ridecamp@endurance.net: Re: Refunds

Re: Refunds

Truman Prevatt (truman.prevatt@netsrq.com)
Fri, 30 May 1997 10:45:45 -0400

>
>How many of us drive 6 or 8 hours to a ride, take a day off from work,
>etc.... to just wimp out for no good reason once we get there?? *Not many* -
>no one I know anyway. I mean really, when I go to a ride there are very few
>things that are going to keep me from riding - *esp* if I've already paid a
>deposit or the entire fee.....and those things are going to be legitimate
>reasons.
>
>I'm on the side of offering refunds - however, no refund would not cause me
>to boycott a ride.
>
>Tina - who hasn't managed a ride and may change her tune when does :-)
>hickst@nichols.com

Tina is right. It cost more to get to a ride than the fee for the ride!
Most people will ride rain or shine. In the Southeast region you will
start out rides in absolutely miserable weather. Starting out a 100 mile
ride in 40 degrees and rain in the morning turnig to 30 degrees and cold
drizzle by night 9 PM - been there, done that, got the T-shirt to prove it
(and top tenned to boot). No, in my experience it is not the 50 and 100
milers that drive for hours to do the ride that are the ones that decide
not to ride at a whim.

The people that tend to be the problem are the people that drive an hour
and plan on doing the 25. These people should know what the local forcast
is before the arrive - since they just live doen the road. They take up
camping space, they are fed (usually on Friday night), they take advantage
of the donuts, rolls and coffe on Saturday. By providing a full refund,
the remainder of the riders are subsidizing these riders.

I believe that riders that cannot start should get some refund (they still
should pay for the services they use such as food). But riders that will
not start, is a different issue. The rest of us are paying for these
fokes.

On my rides any "profits" are donated to local trial clubs for the
imporvemnt of horse trails, building camping facilities, etc. in the area
the ride is being given. The profits go to investing into the trails for
future rides and for all riders to enjoy. By subsidizing those riders that
will not start (note I said will not rather than can not) we are all
losing.

I believe in subsidizing junior riders not dead beats!

Flame away.

Truman

Truman Prevatt
Mystic "The Horse form Hell" Storm with a lille hellion on the way
Danson "Deamon in Training" Flame
Sarasota, FL

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