplistic) PPM and invested my weight in quarters.
I could not remember where I have seen the Segway, till one of the shows on Fox Network was repeated tonight!! It was on Mad TV! They had players trying to be the first to ride over on a Segway, to a button to press, to be the one to answer, after they heard a question from a game show host.
Funny stuff!!!
Pretty sure this is the first Segway-meets-Blimp photo ever snapped.
Yeah, I took the ole girl to the other side of the pond and took some pics outside one of my favorite pubs. Turns out "geek" is a concept understood all around the world. Before I could toss down a cold pint, I was myself tossed.
Cheers mates!
When they called from the dealership to tell me I could pick up my car, they didn't quite understand why I wouldn't need a ride in their courtesy shuttle.
I tried to get them to put the Segway on one of their lifts to look at the undercarraige but they refused after realizing there was no way to further gouge me into absurd "necessary repairs".
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