[DVBC] Tomorrow's AHCS Ride--Update

[Jon DeCristofaro]

I pretty much agree. If you are definitely cancelling it, the email list is as good a place as an to say so, BUT, I don't think you can count on people seeing it. 

And, the last couple of months the rain predictions have always been too aggressive. Both clubs I ride with moved or cancelled rides based on predictions many times, and it was way off. I think it's better to keep the ride as posted, and if it's raining at the start, most people will decide on their own not to show up. 

Final note... something in the original ride posting like "wet road or rain at time of ride cancels" could make it clearer so people don't wonder and then skip it. You look out, you see if it's wet, you ride or don't.

Jon "Stick to the plan", "Boat Shoes" D.

----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Adam Levine 
  To: dvbc-list at dvbc.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 7:08 PM
  Subject: RE: [DVBC] Tomorrow's AHCS Ride--Update


  Deb, it looks like the weather forecasters were playing APRIL FOOLS with you and all of us. Sorry you cancelled your ride.  Did anyone get out on this beautiful (if forecasted tobe miserable) night? 
   
  I think we really ought to think twice before cancelling rides via the list serve based on a weather forecast. First of all, this assumes that everyone in the club looks at the list serve the day of the ride, and second of all, we have missed and will continue to miss some good riding weather by doing this.
   
  As I ride leader, my approach has been to assume the ride is going to happen unless the weather is actively raining at the ride start time. Even if the forecast scare most people off, there still might be a few people out at the starting point wanting to ride and by scheduling a ride I feel like I am making a commitment to be there for those people. 
   
  ANY OTHER THOUGHTS ON THIS?
   
  ADAM



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    Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:36:09 -0500
    From: dreamerdeb at gmail.com
    To: dvbc-list at dvbc.org
    Subject: [DVBC] Tomorrow's AHCS Ride--Update


    The weather forecasters, you know those dirty bast&* #! who keep causing us trouble, have yet again forecasted rain for another of my rides.  If it's raining or the roads are wet I'm cancelling the ride.  No point taking a chance of crashing on a downhill.  I'll post a message tomorrow if it's cancelled.
    Debbie



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