> Eating is> going to cost me either way and it's extra bother if I
have to bring > and> prepare my own.
Here's an exerpt
from the Biltmore entry form:
>>Friday
evening dinner is included in rider fees. Extra tickets are
$25 for non-riders.
>>Super Saturday night hamburger and fixins dinner is
available for $12/person and includes dessert/drink.
Notice the $25 meal is "included in entry" for riders. The entry fee for the
ride is $200 for the 100 miler or $120 for the 50. (that's AERC entries, the FEI
folks pay more). If my daughter & I ride and bring husband and other
daughter to crew, it would be an extra $50 for the crew to eat...and wouldn't it
be rude if we didn't invite them? If the "meal is included in entry" it
cost our family of 4 $100 for a meal I didn't bother to go eat because I was
busy setting up my vet check. I can have my chicken breast & noodles meal
hot when we want it and feed all four for less than $5. Believe me when I'm
paying $120 for a 50 miler, I'd love to opt out of a $25 meal.
One option I am considering is offering to my school's athletic dept. the
option of selling meals at our ride. They have fund raisers where they sell
tickets for BBQ plates for $5 and set up a Coke wagon where everyone picks them
up on that day. If they want to do that I can let them take over the food and if
anyone wants to purchase it with their entry they can.
