raffles

Don Leet

2005-06-01



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The problem with being a shop owner is having an opinion seems always to go back to well you own a store so you get all that stuff for free. That maybe somewhat true but I have been bike racing for so long it started long before I owned a store. I have never been to a road race, where they had a raffle. Mountain bike races started this as a way to make bike racing more friendly, less formal and more of a party atmosphere. I think that was a good idea. However when there is a raffle and people complain about the prizes it take that aspect away.

I am not here to defend some of the problems at Picketts Charge. I would like all of those problems fixed. I just wanted to reply to Matt, who loves raffles, that I don't. That is what makes this world fun. Matt can love raffles I can hate them and we can still be friends. Not like politics.

Don

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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The problem with being a shop owner is having an

opinion seems always to go back to well you own a store so you get all that

stuff for free. That maybe somewhat true but I have been bike racing for so long

it started long before I owned a store. I have never been to a road race, where

they had a raffle. Mountain bike races started this as a way to make bike racing

more friendly, less formal and more of a party atmosphere. I think that was a

good idea. However when there is a raffle and people complain about the prizes

it take that aspect away.</FONT></DIV>

<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am not here to defend some of the problems at

Picketts Charge. I would like all of those problems fixed. I just wanted to

reply to Matt, who loves raffles, that I don't. That is what makes this world

fun. Matt can love raffles I can hate them and we can still be friends. Not like

politics.</FONT></DIV>

<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Don</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>



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