Back in high school, man, having your own car was the bomb. Your friends always wanted rides, your parents usually supplied the insurance and maintenance, and gas was easy to come by. Well.... usually..... unless you were me. I had a 1986 Ford F150 and I also happened to be staying out at Green Bay alot. It took all the money I had in my paychecks and in my pocket to keep gas in that thing, and that was a $2 something a gallon. No wonder I didn't have a home, I was spending what I would have been paying in rent in gas!
So one day, I couldn't take it anymore! I packed up my stuff and decided I needed new wheels. A Kinetic Moped that got 150 miles to the gallon and topped out at 35 mph. Going downhill.
Man, I loved my moped! That thing and I were the best of buds! It was hard as shit to pedal but cruisin with the little put-put-sounds and the wind in your hair was untouchable. I would load up my cat in the basket in the back, turn up my skip-proof portable cd player and I would cruise downtown.
Those were the days! These days gas is almost $4 a gallon and I only get in the 20 something a mile range. As I was filling my gas tank the other day, I was dreaming of how convenient that moped would be now. I would put my baby in the back as I did my cat, turn my cd player up, and cruise.... if only.... if only....
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