Guy who called a Flatbed Tow Truck yesterday for his Vespa

Now see, there is a case for water baloons that just happen to be liberated from a nearby rooftop.

A: why do you care if he had it towed, you don't know what was wrong
B: he probably was covered under insurance
C: still cheaper than owning a gas guzzling SUV

Triple A is what, like $40/yr and includes free towing? If I A) had a scooter and had triple A, and C) had said scooter break down, I would totally D) get a free tow from triple A over pushing my sorry POS over any number of blocks to be repaired.

Or perhaps it belongs to someone with a back injury that is capable of riding short distances, but not a big push-push. Maybe there was an earthquake, a terrible flood. A piece of the brake snapped and lodged in the wheel, preventing it from turning perchance. Maybe there was a lot going on, trips, tickets, an ailing relative far away, and it was just one of those times where $ had to take a back seat to convenience.

Is it nap time yet?

I mock you with my monkey pants.

probably his parents paid for the tow

yoda wrote: probably his parents paid for the tow

Oh yeah. I'm _certain_ THAT is what happened.
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towing motorcycles and scooters is a huge waste of money on a tow truck. for a few summers i move them in my van. smart folks use cl to find man with the van things to move them lol.

Attention Vespa owners: put armchair_warrior on speed dial.

my straps, ramp and other stuff is home. i haven't gotten a call to move them in about two years.

At least he didn't call the flatbed for his skateboard!

yoda wrote: probably his parents paid for the tow

I'll buy that theory.

Wow, what a bunch of whiners! If you want to go push his vespa to a repair place you should have done it instead of whining about other people's business. And AAA doesn't cover motorcycles in NYC FYI, I know, I have it and a motorbike. Maybe not everyone can afford or has any desire to have a gas guzzling SUV so why don't you keep your scooter condescending comments to yourself.

Today's xkcd:

superjonbot wrote: And AAA doesn't cover motorcycles in NYC FYI, I know, I have it and a motorbike.

They have various plans and often the phone people have no fucking clue what they are talking about. They won't always honor the 100-mile thingy, but they will generally do a 5-mile motorcycle tow with supervisor approval or whatever. FWIW. You have to yell at them a lot. And there are other companies that do the same sort of thing that don't give that sort of hassle on motorcycles.