RE: Kings Valley Road Race, Porta-Johns and

JOHN FORBES

2005-04-13



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Ahh! astute observation. Very good, Grasshopper!

John Forbes

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It sounded like a good idea until I nearly accidentally recycled my

energy drink. Thank god I realized that I do not heat my energy drink

before races.   



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> Handing out pee bottles at registration. Good idea.



They did this at Cherry Pie, worked well.



Wait--those weren't pee bottles?



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<DIV>Ahh! astute observation. Very good, Grasshopper!</DIV>

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<DIV><BR></DIV>It sounded like a good idea until I nearly accidentally

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registration. Good idea.<BR><BR>They did this at Cherry Pie, worked

well.<BR><BR>Wait--those weren't pee

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Schreck, George

2005-04-13



It sounded like a good idea until I nearly accidentally recycled my

energy drink. Thank god I realized that I do not heat my energy drink

before races.   



-----Original Message-----

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Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 11:11 AM

To: OBRA

Subject: RE: [OBRA Chat] Kings Valley Road Race, Porta-Johns and



 Handing out pee bottles at registration. Good idea.



They did this at Cherry Pie, worked well.



Wait--those weren't pee bottles?



...CDR







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 Handing out pee bottles at registration. Good idea.



They did this at Cherry Pie, worked well.



Wait--those weren't pee bottles?



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Handing out pee bottles at registration. Good idea.



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From: Mike Bene [mailto:mjb-@yahoo.com]

Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 11:56 PM

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Subject: RE: [OBRA Chat] Kings Valley Road Race, Porta-Johns and





the obvious solution is to bring your own.



i came to bike racing just recently after 15 or so years of alpine climbing. having spent days in tents and snow caves waiting out storms, i have become a big fan of pee bottles. peeing in a bottle sure beats getting out of the relative warmth of a tent to go outside into the snow at 15,000 - 20,000 ft where it might be 10 below or so. for me, at least, it also beats waiting for 20 mins for the porta-john or holding it for 56 miles.



just do it in the privacy of your own car so you don't offend the neighbors. oh yeah, and always mark your bottle with a skull and crossbones so your teammate doesn't take a swig thinking its a bottle of recovery drink.



mike



"Brad Cockman, DC" <bra-@bigfoot.com> wrote:



Steve's right. I pretty much held it for the 56 miles I raced/rode as I

didn't feel my go-off-the-bike skills were sufficient. Nicely done

though you P/1/2 guys that did!



Steven R Holland wrote:

 



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Sorry Jim but I disagree.



Even if "only" 262 had attended, two additional would still be

insufficient.



That would only be one per 43 racers.

With the "average" racer arriving at a race ? hour or so early and

taking an "average" of 60 seconds to "take care of business", 13 racers

would have no opportunity to use the "porta-john" at all. That is 13 per

or 78 in this case. And that is if you only need to "go" one

time........[I usually "go" twice :-) ]





BTW: When ordering "porta-johns", after the first one the additional are

usually only $50 or so each......





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Harry and everyone,



I helped Scott and Cameron pick up signs after the race. I mentioned

the lines for the toilets. They informed me they had 362 riders...100

more than last year! They were adequately prepared for numbers like

they've seen in the past 8 years, but this year, the sport has

experienced a tremendous growth spurt.



They were caught about 2 units short with the extra racers.



Just thought you would like to know.



They will adjust accordingly in the future.



Promoters of future events, be aware the fields and participation are

larger than last year!



Regards,



Jim Fischer



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Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 9:27 PM

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First, I'd like to thank Scott Goldstein and Cameron Bittle, all

of the officials, and all of the volunteer workers for another fine

edition of the Kings Valley Road Race. I would also, however, like to

offer a suggestion. In Scott's pre-race email one of his specific

requests was for riders to use the Porta-Johns provided at the start

area, and not to use "natural" bathroom areas. This request would carry

more weight and be more reasonable for riders to respect if there were

sufficient Porta-Johns for the crowd. I waited a bit over 15 minutes in

line to use a Porta-John starting at about 9:00 AM, and the line grew

significantly longer while I was waiting. There was no way I had time

for a second use prior to the race.



Harry Phinney

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 size=2>Harry

and everyone,



 


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 size=2>I

helped Scott and Cameron pick up signs after the race. I mentioned the

lines for the toilets. They informed me they had 362 riders...100 more

than last year! They were adequately prepared for numbers like they've

seen in the past 8 years, but this year, the sport has experienced a

tremendous

growth spurt.



 


 size=2>



 


 size=2>They

were caught about 2 units short with the extra

racers.



 


 size=2>



 


 size=2>Just

thought you would like to know.



 


 size=2>



 


 size=2>They

will adjust accordingly in the future.



 


 size=2>



 


 size=2>Promoters of future events, be aware the fields and participation

are

larger than last year!



 


 size=2>



 


 size=2>Regards,



 


 size=2>



 


 size=2>Jim

Fischer



 




 


 


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From: Harry

 Phinney

[mailto:harry-p-@comcast.net]

Sent: Saturday, April 09,

 2005

9:27 PM

To: ob-@topica.com

Subject: [OBRA Chat]

 Kings

Valley Road Race, Porta-Johns and "natural"

bathrooms







 
First, I'd like to thank Scott Goldstein

 and

Cameron Bittle, all of the officials, and all of the volunteer

workers for another fine edition of the Kings Valley Road Race. I would

also, however, like to offer a suggestion. In Scott's pre-race email one



of his specific requests was for riders to use the Porta-Johns provided

at the start area, and not to use "natural" bathroom areas. This request

would

carry more weight and be more reasonable for riders to respect if there

were

sufficient Porta-Johns for the crowd. I waited a bit over 15 minutes in

line

to use a Porta-John starting at about 9:00 AM, and the line grew

significantly

longer while I was waiting. There was no way I had time for a second use



prior to the race.



 




 
Harry Phinney

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size=2>Handing out pee bottles at registration. Good idea.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>

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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Mike Bene

[mailto:mjb-@yahoo.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 12, 2005 11:56

PM<BR><B>To:</B> ob-@topica.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [OBRA Chat] Kings

Valley Road Race, Porta-Johns and<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>

<DIV>the obvious solution is to bring your own.</DIV>

<DIV> </DIV>

<DIV>i came to bike racing just recently after 15 or so years of alpine

climbing. having spent days in tents and snow caves waiting out storms, i have

become a big fan of pee bottles. peeing in a bottle sure beats getting out of

the relative warmth of a tent to go outside into the snow at 15,000 -

20,000 ft where it might be 10 below or so. for me, at least, it

also beats waiting for 20 mins for the porta-john or holding it for 56

miles. </DIV>

<DIV> </DIV>

<DIV>just do it in the privacy of your own car so you don't offend the

neighbors. oh yeah, and always mark your bottle with a skull and crossbones so

your teammate doesn't take a swig thinking its a bottle of recovery

drink.</DIV>

<DIV> </DIV>

<DIV>mike<BR><BR><B><I>"Brad Cockman, DC" <bra-@bigfoot.com></I></B>

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    right. I pretty much held it for the 56 miles I raced/rode as I <BR>didn't

    feel my go-off-the-bike skills were sufficient. Nicely done <BR>though you

    P/1/2 guys that did!<BR><BR>Steven R Holland wrote:<BR>> <BR>>

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    Sorry Jim but I disagree.<BR>> <BR>> Even if "only" 262 had attended,

    two additional would still be<BR>> insufficient.<BR>> <BR>> That

    would only be one per 43 racers.<BR>> With the "average" racer arriving

    at a race ? hour or so early and<BR>> taking an "average" of 60 seconds

    to "take care of business", 13 racers<BR>> would have no opportunity to

    use the "porta-john" at all. That is 13 per<BR>> or 78 in this case. And

    that is if you only need to "go" one<BR>> time........[I usually "go"

    twice :-) ]<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> BTW: When ordering "porta-johns",

    after the first one the additional are<BR>> usually only $50 or so

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    7bit<BR>> <BR>> Harry and everyone,<BR>> <BR>> I helped Scott

    and Cameron pick up signs after the race. I mentioned<BR>> the lines for

    the toilets. They informed me they had 362 riders...100<BR>> more than

    last year! They were adequately prepared for numbers like<BR>> they've

    seen in the past 8 years, but this year, the sport has<BR>> experienced a

    tremendous growth spurt.<BR>> <BR>> They were caught about 2 units

    short with the extra racers.<BR>> <BR>> Just thought you would like to

    know.<BR>> <BR>> They will adjust accordingly in the future.<BR>>

    <BR>> Promoters of future events, be aware the fields and participation

    are<BR>> larger than last year!<BR>> <BR>> Regards,<BR>>

    <BR>> Jim Fischer<BR>> <BR>> -----Original Message-----<BR>>

    From: Harry Phinney [mailto:harry-p-@comcast.net] <BR>> Sent:

    Saturday, April 09, 2005 9:27 PM<BR>> To: ob-@topica.com<BR>>

    Subject: [OBRA Chat] Kings Valley Road Race, Porta-Johns and<BR>>

    "natural" bathrooms<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> First, I'd like to thank Scott

    Goldstein and Cameron Bittle, all<BR>> of the officials, and all of the

    volunteer workers for another fine<BR>> edition of the Kings Valley Road

    Race. I would also, however, like to<BR>> offer a suggestion. In Scott's

    pre-race email one of his specific<BR>> requests was for riders to use

    the Porta-Johns provided at the start<BR>> area, and not to use "natural"

    bathroom areas. This request would carry<BR>> more weight and be more

    reasonable for riders to respect if there were<BR>> sufficient

    Porta-Johns for the crowd. I waited a bit over 15 minutes in<BR>> line to

    use a Porta-John starting at about 9:00 AM, and the line grew<BR>>

    significantly longer while I was waiting. There was no way I had

    time<BR>> for a second use prior to the race.<BR>> <BR>> Harry

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    size=2>Harry <BR>> and everyone,</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>>

    <DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff <br>>

    size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV><BR>>

    <DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff <br>>

    size=2>I <BR>> helped Scott and Cameron pick up signs after the race.

    I mentioned the <BR>> lines for the toilets. They informed me they had

    362 riders...100 more <BR>> than last year! They were adequately prepared

    for numbers like they've <BR>> seen in the past 8 years, but this year,

    the sport has experienced a <BR>> tremendous <BR>> growth

    spurt.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>>

    <DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff <br>>

    size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV><BR>>

    <DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff <br>>

    size=2>They <BR>> were caught about 2 units short with the extra

    <BR>> racers.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>>

    <DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff <br>>

    size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV><BR>>

    <DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff <br>>

    size=2>Just <BR>> thought you would like to

    know.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>>

    <DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff <br>>

    size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV><BR>>

    <DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff <br>>

    size=2>They <BR>> will adjust accordingly in the

    future.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>>

    <DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff <br>>

    size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV><BR>>

    <DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff <br>>

    size=2>Promoters of future events, be aware the fields and participation

    <BR>> are <BR>> larger than last year!</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>>

    <DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff <br>>

    size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV><BR>>

    <DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff <br>>

    size=2>Regards,</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>>

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    size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV><BR>>

    <DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff <br>>

    size=2>Jim <BR>> Fischer</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>>

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      <br>> face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>

      Harry <BR>> Phinney <BR>> [mailto:harry-p-@comcast.net]

      <BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, April 09, <BR>> 2005 <BR>> 9:27

      PM<BR><B>To:</B> ob-@topica.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [OBRA Chat] <BR>>

      Kings <BR>> Valley Road Race, Porta-Johns and "natural" <BR>>

      bathrooms<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><BR>>

      <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>First, I'd like to thank Scott Goldstein

      <BR>> and <BR>> Cameron Bittle, all of the officials, and all of the

      volunteer <BR>> workers for another fine edition of the Kings Valley

      Road Race. I would <BR>> also, however, like to offer a suggestion. In

      Scott's pre-race email one <BR>> <BR>> of his specific requests was

      for riders to use the Porta-Johns provided <BR>> at the start area, and

      not to use "natural" bathroom areas. This request <BR>> would <BR>>

      carry more weight and be more reasonable for riders to respect if there

      <BR>> were <BR>> sufficient Porta-Johns for the crowd. I waited a

      bit over 15 minutes in <BR>> line <BR>> to use a Porta-John starting

      at about 9:00 AM, and the line grew <BR>> significantly <BR>> longer

      while I was waiting. There was no way I had time for a second use <BR>>

      <BR>> prior to the race.</FONT></DIV><BR>>

      <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></DIV><BR>>

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the obvious solution is to bring your own.



i came to bike racing just recently after 15 or so years of alpine climbing. having spent days in tents and snow caves waiting out storms, i have become a big fan of pee bottles. peeing in a bottle sure beats getting out of the relative warmth of a tent to go outside into the snow at 15,000 - 20,000 ft where it might be 10 below or so. for me, at least, it also beats waiting for 20 mins for the porta-john or holding it for 56 miles.



just do it in the privacy of your own car so you don't offend the neighbors. oh yeah, and always mark your bottle with a skull and crossbones so your teammate doesn't take a swig thinking its a bottle of recovery drink.



mike



"Brad Cockman, DC" <bra-@bigfoot.com> wrote:

Steve's right. I pretty much held it for the 56 miles I raced/rode as I

didn't feel my go-off-the-bike skills were sufficient. Nicely done

though you P/1/2 guys that did!



Steven R Holland wrote:

 



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Sorry Jim but I disagree.



Even if "only" 262 had attended, two additional would still be

insufficient.



That would only be one per 43 racers.

With the "average" racer arriving at a race ? hour or so early and

taking an "average" of 60 seconds to "take care of business", 13 racers

would have no opportunity to use the "porta-john" at all. That is 13 per

or 78 in this case. And that is if you only need to "go" one

time........[I usually "go" twice :-) ]





BTW: When ordering "porta-johns", after the first one the additional are

usually only $50 or so each......





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Harry and everyone,



I helped Scott and Cameron pick up signs after the race. I mentioned

the lines for the toilets. They informed me they had 362 riders...100

more than last year! They were adequately prepared for numbers like

they've seen in the past 8 years, but this year, the sport has

experienced a tremendous growth spurt.



They were caught about 2 units short with the extra racers.



Just thought you would like to know.



They will adjust accordingly in the future.



Promoters of future events, be aware the fields and participation are

larger than last year!



Regards,



Jim Fischer



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Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 9:27 PM

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"natural" bathrooms





First, I'd like to thank Scott Goldstein and Cameron Bittle, all

of the officials, and all of the volunteer workers for another fine

edition of the Kings Valley Road Race. I would also, however, like to

offer a suggestion. In Scott's pre-race email one of his specific

requests was for riders to use the Porta-Johns provided at the start

area, and not to use "natural" bathroom areas. This request would carry

more weight and be more reasonable for riders to respect if there were

sufficient Porta-Johns for the crowd. I waited a bit over 15 minutes in

line to use a Porta-John starting at about 9:00 AM, and the line grew

significantly longer while I was waiting. There was no way I had time

for a second use prior to the race.



Harry Phinney

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and everyone,



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  size=2>I

helped Scott and Cameron pick up signs after the race. I mentioned the

lines for the toilets. They informed me they had 362 riders...100 more

than last year! They were adequately prepared for numbers like they've

seen in the past 8 years, but this year, the sport has experienced a

tremendous

growth spurt.



  size=2>



  size=2>They

were caught about 2 units short with the extra

racers.



  size=2>



  size=2>Just

thought you would like to know.



  size=2>



  size=2>They

will adjust accordingly in the future.



  size=2>



  size=2>Promoters of future events, be aware the fields and participation

are

larger than last year!



  size=2>



  size=2>Regards,



  size=2>



  size=2>Jim

Fischer



 


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 2005

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 Kings

Valley Road Race, Porta-Johns and "natural"

bathrooms







 First, I'd like to thank Scott Goldstein

and

Cameron Bittle, all of the officials, and all of the volunteer

workers for another fine edition of the Kings Valley Road Race. I would

also, however, like to offer a suggestion. In Scott's pre-race email one



of his specific requests was for riders to use the Porta-Johns provided

at the start area, and not to use "natural" bathroom areas. This request

would

carry more weight and be more reasonable for riders to respect if there

were

sufficient Porta-Johns for the crowd. I waited a bit over 15 minutes in

line

to use a Porta-John starting at about 9:00 AM, and the line grew

significantly

longer while I was waiting. There was no way I had time for a second use



prior to the race.



 


 Harry Phinney



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<DIV>the obvious solution is to bring your own.</DIV>

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<DIV>i came to bike racing just recently after 15 or so years of alpine climbing. having spent days in tents and snow caves waiting out storms, i have become a big fan of pee bottles. peeing in a bottle sure beats getting out of the relative warmth of a tent to go outside into the snow at 15,000 - 20,000 ft where it might be 10 below or so. for me, at least, it also beats waiting for 20 mins for the porta-john or holding it for 56 miles. </DIV>

<DIV> </DIV>

<DIV>just do it in the privacy of your own car so you don't offend the neighbors. oh yeah, and always mark your bottle with a skull and crossbones so your teammate doesn't take a swig thinking its a bottle of recovery drink.</DIV>

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<DIV>mike<BR><BR><B><I>"Brad Cockman, DC" <bra-@bigfoot.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV>

<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Steve's right. I pretty much held it for the 56 miles I raced/rode as I <BR>didn't feel my go-off-the-bike skills were sufficient. Nicely done <BR>though you P/1/2 guys that did!<BR><BR>Steven R Holland wrote:<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> --WebTV-Mail-4447-2880<BR>> Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=ISO-8859-1<BR>> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit<BR>> <BR>> Sorry Jim but I disagree.<BR>> <BR>> Even if "only" 262 had attended, two additional would still be<BR>> insufficient.<BR>> <BR>> That would only be one per 43 racers.<BR>> With the "average" racer arriving at a race ? hour or so early and<BR>> taking an "average" of 60 seconds to "take care of business", 13 racers<BR>> would have no opportunity to use the "porta-john" at all. That is 13 per<BR>> or 78 in this case. And that is if you only need to "go" one<BR>> time........[I usually "go"

twice :-) ]<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> BTW: When ordering "porta-johns", after the first one the additional are<BR>> usually only $50 or so each......<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> --WebTV-Mail-4447-2880<BR>> Content-Disposition: Inline<BR>> Content-Type: Message/RFC822<BR>> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit<BR>> <BR>> Received: from smtpin-3301.bay.webtv.net (209.240.205.149) by<BR>> storefull-3233.bay.webtv.net with WTV-SMTP; Tue, 12 Apr 2005<BR>> 08:32:33 -0700<BR>> Received: from out005.topica-platinum-y.com <BR>> (out005.topica-platinum-y.com<BR>> [66.227.60.25]) by smtpin-3301.bay.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix+sws)<BR>> with SMTP id 5E059E11F for <SRH-@WEBTV.NET>; Tue, 12 Apr 2005<BR>> 08:32:33 -0700 (PDT)<BR>> Received: (qmail 5049 invoked by uid 0); 12 Apr 2005 15:31:57 -0000<BR>> Received: from unknown (HELO palrel10.hp.com) (156.153.255.245) by 0 <BR>> with<BR>> SMTP; 12 Apr 2005 15:31:57 -0000<BR>> Received: from

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ob-@topica.com<BR>> From: "Fischer, Jim E (Corvallis)" <JIM.FI-@HP.COM><BR>> Subject: RE: [OBRA Chat] Kings Valley Road Race, Porta-Johns and<BR>> "natural" bathrooms<BR>> Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 08:19:52 -0700<BR>> Message-ID: <216217153-1463792126-1113319940@boing.topica.com><BR>> Errors-To: <L9R3QAEJATBVRLUACAAAAAEAKBKUBQ@BOING.TOPICA.COM><BR>> Reply-To: jim.fischer@hp.com<BR>> X-Topica-Id: <1113319932.inmta006.28196.1240704><BR>> List-Help: <HTTP: obra@topica.com lists topica.com /><BR>> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:obra-unsubscribe@topica.com><BR>> X-Brightmail: Message tested, results are inconclusive<BR>> <BR>> This is a multi-part message in MIME format.<BR>> <BR>> ------_=_NextPart_001_01C53F73.13334C9D<BR>> Content-Type: text/plain;<BR>> charset="us-ascii"<BR>> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit<BR>> <BR>> Harry and everyone,<BR>> <BR>> I helped Scott and Cameron pick up signs after the race. I

mentioned<BR>> the lines for the toilets. They informed me they had 362 riders...100<BR>> more than last year! They were adequately prepared for numbers like<BR>> they've seen in the past 8 years, but this year, the sport has<BR>> experienced a tremendous growth spurt.<BR>> <BR>> They were caught about 2 units short with the extra racers.<BR>> <BR>> Just thought you would like to know.<BR>> <BR>> They will adjust accordingly in the future.<BR>> <BR>> Promoters of future events, be aware the fields and participation are<BR>> larger than last year!<BR>> <BR>> Regards,<BR>> <BR>> Jim Fischer<BR>> <BR>> -----Original Message-----<BR>> From: Harry Phinney [mailto:harry-p-@comcast.net] <BR>> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 9:27 PM<BR>> To: ob-@topica.com<BR>> Subject: [OBRA Chat] Kings Valley Road Race, Porta-Johns and<BR>> "natural" bathrooms<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> First, I'd like to thank Scott Goldstein and

Cameron Bittle, all<BR>> of the officials, and all of the volunteer workers for another fine<BR>> edition of the Kings Valley Road Race. I would also, however, like to<BR>> offer a suggestion. In Scott's pre-race email one of his specific<BR>> requests was for riders to use the Porta-Johns provided at the start<BR>> area, and not to use "natural" bathroom areas. This request would carry<BR>> more weight and be more reasonable for riders to respect if there were<BR>> sufficient Porta-Johns for the crowd. I waited a bit over 15 minutes in<BR>> line to use a Porta-John starting at about 9:00 AM, and the line grew<BR>> significantly longer while I was waiting. There was no way I had time<BR>> for a second use prior to the race.<BR>> <BR>> Harry Phinney<BR>> To respond to the whole group send to ob-@topica.com.<BR>> To respond to the list manager send to cmur-@obra.org<BR>> To unsubscribe send to obra-uns-@topica.com<BR>> <BR>>

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<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff <br>> size=2>I <BR>> helped Scott and Cameron pick up signs after the race. I mentioned the <BR>> lines for the toilets. They informed me they had 362 riders...100 more <BR>> than last year! They were adequately prepared for numbers like they've <BR>> seen in the past 8 years, but this year, the sport has experienced a <BR>> tremendous <BR>> growth spurt.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>>

<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff <br>> size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV><BR>>

<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff <br>> size=2>They <BR>> were caught about 2 units short with the extra <BR>> racers.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>>

<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff <br>> size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV><BR>>

<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff <br>> size=2>Just <BR>> thought you would like to know.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>>

<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff <br>> size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV><BR>>

<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff <br>> size=2>They <BR>> will adjust accordingly in the future.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>>

<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff <br>> size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV><BR>>

<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff <br>> size=2>Promoters of future events, be aware the fields and participation <BR>> are <BR>> larger than last year!</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>>

<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff <br>> size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV><BR>>

<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff <br>> size=2>Regards,</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>>

<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff <br>> size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV><BR>>

<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff <br>> size=2>Jim <BR>> Fischer</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>>

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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT <br>> face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Harry <BR>> Phinney <BR>> [mailto:harry-p-@comcast.net] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, April 09, <BR>> 2005 <BR>> 9:27 PM<BR><B>To:</B> ob-@topica.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [OBRA Chat] <BR>> Kings <BR>> Valley Road Race, Porta-Johns and "natural" <BR>> bathrooms<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><BR>>

<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>First, I'd like to thank Scott Goldstein <BR>> and <BR>> Cameron Bittle, all of the officials, and all of the volunteer <BR>> workers for another fine edition of the Kings Valley Road Race. I would <BR>> also, however, like to offer a suggestion. In Scott's pre-race email one <BR>> <BR>> of his specific requests was for riders to use the Porta-Johns provided <BR>> at the start area, and not to use "natural" bathroom areas. This request <BR>> would <BR>> carry more weight and be more reasonable for riders to respect if there <BR>> were <BR>> sufficient Porta-Johns for the crowd. I waited a bit over 15 minutes in <BR>> line <BR>> to use a Porta-John starting at about 9:00 AM, and the line grew <BR>> significantly <BR>> longer while I was waiting. There was no way I had time for a second use <BR>> <BR>> prior to the race.</FONT></DIV><BR>>

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Steve's right. I pretty much held it for the 56 miles I raced/rode as I

didn't feel my go-off-the-bike skills were sufficient. Nicely done

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Sorry Jim but I disagree.



Even if "only" 262 had attended, two additional would still be

insufficient.



That would only be one per 43 racers.

With the "average" racer arriving at a race ? hour or so early and

taking an "average" of 60 seconds to "take care of business", 13 racers

would have no opportunity to use the "porta-john" at all. That is 13 per

or 78 in this case. And that is if you only need to "go" one

time........[I usually "go" twice :-) ]





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Harry and everyone,



I helped Scott and Cameron pick up signs after the race. I mentioned

the lines for the toilets. They informed me they had 362 riders...100

more than last year! They were adequately prepared for numbers like

they've seen in the past 8 years, but this year, the sport has

experienced a tremendous growth spurt.



They were caught about 2 units short with the extra racers.



Just thought you would like to know.



They will adjust accordingly in the future.



Promoters of future events, be aware the fields and participation are

larger than last year!



Regards,



Jim Fischer



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From: Harry Phinney [mailto:harry-p-@comcast.net]

Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 9:27 PM

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"natural" bathrooms





First, I'd like to thank Scott Goldstein and Cameron Bittle, all

of the officials, and all of the volunteer workers for another fine

edition of the Kings Valley Road Race. I would also, however, like to

offer a suggestion. In Scott's pre-race email one of his specific

requests was for riders to use the Porta-Johns provided at the start

area, and not to use "natural" bathroom areas. This request would carry

more weight and be more reasonable for riders to respect if there were

sufficient Porta-Johns for the crowd. I waited a bit over 15 minutes in

line to use a Porta-John starting at about 9:00 AM, and the line grew

significantly longer while I was waiting. There was no way I had time

for a second use prior to the race.



Harry Phinney

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<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff

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and everyone,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>

<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff

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<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff

size=2>I

helped Scott and Cameron pick up signs after the race. I mentioned the

lines for the toilets. They informed me they had 362 riders...100 more

than last year! They were adequately prepared for numbers like they've

seen in the past 8 years, but this year, the sport has experienced a

tremendous

growth spurt.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>

<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff

size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>

<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff

size=2>They

were caught about 2 units short with the extra

racers.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>

<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff

size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>

<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff

size=2>Just

thought you would like to know.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>

<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff

size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>

<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff

size=2>They

will adjust accordingly in the future.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>

<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff

size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>

<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff

size=2>Promoters of future events, be aware the fields and participation

are

larger than last year!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>

<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff

size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>

<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff

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   [mailto:harry-p-@comcast.net] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, April 09,

   2005

   9:27 PM<BR><B>To:</B> ob-@topica.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [OBRA Chat]

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   Valley Road Race, Porta-Johns and "natural"

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   <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>First, I'd like to thank Scott Goldstein

   and

   Cameron Bittle, all of the officials, and all of the volunteer

   workers for another fine edition of the Kings Valley Road Race. I would

   also, however, like to offer a suggestion. In Scott's pre-race email one

   

   of his specific requests was for riders to use the Porta-Johns provided

   at the start area, and not to use "natural" bathroom areas. This request

   would

   carry more weight and be more reasonable for riders to respect if there

   were

   sufficient Porta-Johns for the crowd. I waited a bit over 15 minutes in

   line

   to use a Porta-John starting at about 9:00 AM, and the line grew

   significantly

   longer while I was waiting. There was no way I had time for a second use

   

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Sorry Jim but I disagree.



Even if "only" 262 had attended, two additional would still be

insufficient.



That would only be one per 43 racers.

With the "average" racer arriving at a race ? hour or so early and

taking an "average" of 60 seconds to "take care of business", 13 racers

would have no opportunity to use the "porta-john" at all. That is 13 per

or 78 in this case. And that is if you only need to "go" one

time........[I usually "go" twice :-) ]





BTW: When ordering "porta-johns", after the first one the additional are

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Harry and everyone,



I helped Scott and Cameron pick up signs after the race. I mentioned

the lines for the toilets. They informed me they had 362 riders...100

more than last year! They were adequately prepared for numbers like

they've seen in the past 8 years, but this year, the sport has

experienced a tremendous growth spurt.



They were caught about 2 units short with the extra racers.



Just thought you would like to know.



They will adjust accordingly in the future.



Promoters of future events, be aware the fields and participation are

larger than last year!



Regards,



Jim Fischer



-----Original Message-----

From: Harry Phinney [mailto:harry-p-@comcast.net]

Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 9:27 PM

To: ob-@topica.com

Subject: [OBRA Chat] Kings Valley Road Race, Porta-Johns and

"natural" bathrooms





First, I'd like to thank Scott Goldstein and Cameron Bittle, all

of the officials, and all of the volunteer workers for another fine

edition of the Kings Valley Road Race. I would also, however, like to

offer a suggestion. In Scott's pre-race email one of his specific

requests was for riders to use the Porta-Johns provided at the start

area, and not to use "natural" bathroom areas. This request would carry

more weight and be more reasonable for riders to respect if there were

sufficient Porta-Johns for the crowd. I waited a bit over 15 minutes in

line to use a Porta-John starting at about 9:00 AM, and the line grew

significantly longer while I was waiting. There was no way I had time

for a second use prior to the race.



Harry Phinney

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<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Harry

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<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff

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<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I

helped Scott and Cameron pick up signs after the race.  I mentioned the

lines for the toilets.  They informed me they had 362 riders...100 more

than last year!  They were adequately prepared for numbers like they've

seen in the past 8 years, but this year, the sport has experienced a tremendous

growth spurt.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>

<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff

size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>

<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>They

were caught about 2 units short with the extra racers.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>

<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff

size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>

<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Just

thought you would like to know.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>

<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff

size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>

<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>They

will adjust accordingly in the future.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>

<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff

size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>

<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff

size=2>Promoters of future events, be aware the fields and participation are

larger than last year!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>

<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff

size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>

<DIV><SPAN class=137421715-12042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff

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9:27 PM<BR><B>To:</B> ob-@topica.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [OBRA Chat] Kings

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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>First, I'd like to thank Scott Goldstein and

Cameron Bittle, all of the officials, and all of the volunteer

workers for another fine edition of the Kings Valley Road Race. I would

also, however, like to offer a suggestion. In Scott's pre-race email one

of his specific requests was for riders to use the Porta-Johns provided

at the start area, and not to use "natural" bathroom areas. This request would

carry more weight and be more reasonable for riders to respect if there were

sufficient Porta-Johns for the crowd. I waited a bit over 15 minutes in line

to use a Porta-John starting at about 9:00 AM, and the line grew significantly

longer while I was waiting. There was no way I had time for a second use

prior to the race.</FONT></DIV>

<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>

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