quiddities and agonies of the ruling class - a rolling new york times thread

The only people I have ever seen on Segways with my own two eyes are police, I think.

Wait, you guys actually see people riding segways? The only time I've ever seen one in person involved Target parking lot security, and I don't think that lasted very long.

i ride a segway to and from work

yeah ... I've never actually seen anyone on these, I've only seen pictures.

Wait, you guys actually see people riding segways?

Usually at transportation locales -- train stations, airports, etc.

sarahel in providence the private security detail for the downcity business association rides segways these days

you should meet me sarahel i ride my segway to every fap

i saw a whole tour group of like a dozen ppl on segways, i turned a corner on my bike and there they were, sort of practicing, they all looked ashamed

I've only seen police and tourists (you can rent them here) on Segways.

xp elmo - I don't think that would work very well in Oakland.

there's a segway rider in my neighbourhood in provincial england. idk what his deal is.

we had trouble setting it up in the store and a guy came over to help us, dressed in an expensive suit, expensive watch, assiduously buffed fingernails. he said he had the same kind. i was like "oh yeah? so is it good?" and he got kind of a faraway look in his eyes and said "it has its uses. it's kind of our 'second stroller'."

― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 9 July 2009 19:00 (29 minutes ago)

um, er ... coff ... we have, uh, three strollers. but that's for two kids. and down from four a few months ago! we're going to get rid of one of the other ones, we really only need two -- the big-ass sturdy one and the easy-to-collapse one for buses, subways, etc. (taking them on subways isn't really that hard, btw, as long as the stroller is light enough. just haul it up and down the stairs.)

sometimes i see people riding segways around hollywood or los feliz here in l.a. they always look really serious about it.

(by "down from four" i mean strollers, not kids...)

there's a segway rider in my neighbourhood in provincial england. idk what his deal is.

― FREE DOM AND ETHAN (special guest stars mark bronson), Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:38 PM (27 seconds ago) Bookmark

is he your lord

(by "down from four" i mean strollers, not kids...)

Jeez ruin the joke why don't you.

is he your lord

― goole, Thursday, July 9, 2009 9:39 PM (43 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

no: his stables are the envy of the kingdom.

hang onto the big-ass sturdy one and coach him into becoming an nfl lineman and reap the $$$

the only people i've seen riding segways here (in northern NJ) have been cops. we also have an overabundance of "stroller moms," not to mention folks who ride their bikes on sidewalks (instead of on the road like they're supposed to do).

the easy-to-collapse one, send him to silicon valley and get more $$$$

i have seen segways in teh czech republic

where i do not live, and that is no coincidence

the easy-to-collapse one, send him to silicon valley and get more $$$$

― enbba champions (omar little), Thursday, July 9, 2009 7:42 PM (26 seconds ago) Bookmark

my parenting book: the foldable child

will he fit in the overhead compartments of planes?

and/or storage compartments of overpriced strollers?

I've only seen police and tourists (you can rent them here) on Segways.

― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, July 9, 2009 3:37 PM (14 minutes ago) Bookmark

Why would anyone want to rent a tourist?

Reverse exploitation obv.

why are police on segways?

why are they on horses?

why didnt they make the cl with a clutch?

parenting/mommy blogs are great for schadenfreude for the childless.

― incomprehensible Kool-Aid swallower (sarahel), Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:59 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark

^^^^^

As a non-parent, it just amazes me to see the Urban Assault Vehicles people are pushing their kids around in. I mean, I'm pretty sure I was pushed in something that looks a lot like this:

http://www.prammuseum.com/images/tukhandle1.gif

_somebody_ has to buy strollers new from the store,

I wonder how many fancy strollers were purchased by parents and how many were shower gifts.

yea i feel like the doting grandparent also is a hueg portion

there's a segway rider in my neighbourhood in provincial england. idk what his deal is.

― FREE DOM AND ETHAN (special guest stars mark bronson), Thursday, July 9, 2009 8:38 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

cambridge?

when we bought our fancy stroller (not that fancy!), the saleslady was sure to let us know that jon stewart had bought the same one the week before...

(and it worked, because here i am repeating it.)

did she say why he returned it?

ar ar.

i will stop talking about strollers now. there are few things dorkier than talking about strollers.

mypokemansletmeshowuthem.jpg

there's a segway rider in my neighbourhood in provincial england. idk what his deal is.

― FREE DOM AND ETHAN (special guest stars mark bronson), Thursday, July 9, 2009 8:38 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

cambridge?

― caek, Friday, July 10, 2009 5:30 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

y

That's hardly "provincial"!

it's mroe bedford than bed-stuy

that's also exactly where i'd expect to see a segway in the uk. dork central.

my old neighborhood had a segway store right next to the dog bakery

that's also exactly where i'd expect to see a segway in the uk. dork central.

― caek, Friday, July 10, 2009 12:20 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

loooool

right next to the dog bakery

How cruel!

Oh please.

And there was a follow-up.

I think that's a pretty good article actually, for what it is

what didnt you like abt it ned?

i wonder if their letters editor would describe this thread as "populist backlash"? i mean seriously, they must know, right?