John Bailey

My what a stinky mess this has turned into.



My original message was in no way critizing the effort that was put forth=

by

the students that put this race together. People make mistakes and for t=

he

first race of the season, everything did go smooth. What I don't agree w=

ith

was the manner in which this mistake was downplayed. My original message=

was

intended to be half humorous or I wouldn't have had any :) in it. This i=

s the

beginner class and if it happens to any class, let it be us. We are not =

in it

for money and in all honesty this class is intended for learning. As the=

20

of us hiked back up the hill with bike in hand, we were all joking about =

how

we got more ride for the money.



It really wasn't that big of a deal. I had a great time and didn't leave=



upset about the ride. Everyone standing talking about how they were goin=

g to

'take care of us' is what was frustrating because you can't undo a mistak=

e

like that. The magic i was referring to was intended to once again be

humorous because there is no way to fix it except to refund the entry fee=

=2E



If this is how excited everyone gets about constructive critisism and poi=

nting

out when someone downplays a mistake then I am in the wrong sport. All I=



intended was to point out that more people where affected then what was

originally stated. Maybe an apology to the huge oversite on the staffs b=

ehalf

and an explanation of why it happened would have been in order. I know o=

ne

thing absolutely, the riders that went down that path were not happy and =

it

certainly wasn't their fault it happened. That shouldn't be downplayed. =

=





Yes, they did an amazing job. No questions about it. A mistake was made=

- no

harm done. Live and learn but dont brush it off as though it never happe=

ned

or it will happen again.



John



Joseph Cipole <jo-@pacifier.com> wrote:



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