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From: ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>)
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In article <875xkc8ghh.fsf@comcast.net.invalid>,
Don_from_AZ  <djatechNOSPAM@comcast.net.invalid> wrote:
>scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) writes:
>
>> rbowman <bowman@montana.com> writes:
>>>On Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:56:17 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2025-03-12, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> On 12/03/2025 08:47, c186282 wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>    Americans are practical ...   :-)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>    Pronounce it straight-up and simply.
>>>>>
>>>>> Segue = Seeg
>>>> 
>>>> No, "Segway".  :-)
>>>
>>>Wasn't that a suicidal two wheel device? Are they still around?
>>
>> My dad and I rented one in San Diego a decade ago - the were a lot
>> of fun and easy to use.
>
>I heard somewhere that Segway machines are no longer being made. Their
>inventor, Dean Kamen, thought they would revolutionize people transport
>in crowded urban areas, but that really didn't work out. When we have
>traveled, I have seen groups of people riding them on guided tours
>around touristy areas.
>-- 
>-Don_from_AZ-

The Police in Fernandina Beach used to use them, but as Don says they are
no longer made.  (Segways, not Police).
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