I haven't spent any real time on scooters, but been riding with all kinds of PEVs. I think you're right that scooters are deceptively safe looking. EUCs these days are pretty safe within their designed operating range. But I'm very biased because they're my favourite device.
Weirdly now, handlebars feel like a superfluous crutch - but I still don't risk riding a bike without a good grip on them. Risk assessment is a funny thing, and ultimately comes down to lived experience.
If you're open to a small learning curve, there are electric unicycles that would tick all your boxes, especially for compact portability.
I guess you had to be there.
And happy to not still be there.
Gaaaaaay!
(Am I doing it right?)
Good call. I have some good memories of hanging with keas when I visited NZ.
The reality in Australia is nothing like what the world seems to think it is. The dumb laws are just performative actions by populist politicians. If I recall, the game bans were mostly because of one politician who made it his personal crusade.
Not much is actually enforced. Every time someone mentions one of these draconian Australian laws I have to check if it's actually real. I hear about it more from US media trying to paint us as some kind of dystopia, probably because of our gun laws.
We're not perfect though. We could be doing much better with progressive legislation, but I feel more free here than I ever have in the US.
It would be a dream if CANZUK happened, then it was joined by California and Cascadia. We could call it CACACANZUK.
That said, you would already be a powerful nation without joining anyone else. Don't wait for us to get organised.
come in handy
Given that one of those arms is a reproductive organ, you're not wrong.
I'd be a cockatoo. Pretty long lifespans, intelligent, they can fly, and spend most of their time just fucking shit up for fun.
It really is a mental illness, but it's normalised and celebrated.
He definitely lost his bark.
I think she's just a bit cold, and wondering if she should put on a tshirt because he looks pretty comfortable.
I wish. When I tell people I've been exclusively using Linux for more than 10 years they give me a blank look then repeat the question.