By coincidence, I just crossed over in to EDT about 4 miles ago.

Why is "event cancellation insurance" a thing? If they cancel the event, they should refund the money.

Driving the other day made me think about how wide the central time zone is and how absurdly different sunrise/sunset times would be for people at the Eastern and Western edges.

You've never thrown a party, have you? A lot of money and effort needs to be sunk in to the prep.

He was talking about a bike ride or similar activity.

Ground score on the bike ride to the store :bday:


https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...a62abc95dd.jpg

Water temp or air temp?

Which is like planning a big party, but worse. You need food, drink, canopy rentals, permits, police, swag, etc, etc.

:bday:
Air.

When I flew back to visit The Ancestral Home, it was like I converted instantly and seamlessly to EDT. I was sleepy at 11PM, so I went to bed Woke up the next morning at 6:30. For the rest of the trip, I was going to bed and waking up at Normal People Times, not staying up till 3 and sleeping in till 11 or noon - without using an alarm.

When I came back, I slipped right back into PDT.

This is the first time it worked that way. for me.

Because most events are not pure profit and the organizers have generally spent a lot of the money already on things they can't get refunded if they cancel. Remember that scene in "It's A Wonderful Life", where George Bailey explains that the Building And Loan doesn't keep all their deposits in a big safe? It's like that.

Cleaning up the aftermath. Still waiting for power though we hear music close by. Our solar system has a feature that allows us to plug one extension cord into the inverter, when there is no power from the grid. We used it to charge out phones this morning. Priorities. But digital appliances don't like extension cords anyway. We'll likely plug in our old school fridge in a bit.

And holding athletic events of any sort is not the big moneymaker some people seem to think it is.

All of this and more: Given the part of the country I live in and the general attitude of people around here, they are highly unlikely to cancel the event. I, however, am being far more cautious so I will not attend. Insurance would've allowed me to recoup a least some of the entry fee.

I mean I'm privileged that I can afford to lose $70 but still... I'm not sure what I was thinking when I declined the option in the first place.

Velo Vol can vouch that I'm dapper...and much too fat for this sport which I don't participate in.
#FormerCyclist

My memory is that when area marathon got COVIDED, they had the option to apply registration paid to the next event.
If you decide not to go that's on you. You want insured from yourself.
Bolded part only.

What is the water temperature of Tempe Fake Lake?

You are overlooking the dapper part.

I mean I can explain it to you but I can't understand it for you.

A big party of that will be how far in advance they were able to cancel.

Last ride in LA is done. Travel day tomorrow. Anyone notice who is atop the leaderboard? :innocent:

Apparently you define it differently than I do.

Sorry we didn't get a chance to ride together. Did you ever get to Latigo?

And if you're responsible for the awesome weather we had this week you can come back any time.

Rolling over registration also doesn’t really solve it. For a 5k or charity ride, sure. For a marathon or Ironman, you’re likely structuring a year or most of one around it. You can’t automatically just build and peak again the next year.

I thought you were going to be there for two weeks?