© irene waters 2015
My husband had a slight mid-life crisis and decided he wanted to return to his youth and get a scooter. He was a “mod” in the early sixties and living in Brighton was in the heart of the clashes between the mods and the rockers which led to a brawl on the beach. The mods were teenagers who dressed in xxx and rode scooters whilst the rockers were older in their 20s and 30s riding bikes and copying Elvis and Teddy boys. Although my husband had changed since that time suddenly he wanted to return there. He hired a scooter and decided after a ride in the country it was too dangerous as it didn’t accelerate out of danger quickly enough. He would have to instead change his mind and get a motorcycle license, buy a bigger bike in order to get the wind in his hair. Suddenly he realised that I would not change my mind and sit on the back with him – he’d be going on all his jaunts alone. Again he changed his mind and bought a convertible. Here you can see the change that occurs when he wishes to get the wind in his hair.
© irene waters 2015
© irene waters 2015
© irene waters 2015
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© irene waters 2015
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 
Enjoy the jaunts. I’m pleased he changed his mind.
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He bought it a few years ago now and I hardly ever go in it. With the top down your head gets burnt in summer and in winter you freeze. The opportunities are therefore limited and it doesn’t seem to happen. He loves it though so I am happy at that.
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The reasons you give are the exact ones that would discourage me! It always looks (if you don’t think about it) appealing though, and surely safer than either a scooter or motor bike.
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Yes I think safer so I prefer him in that to a bike that is for sure.
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I did the same with the same car! Ha! Male menopause across continents. Mine was black and for about ten years between 40and 50 it was a family fav. Then the dog demanded better transport and I had to grow up.
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Haha. It must be a man thing. Our dog may be in the process of making that demand as he will get in my car happily but needs to be enticed or lifted into the SAAB. I think Roger made the mistake of opening the roof with the dog in the back and he has never forgotten.
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Nice compromise! My daughter and her boyfriend have a motorcycle with a trailer for the dog. She says long trips are hard on her back, so that put a damper on wanting to ride behind my spouse. I’m happy with a truck and the window rolled down.
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To me a car is a car. It gets you from A to B and all I want it to do apart from that is never have a flat tyre.
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