Re: RC: a rebuttal to Edie Booth's report to ridecamp, from Bill Proctor

[Rides 2 Far <rides2far@juno.com>]

> > One of the people that has been a part of our group remembers a  AERC
ride> > that she attended a couple of years ago, a 50 miler. She> >
remembers that on a
> > part of the trail on one of the loops Ms Booth and her son where >
riding in> > the front, the trail was very narrow where one could not
pass, Ms > Booth> > slowed to a walk, her son who was ahead of her took
off at a > gallop. The
> > riders in this group where all front runners but could not pass.> >
After that> > ride we chose not to ride in any more central region AERC
rides> > and those who > where members did not renew thier AERC
membership.

Oh my gosh, >wheez, slap thigh, let me wipe the tears from my eyes!< you
found a GROUP of front runners, who couldn't get around a horse that was
WALKING? Heck, ya'll must be pretty mild mannered, in the South we'd have
climbed over the horse if the trail was THAT narrow!  And because ONE
PERSON managed to totally block a trail, the entire group chose to  never
competed in an ENTIRE REGION again...and gave up their AERC
memberships...and these were people who were sucessful enough to be
running up front????  Boy, you guys are a lot better at holding a grudge
than I am.  Gas prices go up and I'd be right back competing in the
closest rides.  Heck, if I was that strong willed, I doubt I'd be that
terrified that *somebody* might insinuate that I was a liar.  Of course,
I'm a chronic picture taker and I'd have had proof in the pictures that I
was somewhere.  By the way, what's a race if you don't beat anybody? 

I have absolutely no stake in this argument.  Don't know any of the
players or care. But if this were a novel I was reading I'd toss it it's
so badly written.

Angie
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