Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Have things changed?

Thanks for the replies all. Well ya all wetted my 
appetite even further! Brought back some fond memories. 
And maybe some that are not so fond. Like dropping down 
into a 110 in the shade American River Canyon on a 
Tevis ride that was way to hot for sane people to be 
doing. Anyhow, after Howards comments about "wimmen" 
taking over the sport, I took a look at the ride 
results for the 2002 Mt Adams and lo an behold, about 
85% of the riders were wimmen!! What happen to all the 
fellas?! What really doesn't make sense is with all the 
girls out there ridding you would think thats where the 
guys would want to be. Lot of backsides to follow up 
and down the trails. ;-}
 Well now I need to start looking for a horse. Being 
here in the Sacramento area that shouldn't be to much 
of a problem.
Thanks again for the updates!!

bob
> In a message dated 06/05/2002 6:40:14 PM Central Daylight Time, hwb67@xxxxxxx 
> writes:
> 
> 
> > And, another thing is the wimmen have completely taken over.  Some of them 
> > will even vet the rides (if you can believe that one!), most of the ride 
> > managers are wimmen, and 90% of the riders are wimmen, so be ready.  
> > Those good ole days where the men stayed up late the night before, partying 
> > and drinking heavily (these are just rumors I've heard about the good ole 
> > days) are long since gone since the wimmen have entered the game.  Forget 
> > that 9:00 AM ride start time from those good ole days; you will now be 
> > expected to get up at 3:00 AM, feed your horse, and get on that saddle two 
> > hours later.  And hang on to that horn at the start, cause those tiny hiney 
> > wimmen are not messing around here; they came to kick our butts, and they 
> > usually do.
> > 
> 
> OK Howard.... Now you've done it<g>.... What you don't know from the "good 
> Ole Days," is we "wimmen" kicked your butts back then too.
> 
> And what is this implying we "wimmen" can't drink?  Heidi is 199% correct 
> here.
> 
> There are quite a few (men and women) on this list I have seen unscrew the 
> top of a whiskey bottle and then suddenly loose it... Well, you can't leave a 
> bottle of whiskey open now can ya?    And even more I have seen, STILL pop a 
> beer after their first cup of coffee.... Helps settle the nerves ya know.. <g>
> 
> So, if you think "Not much has changed"........ BULL PUCKY....  I will give 
> you the fact not A LOT has changed sense 92 but almost everything has changed 
> from the 70's and 80's.  How many men do you see nowadays wearing panty hose?
> The thing I notice the most at ride camps now is, people have forgotten how 
> to relax and have fun.... We do this because we love it... Some really have 
> forgotten that.
> 
> Have fun, and keep the fuzzy side up
> Jinnifer Plummer

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