Scooter Indecisions

Things seemed too quiet today. I had no phone calls this morning from Gertrud or Heinz and by early afternoon I decided to check on them, only to find that they had gone out. Now let me explain, that it is a rare occasion that Heinz and Gertrud go away without first calling me and telling me what they are up to. So not having said anything raised my worry meter right away. Nothing good can come of them having gone off without a word. So I tried to guess what they might be up to. Well, I decided, they could simply have decided to go shopping, but that made no sense since I took them yesterday and Heinz and Gertrud said they had everything at home that they needed for a long time. So they had only taken advantage of some of the sales items, like 10 lbs of onions for a buck ninety-nine. The only thing that came to mind was that they might have gone back to the scooter shop to look at the scooters again, since Heinz had a look in his eye which I couldn't forget, when he noticed the big scooter, meant for people weighing up to 400 lbs and can go up to 12 kms per hour and drive for up to 60 kms distance on one charge. It was of course about 700 Dollars more expensive than the one they had chosen to buy, but otherwise looked the same, except that it was made two and a half inches wider to accommodate a larger person.the scooter she had bought carried up to 300 lbs , went 10 kms per hour and  30 kilometers per battery charge.
Now Gertrud is maybe a whopping 115 lbs. The occupational therapist had recommended a mid-sized scooter due to Gertrud's small frame, but Heinz ever being a mechanic decided later that perhaps they had made a mistake with the scooter and needed to get the biggest, more sturdy model.
Going home we had discussed the huge model somewhat and I had stressed that Gertrud would likely have trouble negotiating such a big scooter and that it really wasn't meant for people her small size. I did however notice that Heinz' wheels were still turning, so it was no surprise when I got a phone call around 2 pm from the mobility store telling me that they were there and that they had decided to purchase the bigger scooter. Heinz wanted to know if I wanted to pay the balance with my credit card to accumulate more reward points, which is why the store had called and asked for my credit card number and expiry date. The lady also asked if I thought it was alright that they were switching scooters, but I told her that the decision was entirely theirs and if it made them happy and they thought it was right, then that was what counted. She wanted to know if I wanted to speak to Heinz, but I knew it was useless to try and pursuade him otherwise, so I just gave my credit card information and hung up.
It was late after supper time before Heinz and Gertrud called me. They had decided to go further into London looking for an auto parts place and had become hopelessly lost. "Your father got lost four times in London!" Gertrud exclaimed on the phone," I'll never go to London alone with him again!" "Well, on the way home, "Heinz explained," we ended up in Lucan. I didn't turn at the gas station where the sign points to Stratford." So that explained their late arrival home. I was just glad they made it back safely and once again reaffirmed that they can get into trouble no matter what they do. Gertrud also explained that when she first tried out the scooter it shot forward several times on her, but that she rode around the mall until she finally got the hang of how to pull the lever more smoothly which in turn made the scooter ride smoothly too. She seemed pleased with her purchase and sounded excited that it will be delivered tomorrow. I will be thrilled to see her independent again and terrorizing the town on her new scooter. Look out people, new driver on the sidewalks!!