### Marc wrote to the mailing list ~~~ From: Marco S Hyman To: Sunday Morning Breakfast Club Subject: On schedules Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 11:24:50 -0800 The forecast says rain, with storm like conditions at the coast. Yet the rain has stopped, at least temporarily, at my house near 92 and 280 when I open the garage door around 7:00 AM. Decision time: old bike, new bike, or car. My Darien suit will keep me warm and dry; a car is not needed. I'd like to ride the '66 BMW, but the potential for gusty winds leans me toward the heavier '99 K1200 LT. The windshield on the LT is another plus. I put on the Darien, start up the K1200 LT, and ride off to the gas station. The tank is filled. A short ride later I'm at the the Ralston entrance to 280, waiting for the group. Given the weather conditions I expect few, if any, bikes. At about the proper time a car passes the Ralston entrance with the passenger window rolled down and an arm sticking out in the wind, waving. That must be the group. I wave back, start the bike, and head on to 92. I move over to the left hand lane to stay on 92. The car stays in the right hand lane. It looks like it's heading for 280 southbound. That's not the way to Duarte's in Pescadero. It is the way to this small essay on Schedules. [For proper mood place tongue firmly in cheek before reading] When you ride with us you ride alone. With that as our operating mode there are two key items needed to keep the group together: 1) departure time, and 2) knowledge of the destination. These bits of information allow choice; the choice to meet at the departure time and ride together, the choice to leave at different times, and the choice to take alternate routes to the destination. Departure times are a matter of tradition. Sunday morning breakfast rides leaves at 7:05, sharp. All other rides leave at either 5:00 AM (Death Valley early group), 6:00 AM (Death Valley late group), or 7:00 AM (Gardnerville, Kings Canyon Camp-out, etc). Destinations come from the schedule. Much thought and many hours are put into the schedule. Mistakes are sometimes made, e.g. scheduling a small Gilroy restaurant during Garlic Festival weekend. Such errors are corrected the next year. Schedule changes are some times necessary. Restaurants burn down (Skippers in Moss landing) or close (Just Breakfast in Santa Clara). When a change is necessary the web version of the schedule is updated, a notice is added to the main web page, and e-mail is sent to the mailing list. That is the procedure followed just last month to notify the group about the replacement for the recently closed Just Breakfast. And then there are ad hoc changes. The schedule, both the web version and the mailed hard-copy, has this entry: Mar 4 Duarte's Tavern 202 Stage Road (92/1) Pescadero So why did the group -- in a car, no less -- decide to go elsewhere? Had they gone to the scheduled location they would have had the pleasure of breakfast with Bern, Sheila, and Rob. Sheila and Rob even fought over the check: thanks for breakfast, Rob. FYI: the ride to Pescadero was a bit blustery from about San Gregorio to the Pescadero turn-off, but otherwise not too bad. I rode back Pescadero road -> 84 -> 35 -> 92. No wind. On and off rain. Lots of debris on the road, but nothing to compromise safety. Actually, it was a fun ride. // marc ~~~ ### Dave responded ~~~ From: David Gallegos To: Sunday Morning Breakfast Club Subject: Re: On schedules Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 12:24:11 -0800 You are right Marco, I will take full responsibility for allowing Carl to change the destination without giving you proper notice and for not having a justifiable excuse. Next time he changes the schedule I will insist that he burn down the restaurant before he makes the change. There are times like this that edicated riders like you must remind the rest of the membership what we are about, who we are, what great traditions we represent as a group of individuals riding alone as a group. Today was a perfect example of how well we are organized. We had 6 starting points and 2 destinations. We all left at different times and we got to where we wanted to be and we talked to or about everyone that went out to breakfast. Thanks for the note, see you on our next ride, MAYBE!!!!! Dave ~~~ ### Jerry had to comment ~~~ From: "Jerald Grainger" To: Subject: Re: On schedules TRUE CONFESSIONS Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 18:45:13 -0800 IT WAS ALL CARL'S FAULT!!! HE'S THE ONE. HIM. I told him I wanted to go to Duarte's, but NOOOOOO! Something about Flame's being the "default" location for inclement weather conditions. I'm so ashamed. On the other hand, it was a pleasant ride in what eventually became pretty nasty weather. There was even a low-flying Messerschmitt 109G overhead. And poor Warren's brand new 'Wing is broken already. That darn Carl. I promise it won't happen again. But if it does, it'll almost certainly be Carl's fault. Him and Bill Clinton, they're just two of a kind. JPG ~~~ ### And Carl defends himself ~~~ From: Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 23:56:09 EST (20:56 PST) Subject: Fwd: On schedules To: I must say how much I admire Dave's ability to offer to accept full responsibility and then lay the blame off on me. Especially after he was willing to accept a ride in my car to breakfast (wherever that might be). So, I made the call . . . Flames. Remember that old rhyme: When it rains in Burlingame, we mainly go to Flames . . . or something like that. Anyway, when Jerry Granger showed up in his Lexus, and we had the opportunity to ride in a really good car, the deal was set. By the way, Jerry was showing off his premium sound system by featuring a low pass of a P-38 at full volume. It had the people coming out of the donut shop ducking for cover to avoid the wake turbulence. Who says maturity comes with old age?? We found Jerry Grey waiting for us in his car at Woodside Road. Dave figured he had a better deal is Jerry's Bimmer, and road the rest of the way down with Mr. Grey. I'm sure he missed the sound of the fly-bys, though. Once at Flames, we met Warren Birmingham . . . arriving via Lincoln. Again we had to demo the P-38 sound effects. This time it scattered a bunch of birds. All the cops that hang out there thought it was pretty funny too. Warren had an interesting tale to tell. Seems he got this new Goldwing and went over to the Harley shop in San Jose to rub their noses in some of the latest technology from Japan. Feeling pretty good about his new ride, Warren did his own low pass through the dealership parking lot and then wheeled back onto city streets. Well, you know how the color red tends to excite bulls. So there sits Warren at the light on his new GL with 250 miles showing on the odometer, when up from behind comes this Taurus (as in BULL). POW . . . now Warren is not only the first kid on his block to have a new Goldwing, he's also the first to have crashed one. Seems the 80-year old guy in the Taurus is a Harley rider who doesn't appreciate anything on two wheels without pushrods. Too bad Warren, looking forward to seeing the new bike when it's as good as new again. Mark, glad to hear your ride went well. Dave says you're edicted (whatever that means). I just think you're willing to ride through a driving rain for a free meal. Too bad we missed connections today. I suppose we should update our motto: When you dine with us, you dine alone. Carl ~~~ ### And Marc gets in a last word ~~~ From: Marco S Hyman To: Cc: Subject: Re: Fwd: On schedules Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 22:40:52 -0800 CDTyler1@aol.com writes: > Mark, glad to hear your ride went well. Dave says you're edicted (whatever > that means). I just think you're willing to ride through a driving rain for Can't blame Dave for that. I chopped off the D in (D)edicated when I copied his message to the list. Dave was too chicken to copy the list by himself -- or perhaps he's yet to learn how to spell SMBC :-) > a free meal. Too bad we missed connections today. I suppose we should > update our motto: When you dine with us, you dine alone. I had the company of Bern, Sheila, and Rob, thank you very much, but that does kind of round out the motto. Sorry to hear about Warren's bike. Looking forward to seeing it and getting his impressions after he's been able to put a few thousand miles on it. Pleasant riding (and eating) to all, // marc ~~~ ### Then Sheila speaks ~~~ From: Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 22:37:09 EST (19:37 PST) Subject: Schedules To: Really disappointed not to see al of you as Bern and I usually always show up at Duartes. Bern especially was disappointed as we left a Saturday function early so he could get up early to be with all of you. In Frank's day that would not have happened. Once something is set, we would follow it. Guess we can't count on seeing you guys much anymore as we do not know where you will be. Sheila ~~~ ### Carl's reply ~~~ From: Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 23:20:25 EST (20:20 PST) Subject: Re: On schedules To: In a message dated 3/5/2001 10:17:06 AM Pacific Standard Time, TANF TRVL writes: > Really disappointed not to see all of you as Bern and I usually always show > up at Duartes. Frank was a lot tougher than us sissy boys on Hondas and BMWs. Next time we'll adopt the mail carrier's creed: neither rain nor snow, etc, etc. I'll do my utmost to make the next run to Duarte's, no matter what the weather . . . June 17th, guess I'll be pretty safe. Best, Carl (the dry) ~~~