risk Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa Scooter and Royal Enfield Himalayan motorcycle. Sun, 31 Oct 2021 17:47:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 From Gray into the Light https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/11/from-gray-into-the-light/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/11/from-gray-into-the-light/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2021 04:05:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10486 Almost two months have passed since my last post to Scooter in the Sticks. Finally, I’ve emerged from gray into the light. From time to time, I find myself wandering in a world of doubt, fear, and uncertainty, and everything becomes gray.  At first, I blamed the nagging pandemic and how it affected my life […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/11/from-gray-into-the-light/feed/ 36 10486 Risk Assessment When Moving From a Scooter to a Motorcycle https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/09/risk-assessment-when-moving-from-a-scooter-to-a-motorcycle/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/09/risk-assessment-when-moving-from-a-scooter-to-a-motorcycle/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2021 04:07:40 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10435 A Heavy Pile of Steel Reminders that trigger thoughts of risk assessment regarding my scooter or motorcycle are never far away.  A neighbor stopped by today and shared a few stories of riding friends and relatives that had unfortunate encounters with deer and ATVs.  It’s not uncommon to hear such things when someone discovers that […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/09/risk-assessment-when-moving-from-a-scooter-to-a-motorcycle/feed/ 44 10435 Vespa in Fog https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/09/vespa-in-fog-2/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/09/vespa-in-fog-2/#comments Wed, 20 Sep 2017 06:33:17 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=7891 The Lure of Riding in Fog I really can’t help myself.  When I wake and see fog outside all I can think of is feed the dogs and get the hell on the road. The pull of that magic atmosphere is strong despite the obvious risks.  Like riding in the snow, I sometimes hesitate posting […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/09/vespa-in-fog-2/feed/ 25 7891 Intoxicating Insanity https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/08/intoxicating-insanity/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/08/intoxicating-insanity/#comments Thu, 17 Aug 2017 20:23:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=7749 Are You Nuts? I confess an ulterior motive to this post; I’m testing a new blog post editing application — Blogo. Rather than always have to be online to create posts in the WordPress site, this would allow me to work offline, work on multiple posts, ready images and tags, and pretty much do everything […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/08/intoxicating-insanity/feed/ 17 7749 Riding Risk: Something Every Rider Should Consider https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/05/riding-risk-something-every-rider-consider/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/05/riding-risk-something-every-rider-consider/#comments Sun, 21 May 2017 14:32:41 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=7541 Morning Fall from Boss Boyd on Vimeo. Morning Fall by Edward McGinty Reminders on Riding Risk Every so often, I post this video as a reminder, not just that riding brings with it risk, but more importantly, that risk is something every rider should, from time to time, think about. A clear understanding of the […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/05/riding-risk-something-every-rider-consider/feed/ 19 7541 Fear on the Road https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/10/fear-on-the-road/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/10/fear-on-the-road/#comments Sun, 30 Oct 2016 13:53:37 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6896 But I love Halloween, and I love that feeling: the cold air, the spooky dangers lurking around the corner. Evan Peters, American Actor Lest Imagination Runs Away… Riding my Vespa scooter through the countryside I began thinking about Halloween.  It didn’t take long for my imagination to begin creating scenarios straight out of the scary […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/10/fear-on-the-road/feed/ 5 6896 Scooter in Fog https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/10/scooter-in-fog/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/10/scooter-in-fog/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2016 11:59:57 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6857 Memories in the Mist Every dog I’ve owned for the past 25 years has peed on this tree.  I’ve walked past it hundreds, if not thousands, of times and it seems unchanged.  I can’t say the same myself. Riding to work on another foggy morning the Vespa seems to have a mind of its own […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/10/scooter-in-fog/feed/ 18 6857 Let It Snow https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/04/let-it-snow/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/04/let-it-snow/#comments Sat, 09 Apr 2016 23:32:39 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6236 Play With Us Daddy Except for the dogs nothing was going to stand between me and a ride on the Vespa.  Each day begins with a moment of revelation as I push the blind aside to see what the world is offering.  Some mornings find a faint, hot glow from the sun yet to breech […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/04/let-it-snow/feed/ 10 6236 Riding Risk for a Scooter or Motorcycle https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/03/riding-risk/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/03/riding-risk/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2016 01:54:29 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6110 Riding Risk A few years ago on my way to New York City a Harley rider raced past me.  I was going about 75 mph.  He was wearing a T-shirt, no gloves, and no helmet.  Caused me to ponder risk a bit. Riding to work today, the first really warm day this year and my […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/03/riding-risk/feed/ 16 6110 Personal Riding Lesson https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/personal-riding-lesson/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/personal-riding-lesson/#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2016 22:47:36 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6050 Man in the Mirror An honest rider will look in the mirror from time to time and remind themselves of their skills and limits — something different than the summation of years and miles on the road.  This morning while sitting in the Pump Station Cafe after a brisk ride on the Vespa I was […]

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