Vehicle Rapture

If I ever owned a chocolate shop, I'd call it something like 'skip hire uk' just to put people off coming in to buy it. Then I'd sit down and wolf them all down.The word 'skip hire' isn't the most attractive word I've ever heard. I'd rather hear 'exams' said over and over. I don't know what it is about the word but I find highly dull.A friend of mine had a motorbike. I don't see enough women on a motorbikes except in the passenger seat, so it was good to know she had one. Unfortunately, it got stolen so that's the end of that. I hope she was insured.

I'd never ride a motorbike myself - unless it was made out of chocolate! OK, on a serious note, I really wouldn't ride a motorbike. Have you seen the streets of London? - the traffic? I've watched the way some bikers weave around cars in traffic - and how some drivers treat bikers as well - not giving them room at times. I wouldn't want that to be me.A moped would be even worse as, for me, a moped looks a lot more fragile than a motorbike. I'd never travel in one. And don't even mention bicycles. Scary stuff. My friend rode me in one and I almost fainted.If I had to choose between the three to travel through the streets of London with, I think I'd go for a moped though. They look cute to me. Bikes look aggressive and make way too much noise.Talking about travel, I'd love to go to New York (Manhattan). I've been there three times and loved it. It's like London, but, erm, not! Trains run 24 hours AND they have air conditioning in the summer. However, the platforms are extreeeeemely hot. Must be great in the winter, but during summer, the platform heat can be unbearable. When you get on the train, sometimes it can feel like you're in a moving shop/entertainment centre as you have a whole manner of people dancing and singing on the subway trains in exchange for money. I find it interesting as they're quite talented and wouldn't be out of place on America's Got Talent.A moped in New York? You're having a laugh. Do you think they exist there? For a pedestrian, the crossings are soooooo wide and the traffic lights only give you what seems like milliseconds to cross, plus they're so many people crossing and the drivers can be pretty ruthless with their horns when it's their turn to move. If it's that bad for pedestrians, can you imagine what it's like for the humble little moped? I shudder to think.