RE: [RC] Racing to finish the National Championship 50 -April&Alamahn's Story - Maryben Stover
I always find it amazing the number of people who jump right in with a whole bunch of opinions about someone they never met at an event they did not attend. I would bet that most of the people posting do not know April and have never even met her. I met her as ride secretary and talked to her because she comes from a part of California that is pretty remote but we actually have friends in common (long story). I have also found in the past that a lot of the people with the opinions have not even ridden endurance......................................mb
To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] Racing to finish the National Championship 50 - April&Alamahn's Story Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:25:25 -0400 From: vccfarms@xxxxxxx
Let's also outlaw Cigarettes, Alcohol, guns, Swimming pools, Bikes, soccer, Bath tubs, I could go on and on, but others will and do for me. Do you know if you throw a lawn dart at someone it could kill or seriously hurt someone, no duh!!!! The government can really make us all safe.
BTW I wear a helmet,but I also get on the back of a 1000 lb animal with a (small) mind of his own and I fall off lots of times.
There are consequences for all, but let people live their lives.
Mark
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From: Elizabeth Walker <bwalker2@xxxxxxx>
To: Ridecamp <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wed, Sep 16, 2009 10:51 am
Subject: Re: [RC] Racing to finish the National Championship 50 - April&Alamahn's Story
Gee, Melody. It must be nice to be perfect. Never made a mistake. Never made a bad judgement call. Never let emotions overrule common sense.
> OK. I can't stand it. Here's another opinion to counter the > bleeding hearts out there.
> Yeah ok, it did take some balls for her to write that letter. (Did > I sense some sarcasm in there?)
> But come on!!!!!!!! INCREDIBLE.
>
> Lucky the horse is okay. Hopefully she really learns from it. > People will be watching.
>
> Its one thing to learn as much as you can and train smartly AND then > something happens despite the best preparaton...
> $h#t does happen..... but this just seems like ill preparation and > naivete.
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> Hopefully others will learn from this and/or we will all take more > care in helping the newbees along.
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> ...and all of you dictating who should wear helmets probably aren't > opposed to government telling us how to live each and every momemt > of our lives.
> She's an adult, its her decision. (Everyone in my family wears one > by the way.)
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> OK, I didn't really say all that I wanted to say, but at least > others out there know they are NOT alone in their opinion about this.
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> Melody
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>> oh, be brave! there are probably plenty that feel the same way you >> do :)
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