I rode the Metropolitan!!!!!!

Oh, I was so pathetic at first. Horrible! But in the end I made endless circles around Hayden Honda to the left and then the right . . . and did not crash nor fall down. It was a miracle. Mike took me out in the parking lot and was very nice and helpful, but you know what? I was afraid. After getting some coaching, I said I’d like to keep trying and he said he would keep an eye on me from inside; I think he knew I didn’t want a witness when I decided I just couldn’t do it.

Then after some fitful circles, I noticed that the EMS van had pulled into the parking lot with its engine running. When I finally came back in, Kurt Hayden said, “I hope you didn’t think we called the EMS.” Hey, it wouldn’t have bothered me if they had, In fact, I was surprised the EMS guys hadn’t opened the back doors just waiting for me to catapult myself in.

I’m going to take some more test drives before I have them deliver it. See, a machine that has an accelerator instead of pedals takes some getting used to.