Re: Fwd: RC: meals at rides

["Celia Krall" <celiak@pcrs.net>]

Well, just my two cents worth.  NO MORE ICEBERG LETTUCE with that stinky
chemical all over it.  Please?  They sell bags of good greens and spinach
on the same shelf, .20 cents higher.  But it's got nutritional value and
tastes good.

Celia

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> From: Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>
> To: Endure4fun@aol.com
> Cc: ridecamp@endurance.net
> Subject: RC:   Fwd: RC:  meals at rides
> Date: Monday, June 05, 2000 3:57 PM
> 
> 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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