tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post3271388242595292592..comments2024-02-07T00:26:07.597-08:00Comments on Along The Way: SCOOTIN' ALONG -- CALIF. FIRES -- ELDER SAFETYJoaredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-16568031862813003722018-11-22T10:51:56.112-08:002018-11-22T10:51:56.112-08:00Thanks — hugs for a happy Thanksgiving to you!Thanks — hugs for a happy Thanksgiving to you!Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-4348530086999366252018-11-22T10:50:36.916-08:002018-11-22T10:50:36.916-08:00Sometimes understated words about the obvious can ...Sometimes understated words about the obvious can be more impactful. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-79104337714301489062018-11-22T09:00:39.397-08:002018-11-22T09:00:39.397-08:00Have a good thanksgiving. Hugs from the south.Have a good thanksgiving. Hugs from the south.Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-47927635841679226602018-11-22T04:34:36.715-08:002018-11-22T04:34:36.715-08:00You are very polite and diplomatic when mentioning...You are very polite and diplomatic when mentioning Mr Trump and his policies. Not everyone is as kind as you!Shammickitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-57113114891989030472018-11-21T21:20:50.317-08:002018-11-21T21:20:50.317-08:00I’m with you — there was a time when an electric s...I’m with you — there was a time when an electric scooter might have attracted me, but I don't think most of us in an older generation will safely use them, though a seat might possibly make them more usable. <br /><br />As for OC, am not sure if demographic change, or the population has begun to see matters differently — maybe a little of both. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-5944879919340014862018-11-21T18:19:22.112-08:002018-11-21T18:19:22.112-08:00The scooters are cute, but their riders are blind ...The scooters are cute, but their riders are blind and brainless. Me, I would probably fall on my face and damage more of me. LOL I'm so glad OC is a far, far better color.Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-69523512834205143762018-11-20T18:47:53.072-08:002018-11-20T18:47:53.072-08:00Glad your friend no longer lived in Paradise to be...Glad your friend no longer lived in Paradise to be subjected to the wildfire. Would be especially difficult to know the area intimately, then view the results after the fire. Thank you for the Thanksgiving wish. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-65109328049527639252018-11-20T16:47:17.555-08:002018-11-20T16:47:17.555-08:00Your poor State is suffering so much and it breaks...Your poor State is suffering so much and it breaks my heart. I have a fried who used to live in Paradise and she watched the news with me with tears running down her face. It was at the time when Trump visited and when he called the town Pleasant instead of Paradise she just shook her head in disgust. I agree that the politicians had to be careful because he is just vindictive enough to hold Goldendaze-Ginniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11823572794470671309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-18152750866870161162018-11-20T08:55:37.347-08:002018-11-20T08:55:37.347-08:00Hope you never have a wildfire and are spared hurr...Hope you never have a wildfire and are spared hurricanes.Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-9981243331263521812018-11-20T06:50:49.113-08:002018-11-20T06:50:49.113-08:00I am glad that your house has been spared. Good t...I am glad that your house has been spared. Good to know that you are alive and well. If there is a wildfire in Hawaii, I don't know how we will respond, as the ocean is our boundary.gigihawaiihttp://gigihawaii.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-71072085793271093032018-11-19T19:20:17.466-08:002018-11-19T19:20:17.466-08:00I think about those scooters upper speed limit as ...I think about those scooters upper speed limit as 15 mph, but riders don’t wear helmets — accidents could result in head trauma. I wonder if any older folks would use a scooter? Would pedestrians be at greater risk from scooter accidents — especially older folks? Of course, when cars first came on scene there were pedestrian concerns then, too — oh yes, and what about the horses in the Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-56407178092936944012018-11-19T16:47:39.302-08:002018-11-19T16:47:39.302-08:00I can see the insurance problems with these scoote...I can see the insurance problems with these scooters, liability and damage could be severe.<br /><br />Those fires are so heartbreaking and so many people unaccounted for. It's so difficult to imagine the tragedy of it all.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-39689891977865305562018-11-19T09:15:29.199-08:002018-11-19T09:15:29.199-08:00Most news print accounts do show Camp Fire, but wh...Most news print accounts do show Camp Fire, but when they speak the words can probably sound like campfire. <br /><br />Interesting to learn Cleveland’s reaction to the scooters. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-90670227258573571732018-11-19T09:07:40.744-08:002018-11-19T09:07:40.744-08:00Perhaps these electric scooters will get to Irelan...Perhaps these electric scooters will get to Ireland eventually and more air pollution reducing vehicles will come into use, too.<br />Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-38127234580874542092018-11-19T09:03:23.959-08:002018-11-19T09:03:23.959-08:00That Finland statement was really ridiculous but h...That Finland statement was really ridiculous but he makes them all the time — doesn’t seem to know what he doesn’t seem to know. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-19243582706035907902018-11-19T08:59:35.897-08:002018-11-19T08:59:35.897-08:00What a coincidence. Can see bikes of various vari...What a coincidence. Can see bikes of various variety as being an advantage in traffic congested areas. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-15312234530834537242018-11-19T06:22:26.572-08:002018-11-19T06:22:26.572-08:00On the NBC national news, it is always referred to...On the NBC national news, it is always referred to in graphics as the Camp Fire.<br /><br />Bird scooters made a brief, unannounced appearance in downtown Cleveland this past summer. The company dumped about 100 of them. The city immediately sent them what amounted to a cease and desist order and threatened to impound all of them. <br /><br />The idea sounds good, but the execution and Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-4113072462446837952018-11-19T05:27:26.214-08:002018-11-19T05:27:26.214-08:00I've never seen any electric scooters here in ...I've never seen any electric scooters here in Northern Ireland, only the foot-driven ones. But the real problem is vehicle pollution, especially all the diesel cars. Air pollution levels in the UK are sky-high but as usual the authorities are only responding in a half-hearted fashion.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-91042339316567013692018-11-19T05:23:30.642-08:002018-11-19T05:23:30.642-08:00I see the President was comparing California to Fi...I see the President was comparing California to Finland and saying Finland had no fire problem because they raked the forest floors. The Finnish government knows nothing about this "raking", and in any case the President doesn't seem to have noticed that Finland has a completely different climate to California - cold and wet and therefore not liable to wildfires. The guy clearly hasnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-54655910137280359562018-11-19T02:44:33.762-08:002018-11-19T02:44:33.762-08:00Odd that you write about electric scooters and I h...Odd that you write about electric scooters and I had just discussed the possibility of buying one each for my son and daughter in love for their local use. Both currently use petrol ones plus a powerful motorcycle for long rides as they find it more convenient in traffic and for parking than taking the car. Electric scooters have recently been launched in Bengaluru, India and both of them are Rummuserhttp://rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-72004729070018363492018-11-18T21:39:28.732-08:002018-11-18T21:39:28.732-08:00Maybe some moisture we may get closer to Thanksgiv...Maybe some moisture we may get closer to Thanksgiving will clear out and freshen the air. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-53264545371837321862018-11-18T18:46:18.859-08:002018-11-18T18:46:18.859-08:00The President has problems understanding things. ...The President has problems understanding things. We have LA smoke, and smoke from several Mexican fires here. Today is better than yesterday,.Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-66636685307315096922018-11-18T12:58:42.514-08:002018-11-18T12:58:42.514-08:00Our fires are usually named after locations — a ro...Our fires are usually named after locations — a road, river, lake, etc. Glad Jean asked. <br /><br />It’s one thing to ride a scooter, which for our older generations raises lots of questions in my mind, but are they restricting where they can be ridden by anyone— off sidewalks, for example? Think I’ve read they’re being relegated to bike lanes in So Cal area community, maybe bike rules, Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-13893999068331810232018-11-18T12:22:38.399-08:002018-11-18T12:22:38.399-08:00Thank you for explaining "Campfire." Tha...Thank you for explaining "Campfire." That had puzzled me also. <br />Do you suppose that protester can expect to hear from the IRS about his pending audit? That way the president can slap back sneakily. He does like revenge.<br />Even if you have driven a car for years, a scooter presents a whole new bunch of dangers both for driver and those sharing the road. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-31021370681409857852018-11-18T09:11:57.483-08:002018-11-18T09:11:57.483-08:00Campfire got its name from Camp Creek Road in Butt...Campfire got its name from Camp Creek Road in Butte County. Probably it should be designated Camp Fire and is in the Paradise community as I understand it. I’ve read there is some question about the future of rebuilding the area since the devastation was so massive. The question is where will these people live and where would they go as I heard in an interview with an 85 year old man who lost Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.com