a passing fancy

[ironymaiden]

today a man on a Segueway passed outside the office. it was mysterious. he had saddlebags attached to it somehow. five people crowded around the window and wondered how the damn things work.

Comments

[skwairpeg.livejournal.com]

Those things irritate the shit out of me. I work for a utility company and used to be a meter reader. The company bought a bunch of those things and now the meter readers are using them. I think it's stupid. The routes the readers have take them into basements and over hill and dale - how can the Segueway make reading the routes any more efficient? I know that when customers see those things, a lot of them get pissed off and think, "There goes my electric bill." They are a waste of money, and this company shouldn't be flaunting new purchases when during a rate hike. /rant.

[ouroborous.livejournal.com]

One word: gyroscopes.

Two words: prodigious waste.

Many words: stupid geek status symbol costing huge sums and not really gaining you anything a scooter, a bicycle, a car, or your own two feet wouldn't get you.

[(Anonymous)]

I thought they were all recalled? They bought some for the NYPD and then never used them because too many people fell off or hit something. I can't entirely remember.

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