Re: RC: Fwd: RC: meals at rides

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

I'm with you.  I, too, am a vegetarian.  Chicken just does not cut it for me.
Although I love the idea of ride management providing my meal so I don't have to
cook, I'd rather have a pot luck and have many choices than just one main meal of
MEAT and either overcooked vegetables or wilted salad and enriched bread.  I eat
healthy as much as I can.

I vote for pot luck.

Teddy

Endure4fun@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 6/5/00 11:29:29 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> dleblanc@mindspring.com writes:
>
> <<
>  I have a request for you ride managers out there.  Could you please
>  indicate in ride announcements whether a meal will be provided, which one,
>  and whether there will be anything for vegetarians to eat?
>   >>
>
> Well, here goes again. It all boils down to letting it be the riders option
> to have a meal or not.  It can't be that hard to put on entry if you are
> going to eat or not.  If not, give the rider the meal price discount off of
> entry fee.  Have only enough tickets for riders who pre enter and want meals.
>
> I have the same problem.  I do not eat meat.  But that is what is served.  By
> the time I get in from ride all that is left is a little bit of wilted
> lettuce.  I really don't think
> that is fair that I have to pay for dinner that I don't get or can't eat.
> I know RM. have a lot to do.  Put it on RC or in the EN that dinner is a pre
> entered option, in this day and age there are numerous ways to convey a
> message.  The ride entries have gotten real high, which I understand BUT why
> not give the riders a break and have it be a choice for meals?  Is it fair to
> anyone to pay for something that is not there, not eatable?
>
> Go ahead and start with the flaming.  It has been done before but this is an
> important issue.
> Keri
>
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>
> Subject: RC: meals at rides
> Resent-Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 11:29:28 -0700 (PDT)
> Resent-From: ridecamp@endurance.net
> Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2000 11:27:44 -0700
> From: David LeBlanc <dleblanc@mindspring.com>
> To: ridecamp@endurance.net
>
> I have a request for you ride managers out there.  Could you please
> indicate in ride announcements whether a meal will be provided, which one,
> and whether there will be anything for vegetarians to eat?
>
> I don't eat land animals, and it is a bummer thinking I'm going to get fed
> only to find that everything has beef in it. It has been so long since I've
> eaten beef, I'll get an incredible case of indigestion if I eat just a
> little, so I really don't have a choice at this point. If I know in
> advance, then I can make sure I feed myself. I also like to socialize with
> everyone else, so when there is something I can eat, it is nice to be able
> to share the meal with everyone.  I know we're a fairly small minority
> (5-10% of US population - no idea whether endurance riders are more or less
> likely to not eat meat), and understand the hassles of trying to accomodate
> everyone, but if I just know in advance, I can deal with it.
>
> I've also shown up for some rides thinking there is going to be a meal,
> only to find there isn't going to be one - again, if I expect that, it
> isn't a problem.  This is especially true if it is a pot luck - I need to
> plan to cook a lot more of one item. A little communication on this would
> help a lot!
>
> David LeBlanc
> dleblanc@mindspring.com
>
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