wcco.com – Gas Prices Get Local Grandma Onto A Scooter: “(WCCO) When Betty Bartlett turned 57 years old this week, she decided to celebrate, by doing something good for the environment.
‘People I work with just think I’m crazy,’ said Bartlett.
This Coon Rapids, Minn. grandma picked up her brand new Yamaha scooter. She’s been following the growing energy dilemma in the county … and knew she could make a difference.
‘I’m trying to do something to cut back,’ she said.
Her new scooter gets 70 miles-to-the-gallon, and she’s not alone in turning to alternatives ways to get around. Bartlett’s riding on the front end of an exploding trend.”
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25. April 2006 at 12:08 am
Hi,
I bought my Yamaha Vino 125 last Summer and quite a friends of mine thought I was crazy. Well, so who’s crazy now. Oh, by the way, I’m a grandma too and I’m 63 and love riding my scooter