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Skriven 2015-11-21 13:35:00 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av DAVE DRUM
Ärende: Re: toy run
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-=> Quoting Dave Drum to Nancy Backus on 11-17-15  08:05 <=-

 DD>> mile) then the two mile ride to the Contact Ministries building and
 NB>> So the official run is the two mile ride from the Pipefitters' Hall to
 NB>> the Contact Ministries building...?

 DD> That's correct. We'll also have a police escort this year - new mayor.
 DD> The previous doofus wanted to charge for a "courtesy" escort even if
 DD> the Keystones were willing to do it on their own time. That's a big
 DD> part (that attitude) of why he's the "previous".
 
Wasn't all that civic-minded, was he...  ;0 

 DD>> about a mile back home. Some of the regular participants come from 30
 DD>> or more miles away - so their ride is very much longer.
 NB>> Or does it count from where one starts (and has to return home to)...?

 DD> Just in one's own mind and/or "bragging rights"

That's what I'd guessed... but each to his own... ;)

 DD> The money raised usually is in the mid 5 figures -- not all carried on
 DD> the motorcycles.  Bv)=  There are substantial $$$$ donations from
 DD> business and private donors. But a lot of the toys are packed on the
 DD> motorbikes. I am going to try taking a 63" tall stuffed plushie bear as
 DD> a pillion passenger if the skies are clear. And, since I already get
 DD> called "Santa" a lot, I'll be wearing my red elf's cap with the white
 DD> (fake) fur trim and the fluffy white dingleberry on the peak.
 
 So much of the fund-raising and toy-collecting happens before the
 actual run, and the run is the culmination/climax of the project...?
 Hopefully the weather will cooperate.... that bear riding pillion
 sounds quite a picture...  :)
 
 NB>> When you finish the run, is there a chilli supper for the
 NB>> participants...?  ;)

 DD> Nah. Some (like me) will return home to watch the feetball games
 DD> (unlike me).  Others will repair to a bistro where they will get
 DD> sustenance and/or beverages.
 
Fortifying themselves for the ride(s) home...  ;)

 NB>> So does he provide a chilli supper as part of the deal...?   That
 NB>> would be a fun time, all around... even if it IS a cold ride...  :)

 DD> I'm not sure that Mitch is even cooking chilli any more. He certainly
 DD> isn't competing in any of the cook-offs that I have judged.

Maybe he's just making it for his own enjoyment...
 
 DD>> ... 137 Americans die in vicious aisle-to-aisle Boxing Day mall
 DD>> combat.
 NB>> Sadly not that far out of truth.... there's always a tale the day after
 NB>> in the local fishwrapper of some uncalled for injury resulting...

 DD> Along with people staking out places in line right after dinner the
 DD> day before and freezing their arses off (one hopes) waiting on line to
 DD> be "first". 

So foolish...  but fed by visions of bargains... so-called...  

ttyl      neb

... Canapes:  A sandwich that's cut into 24 pieces.

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