CNN Money reports oil prices fell over $4 today. This marks the official end of the scooter surge for Americans who are relieved but now forced to find ways to re-purpose their hasty purchase.
Lesley Banks, seen here tilling her garden, is happy to see oil on a recovery. “I was unsure what to do with this old scooter I bought. I was certain that the $4 a gallon mark spelled the end of 4-wheels for me. I’m just glad that MRP sold a tiller attachment for this thing.”
Carl Lateef says, “many Americans don’t realize that old, metal bodied scooters make GREAT smokers! Under this cowl I’ve got two turkey breasts and a ham that should be ready in time for the Hummer meet-up this evening.”
Other Americans are not so lucky. The Craigslist servers have been down most of the day today as administrators attempt to balance the traffic load from all the scooters being posted. Fred Watkins, an owner of 3 scooters, says he will probably just put them in the back of his garage and only take them out for the yearly “Roman Holiday” reenactment that he and his wife had planned on attending this August.
Many Americans are taking advantage of GM’s “Family Fleet” promotion to celebrate the occasion. Consumers who buy a Hummer A1 or H2 by May 31st will receive matching Hummers for the kids. Piaggio plans to respond with a new 1200cc Vespa megascooter available only for the North American market called the FU1200 that runs on baby seal carcasses.
Shout outs to TheOnion. I read the latest issue today at lunch and it inspired this story.
29. May 2008 at 10:07 pm
All the people in my office are staring at me now. LOL. Top notch funny!
29. May 2008 at 11:13 pm
Psychologically, this isn’t too far off the mark. I’m worried what people will do if gas drops back down below $3/gallon.
The only thing certain about rising oil prices is that they WILL spike. What the price will be on the other side of the spike no one knows.
Nice captcha this time: ipNOOO
30. May 2008 at 10:19 am
cool i wish the old price declines as fast as it can ..
30. May 2008 at 2:23 pm
As much as I’d like to see scooters take over, I’m glad that the prices are dropping. Basically there are a few people who have scooters that are a danger to themselves and everyone else on the road. Just so they won’t have to fill up their cage. Besides, this way you can weed out the enthusiasts from those who are “following a trend”.
30. May 2008 at 2:43 pm
I say the more people riding the better. Perhaps a few of the “trendies” will get bitten by the bug and stick with it.
1. June 2008 at 2:15 am
I have grown so tired of Craigslist sometimes. I have found other places like, GoGinzo.com, Kijiji.com, and BackPage.com where I can post without so much difficulty. Just my two cents
12. August 2008 at 6:17 pm
wow! craigslist IS down
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10012806-93.html?tag=nefd.pop