BAFS 2016 Freezing Saddles Closing Happy Hour
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Kudos to the HH organizing committee, sponsors of the pointless prizes and bime corral gang.
Here are a few pics from a great #BAFS2016 evening…
@SteveO, our emcee for the evening (and sore loser of the Big Bad Bruno Coffeenuering Pointless Prize, http://www.washingtonareabikeforum.com/showthread.php?t=9719 ):
@WheelsnWings, who sponsored a slew of pointless prizes with charm, wit, art and crafts!
The top two cyclists, @FastFriendlyGuy and @ChrisW, of the top team, (N)ice Butts:
@KarenW, Team 18 captain, Autocorrect, presenting pointless prizes to her “merry band of idiots” to complete the first 5 laps around Hains Point on New Year’s Eve:
@ArlingtonRider presenting the Team Award, accepted by @IanF, for most Team laps around Hains Point (401!):
The male crunch award winner, @Judd (for almost taking out a herd of bunny rabbits)
The female crunch award winner, @SarahBee (for running over a rat):
A picture is worth a thousand words:
@Boomer2U 137813 wrote:
@WheelsnWings, who sponsored a slew of pointless prizes with charm, wit, art and crafts!
Evidently not interesting enough to keep Dane awake.
Here is what I said last night … more or less.
We had lots of fun creating our prizes. Whether anyone will enjoy receiving them is a separate question.
I’m giving six prizes with 35 recipients.
Note: all of my prizes come with certificates.Crunch Prize
Last year I ran over a Squirrel. It scampered off afterward, and I’m really not sure of its long-term medical prognosis. In honor of that squirrel, I am awarding this year’s Crunch Prize to Sarah Bee for running over a Rat (it died). And to Judd for his close encounter with a pack of suicidal bunnies (they survived).
The prize is Crunch Bars and stuffed animals — I looked for a stuffed rat at CVS, but it appears that bunnies are more popular at this time of year.Crescent Prize
Someone told me my Crescent prize is self-serving. And my response? You’re damn right it is. I am the primary beneficiary of this prize. ‘Cause it makes my day when I see friends on my route. And since my job moved north, in February, I’ve had a whole new part of my route on which I don’t see ANY familiar faces.
My Crescent Prize is for those who regularly ride up and down the Capital Crescent Trail between Key and Chain Bridges. This is my way of saying “hi!”… I baked you some healthy Czech crescent cookies.
(Those who rode at least 20 round trips on this route this winter.)
Dana Wise 37 round trips
Ian Fingerman 35
Seth Pollack 34
Ricky Albores 30
Allan C. 26
Caleb James 24
Billy Hunke 24
Richard Houston 21
(Ingredients: almond meal, flour, canola-olive oil blend, organic egg…baked and then rolled in powdered sugar.)The Just-in-Case Prize
Given my reputation, some of you may be thinking the Just-in-case Prize has something to do with the Morning After Pill. But that’s simply not the case. As promised, I have cleansed my mind of filth…unless you count “explosive diarrhea” as “filth.“
Indeed, some of you may recall waking up one morning –just before Valentines – and reading the ride title,
“Flat tire, Explosive Diarrhea, Flipped Chain, Broken Zipper, Awesome Ride.”
It’s the sort of thing you have to read twice….
This prize goes to my good friend and 2015 BiPolar Bear Teammate vern.
Glad you survived this wretched confluence of events. I bestow upon you the BRAT diet…bananas, rice, applesauce and toast, and Just in case it should happen again, here is an emergency canister of Valentines’ TP from Sweden. Just pop the top and you’re good.London Bridge prize…
I was touched by the painful – and, sometimes – painfully funny stories that people shared about crashes.
Winners are those who went down 3 or more times:
Prize:
–We sewed little pillow necklaces, which can be used to protect ribs or other injured parts.
–first aid kits
–LifeSavers
consularrider: 6… is the big winner with 6 falls on the icy/snowy/slushy trails of the Ukraine.
Subby: 4
kitty: 4…whose falls happened on Ice Night, Wedn Jan 20, when the roads were unbelievably slick
SteveO: 3…who wrote, “Kitty – please go back and read my tips for riding on ice. You shouldn’t be falling this much if you are using the proper techniques.”
It’s an honor to include Steve O among the London Bridge recipients…
Boomer2U: 3…who writes about his London Bridge experience as lead marshall for the Vasa ride, while wearing his WABA safety vest…his descriptions are nothing less than mortifying.
DCV: 3
Dickie: 3…who went down in a ditch where he experienced an ice-cold bath on his ride home. He had to strip on the trail…we are still waiting to see the video.
Jon Robot: 3…
Lynn Salvo: 3…Desperate escape (from housework)…
It often feels like the amount of time we spend riding is inversely proportional to the amount of time we devote to cleaning, housework, childcare, home repair, taxes, you name it. We give kudos for doing what we love… riding our bikes… when really we could all use kudos for tackling the clutter and mopping the floor. Sometimes our rides are nothing more than a Desperate Escape from Housework. So I’d like to honor the three who have spent the most time in the saddle this winter…… I’m sending you home with a duster, a pack of Tide, and a candy necklace to help take your mind off the unpleasant task before you.
-Rod Smith
-Chris Shue
-Dave PomeroyDrug prize
I’ve often commented on the mental/spiritual benefits of riding. If I didn’t have sports, you may as well lock me up in a psychiatric hospital. If the good feeling of bicycle riding could be captured in a bottle, it would be worth billions.
Yet, there are those sickening days where life intervenes and …for whatever reason… no bike ride is possible. I have put together some emergency rations of pharmaceuticals to try and help people through those days…you may have heard of Hormone Replacement Therapy — treatment with estrogens to alleviate certain conditions. So this is Bike Replacement Therapy… to try and mimic some of the mental benefits of Bicycle riding.
If you miss a ride, the prescription calls for taking one of each:
Valium for anxiety and panic disorder.
Viagra to keep your marriage alive (even if you don’t have one… we are Family Friendly…)
Prozac for depression.
Zoloft for all of the above plus OCD, PTSD, and PMDD.
I’d like to call on all those people who missed either one or two riding days.
Brad F.
The E
Komorebi
Boomer
Steve T
Jan F
Pete B
Steve O
HF W
Henry D
Brian K
Honorary winner: Karen W — for riding every day despite a multi-hour car commute
to her new job.
Karen has kept up a streak of 450 days, which is awesome, but rumor has it a work trip will keep her from riding next week — there will be no access to a bicycle… Undoubtedly she will need these Bike Replacement Therapy drugs!consularrider, because we all KNOW you’re watching wistfully from another hemisphere, here are the prizes I accepted on your behalf last night. The part I couldn’t bring home was wheels&wings’ hilarious and truly delightful presentation; read the above and do the voices.
The London Bridge prize, to those who are oddly proud of how many times they hit the dirt/ice. The pillow is the cutest thing ever. Sorry the certificate got a little rumpled in my overly stuffed messenger bag.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]11418[/ATTACH]Prize for the first 10 people to do 5 HP laps, aka kwarkentien’s “Merry Band of Idiots” who celebrated New Years Eve riding in circles. Congratulations (?)
[ATTACH=CONFIG]11417[/ATTACH]My award was the Not Bad for a First-Timer paper plate. I made it myself!!
accordioneur (another first-timer who still blames me for twisting his arm to join) logged more days than me, but I tallied more miles than him (longer commute), and we both agreed we’ve gotta up our game next year to have any credibility in this ridiculous competition. Such an oxymoron. We also have some serious and ludicrous plans to knock Boomer2U and runner-up Steve O (poor Steve O!) off their hotly contested pedestal for Brünø’s Big Bad Coffee Challenge. Game on.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]11419[/ATTACH]Gratitude to all who made the games and final happy hour so much fun!
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