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		By: Scooter in the Sticks		</title>
		<link>https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/03/inspiration-versus-desperation/#comment-55530</link>

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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:20:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/03/inspiration-versus-desperation/#comment-55526&quot;&gt;RichardM&lt;/a&gt;.

That&#039;s true.  Life was simpler with only one Vespa scooter in the garage.  But man, I do love riding everything I have now.  Life seems like it would be incomplete without them now.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/03/inspiration-versus-desperation/#comment-55526">RichardM</a>.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s true.  Life was simpler with only one Vespa scooter in the garage.  But man, I do love riding everything I have now.  Life seems like it would be incomplete without them now.</p>
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		By: Scooter in the Sticks		</title>
		<link>https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/03/inspiration-versus-desperation/#comment-55529</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Scooter in the Sticks]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:18:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/03/inspiration-versus-desperation/#comment-55525&quot;&gt;Laurent&lt;/a&gt;.

Je m&#039;efforce de me libérer de mes attentes et de toute exigence liée aux scooters et aux motos. Comme vous le dites, je suis à la retraite !

I endeavor to let go of my expectations of myself and of any requirements related to scooters and motorcycles.  Like you say, I&#039;m retired!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/03/inspiration-versus-desperation/#comment-55525">Laurent</a>.</p>
<p>Je m&#8217;efforce de me libérer de mes attentes et de toute exigence liée aux scooters et aux motos. Comme vous le dites, je suis à la retraite !</p>
<p>I endeavor to let go of my expectations of myself and of any requirements related to scooters and motorcycles.  Like you say, I&#8217;m retired!</p>
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		By: RichardM		</title>
		<link>https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/03/inspiration-versus-desperation/#comment-55526</link>

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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 01:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Things were so much simpler when you just had the all-purpose Vespa. Only one bike to maintain and you didn’t have to choose which one to ride.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Things were so much simpler when you just had the all-purpose Vespa. Only one bike to maintain and you didn’t have to choose which one to ride.</p>
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		By: Laurent		</title>
		<link>https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/03/inspiration-versus-desperation/#comment-55525</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Laurent]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hello Steve,

Fais ce que tu as envie de faire quand tu en as envie Aucune obligation ne doit venir altérer ton jugement surtout quand on est retraité.
Pour rouler sereinement l&#039;hiver, le sidecar est idéal !

Do what you want to do when you want to do it. No obligations should cloud your judgment, especially when you&#039;re retired.
For a stress-free winter ride, a sidecar is ideal !

Laurent, France.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello Steve,</p>
<p>Fais ce que tu as envie de faire quand tu en as envie Aucune obligation ne doit venir altérer ton jugement surtout quand on est retraité.<br />
Pour rouler sereinement l&#8217;hiver, le sidecar est idéal !</p>
<p>Do what you want to do when you want to do it. No obligations should cloud your judgment, especially when you&#8217;re retired.<br />
For a stress-free winter ride, a sidecar is ideal !</p>
<p>Laurent, France.</p>
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		By: Scooter in the Sticks		</title>
		<link>https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/03/inspiration-versus-desperation/#comment-55523</link>

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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 02:31:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/03/inspiration-versus-desperation/#comment-55519&quot;&gt;M Myers&lt;/a&gt;.

All I can say is we do what we do and have to live with the consequences.  Hopefully that SS will start and make you smile!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/03/inspiration-versus-desperation/#comment-55519">M Myers</a>.</p>
<p>All I can say is we do what we do and have to live with the consequences.  Hopefully that SS will start and make you smile!</p>
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		By: Scooter in the Sticks		</title>
		<link>https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/03/inspiration-versus-desperation/#comment-55522</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Scooter in the Sticks]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 02:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/03/inspiration-versus-desperation/#comment-55518&quot;&gt;Brian Hemmis&lt;/a&gt;.

We do have some fun.  Spring is here but the cold is not completely gone yet.  And it is still possible to have snow.  I&#039;ll feel better when a cold morning is 50F.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/03/inspiration-versus-desperation/#comment-55518">Brian Hemmis</a>.</p>
<p>We do have some fun.  Spring is here but the cold is not completely gone yet.  And it is still possible to have snow.  I&#8217;ll feel better when a cold morning is 50F.</p>
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		By: Scooter in the Sticks		</title>
		<link>https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/03/inspiration-versus-desperation/#comment-55521</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Scooter in the Sticks]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 02:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/03/inspiration-versus-desperation/#comment-55517&quot;&gt;David Blewett&lt;/a&gt;.

I used to worry about winterization.  A lot of things actually.  As I get older I have begun to realize that a lot of the things I learned might not be as important, or as critical as I was led to believe.

In the world of digital photography things can quickly get out of control with the sheer number of images that can be made without concern for cost.  I remember when people would have two Christmases on one roll of film.  Careful shooters back then...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/03/inspiration-versus-desperation/#comment-55517">David Blewett</a>.</p>
<p>I used to worry about winterization.  A lot of things actually.  As I get older I have begun to realize that a lot of the things I learned might not be as important, or as critical as I was led to believe.</p>
<p>In the world of digital photography things can quickly get out of control with the sheer number of images that can be made without concern for cost.  I remember when people would have two Christmases on one roll of film.  Careful shooters back then&#8230;</p>
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		By: Scooter in the Sticks		</title>
		<link>https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/03/inspiration-versus-desperation/#comment-55520</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Scooter in the Sticks]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 02:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/03/inspiration-versus-desperation/#comment-55515&quot;&gt;Pat&lt;/a&gt;.

It doesn&#039;t take much.  A little effort, a few miles, and the magic is in full swing.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/03/inspiration-versus-desperation/#comment-55515">Pat</a>.</p>
<p>It doesn&#8217;t take much.  A little effort, a few miles, and the magic is in full swing.</p>
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		By: M Myers		</title>
		<link>https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/03/inspiration-versus-desperation/#comment-55519</link>

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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2025 20:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[My GT250 is lucky if it goes out 15 miles all winter. The 150 gets put on a battery tender, because it doesn&#039;t have a windshield.  They work fine in the spring.  The one I worry about is the 1964 SS that&#039;s in long term storage.  It&#039;s lucky if it gets run 4 miles a year - and that&#039; BAD.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My GT250 is lucky if it goes out 15 miles all winter. The 150 gets put on a battery tender, because it doesn&#8217;t have a windshield.  They work fine in the spring.  The one I worry about is the 1964 SS that&#8217;s in long term storage.  It&#8217;s lucky if it gets run 4 miles a year &#8211; and that&#8217; BAD.</p>
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		By: Brian Hemmis		</title>
		<link>https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/03/inspiration-versus-desperation/#comment-55518</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Hemmis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2025 18:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[You guys have all the fun ! As I&#039;ve told Paul on FB I wish I lived in your area. Spring is here now !]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You guys have all the fun ! As I&#8217;ve told Paul on FB I wish I lived in your area. Spring is here now !</p>
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