So How old are you?

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So How old are you ?

Still in school
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11%
Out of school, but not married
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18%
I got the wife, I got the kids, I got the mortgage
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51%
Kids are gone, just me and the missus having fun!
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12%
The grandkids like it when I tell war stories
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6%
 
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So How old are you?

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My wonderful significant other keeps freaking out I got a scooter. She keeps thinking my 2 wheel riding days should be over now that I have a family. She keeps thinking that scooterists are just a bunch of young guys/gals still in school.

I really don't know, but in reading posts, I think there is a large amount of people like me (parents, little kids, mortgage, etc).

So I figure a poll might help show my beautiful wife (obviously she will be reading this so piling up honest, nice comments are a must) I am a completely normal individual and not one on a mid-life crisis with a dead wish!

Thanks, :D
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this poll needs more options.....
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Still in school :P

I like the last option "Grandkids like it when i tell them war stories" :D
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old enuf to know better, to young to care.
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there's not an option for me on the poll. i am married but no kids and no real desire for kids. don't i count?! :(
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I feel like I being put in a box, smack in the middle.
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MORE OPTIONS? Darn, I don't even know how to update a poll.

I'd say go with what your inner voice says you' would have been in another life. No, not that voice that tells you to get naked in the middle of Home Depot, the OTHER voice ! :P
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I answered married, kids and mortgage, but all 11 of our " kids" have 4 feet and fur. I have no intention of actually giving birth.
I'm the proud mom of an English Bulldog, a St bernard/beagle/spaniel mix, 8 cats and a ferret.

Yes, that is a fur coat. No, it wasn't originally.
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HAHA! No wife here.... Why don't you think about that for a spell.
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250koala wrote:I answered married, kids and mortgage, but all 11 of our " kids" have 4 feet and fur. I have no intention of actually giving birth.

Yes, that is a fur coat. No, it wasn't originally.
+1 all around.
Although 11?? :shock: 4 furry kids are enough for us! Also glad to see I'm not the only one who has given up on trying to keep the fur off our clothes. Now I just buy coats that come in the same color as our furriest dog. Heck, I pick couches and rugs to complement or blend with all the fur!

And I don't think hubby would appreciate being called a wife either. :P


Although, technically I could have picked the first option. I've gone back to school. Education is good for the brain!

Anyway, to answer your question I'm too young for a midlife crisis and too old to be a footloose and fancy-free.
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My wife and I are mid-century classics, we are both about 50 years old. Originally we purchased our Buddy 125 for RVing. I did not want to hassle with towing a car behind our RV so carrying a small scooter on the RV’s trailer hitch appeared to be a good alternative. The Buddy 125 is perfect for this, it is light enough to carry on our RV’s trailer hitch and yet powerful enough to carry both of us into town when we are camping.

We quickly discovered that we both enjoyed driving the Buddy even when we were not camping. Unfortunately with 2 of us trying to share 1 Buddy there has been some concerns that one of us is hogging the Buddy (In my defense I have not been hogging it. I only ride it from 7 AM until 7 PM and she has access to it for the remaining 12 hours). To mitigate these concerns we purchased a second Buddy 125 and now when we ride together we look like the noodles in an antipasto salad (green and orange).
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Post by EP_scoot »

I am seriously laughing with some of your comments.
"I have it 7am - 7pm" that is equality , right?

I did not get the "fur coat" comment from Koala until Indie answered. :shock: then :rofl:

Based on the results so far I have some very good ammo for my next time my wonderfull, dedicated, caring spouse tells me I am trying to be 17 again. :D

Keep it coming !
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Sure are alot of people that don't want to reveal their age. Even the creator of this message hasn't. Well I have already retired from one career and my wife and I are empty nester. My mustash is graying every day and I started riding in 1973 when I was in the Navy stationed in So Calif. I'm not in a mid-life crisis....because I never left my childhood.
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At times I feel this old.
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I'm 58.:shock: I got my 1st Vespa at the original Vespa Botique. (Sears) in 1961! :D
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I'm 58. I got my 1st Vespa at the original Vespa Botique. (Sears) in 1961!
You got your first Vespa when you were 11 years old? :shock:
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I did not get the "fur coat" comment from Koala until Indie answered.
Ditto! And I have a pug--I should have known!

I am 44 years old and love the Buddy! The weather hasn't agreed with me of late but I'm looking forward to Spring arriving soon.
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i'm married, 30, and the proud father of a great dane and a wicked mustache.
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zekeo wrote:
I'm 58. I got my 1st Vespa at the original Vespa Botique. (Sears) in 1961!
You got your first Vespa when you were 11 years old? :shock:
No.... when I was 12. :D
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My wife tried to convince me that my two wheel days should be over. I solved that problem by teaching her to ride. Now are fights are over who gets to get the next scooter. One of our cars is for sale to make room.
Sorry I got off track. I am over thirty. That is all I know; I do not keep count anymore.
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Thats cool. Back when Sears was everything. I was in a house in farmingdale, ny that was supposed to have been a mail order delivered in sections to its location and assembled on the site. It was only a couple of blocks from the rail road. Might be a tale.

Sorry this is off topic.

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1cyl wrote:I'm 58.:shock: I got my 1st Vespa at the original Vespa Botique. (Sears) in 1961! :D
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I'm a 24 year old Microbiology Ph.D. student (so I guess that puts me in the still in school category...although I'll probably be in academia for life) and the proud mother of an Egyptian Pharaoh Hound. :D
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33... married... 1 1/2 kids... dog... 2 cats... But no white pickett fence! Ha, take that stereotypes :lol:
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I can not figure out how to mark an option in the pole. I am 68 with wife and dog, grandkids fron 21 yrs to 4 mos. was in the marines but missed the wars. CANNOT GET THE WIFE TO GET ANYWHERE NEAR THE SCOOTER.
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i went with the empty nester catagory. no kids, no legal husband. not a student but have some. turned 49 last week. somebody told me that aarp is keeping a close eye on me. :?
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Retired (yea), 63 with 2 cats & a Beagle. First scooter purchase last year. Basically, Living The Dream!
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1cyl wrote: No.... when I was 12. :D
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I'm 27, my fiancee is 21. she is finishing up school I am an insurance agent. WE got our scooter to save $$$ on gas since we both drive trucks! I put still in school, even though I finished up 6 yrs ago!
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littleao wrote:Thats cool. Back when Sears was everything. I was in a house in farmingdale, ny that was supposed to have been a mail order delivered in sections to its location and assembled on the site. It was only a couple of blocks from the rail road. Might be a tale.

Sorry this is off topic.

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1cyl wrote:I'm 58.:shock: I got my 1st Vespa at the original Vespa Botique. (Sears) in 1961! :D
Those "kit homes" were all the rage, in certain neighborhoods...so I doubt that it's a tale. I've heard about them before, 'cause I'm 49. :D
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well, I'm putting married-kids-mtg, however I have no kids and I'm married to a man. my kids are 2 beagles and 1 cat.

i'm 33.
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sharon, rock ON
I'm 48. One kid's out o' the nest, other's in jr. high,

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Post by ericalm »

None of the above. Pretty limited poll options there!

There was an age poll on ModernVespa and the results were kind of interesting. Among respondents, the median was probably over 40. I suspect it may be a little younger here.

I'm 38, married, no kids. Like many late Gen Xers and Angelenos of all ages, I am somewhat of a perpetual 20-something when it comes to my tastes and consumption of media and pop culture and am delaying most trappings of "adulthood" as defined by my parents' generation. Don't have to. Don't want to. Having too much fun.
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Okeh, okeh...I'll fess up!

Dirrrrrty thirty, not married b/c dudes hate me, no kids b/c I'm sterile (maybe I'll foster? who knows!), one cat, no house b/c I don't believe in land ownership, and on a single-minded mission to keep the world Weird.

This is my first scooter...SO FAR!!!
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36, married with one awesome rock star little kid.

I'm in the same boat as Eric with the perpetual 20-something thing- and absolutely delaying every trapping of adulthood that I can.

Which is why I have a scooter.
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OK, OK . . . next poll I will try to cover every demographic/social category. I was just trying to keep it simple. I should have at least said wife/husband. :oops:

What can I say, I am 42, have a 4 and a 6 year old, married for 17 years and some days my english just sucks :D . . . my mind is starting to give way !

But I am so looking forward to melting snow, warmer temps and scooting ! :D
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louie wrote:somebody told me that aarp is keeping a close eye on me. :?
...yeah, they keep annoying me, too.

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polianarchy wrote:not married b/c dudes hate me
...I find that SOOOoooo hard to believe.

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Keys wrote:
polianarchy wrote:not married b/c dudes hate me
...I find that SOOOoooo hard to believe.

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Hmmm.... Maybe my new Skutergruven tee shirt will help me win dudes and influence people! :D
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I wouldn't say I'm oooold but, -I switched from motorcycles to scoots because I found them easier to mount and dismount... :lol:

When the hardest part of riding is throwing your leg way over the top of the machine, it's time to either stop riding or get a scooter! :oops:

(And then discover that scooters are so much more fun you shoulda got one 20-30 years ago!!) :roll:
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I am 28 and out of school with a full time job. Just broke up so I am single. Loving that. No kids and one puppy. Love the Buddy.
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Post by FLMINI1048 »

What's up with these poll options?

How about twice divorced (i.e. not married) but have kids & mortgage and going to school for 2nd career? Where's the "no wife, has kids, has mortgage and in school" option??
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how about a still in school, can barely wait to finish and get knocked up option? We might have decided to get married by then. while i told everyone my reasoning to get a buddy was gas milage.. the truth is i needed that perfect color of orange.
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23- wish I was outa' school- but 8+ more years to go :cry: (On my way to Vet school) Single (No Children for me-Ever!) PetParent of 2 Guinea Pigs, 2 mudskippers and 30 goldfish. Cant wait to get a scooter- to save gas on the way to school, and work (Petsmart). AND getting a scooter might actually lead to getting a social life- Scooter World- Here I come! PS- ANyone want some goldfish?
(Wish I could say these ones were mine- Mine are not quite as fancy- but I do have these breeds)
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Ummm...I don't remember...

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Keys wrote:Ummm...I don't remember...

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This survey was set up for men. Therefore, I cannot respond. But the answer that most describes me is married with kids...
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41, one child, one mortgage, one car, one Buddy, one wife.
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I've got a Jaguar XK8 and a Ford Ranger and they're both at 15-18 MPG. My husband used to ride rice rockets, and now that we're slightly older, we aren't completely opposed to the idea of scooters. He's getting one pretty soon, now that I just (today) got my be-autiful St. Tropez. gotta love that 80+ mpg.

I would say we're normal.
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SteMer wrote:41, one child, one mortgage, one car, one Buddy, one wife.
you won't get on the ark with those numbers. :)
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