Steve (my scooter mentor): Have you named your scooter yet?
Me: No. All I know is that she's a she.
Steve: How are things going?
Me: Great! There's been an evolution over the past few weeks. I'm finally feeling more comfortable with speed, it's actually taking me less time to get to work now. I'm really zipping around!
Steve: It's great that you're feeling comfortable, but now that you're feeling more confident it can almost be more dangerous because you're paying less attention. You gotta stay frosty.
Me: Stay frosty? I've never heard that before. It's good advice!
Steve: Maybe you should name your scooter Frosty.
Me: Ooh, I like it!
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Bonus: Listen to this NPR interview with Barry Gwin from the SF Scooter Centre, where I bought Frosty, about the rising popularity of scooters. In my experience, the 100 mpg selling point is a myth; I've been getting around 75 miles per gallon. It is pretty amazing filling up at the gas station for less than five bucks, and riding around for a few weeks before I need to top off the tank again.