Western MA Ride, Sunday 5/6

[ticket2ride]

lol ok i know it doesn't take 2 hrs to get to Umass....

can we meet at like 1030??? please..........

[MissTwisties]

Ok, I just need to know if Andrea can meet us at my house or something. Tiffany, can you/want to meet me at my house? Alan is coming over my house, but he's waiting for me to call him back and let him know what time he needs to get here depending on what time and where I'm meeting up with you, Andrea and...John maybe? I'm confused....lol

[FastJohnny]

Eh.. Im slabbing it, not much point riding out to Southwick to go to Umass. I can sleep in later, and Me, Tiff, and Jeff can slab it up there around 10:30-10:45. It takes me about an hour, and thats with stopping in NoHo for a coffee, breakfast sandwich, and a smoke!

[ticket2ride]

Eh.. Im slabbing it, not much point riding out to Southwick to go to Umass. I can sleep in later, and Me, Tiff, and Jeff can slab it up there around 10:30-10:45. It takes me about an hour, and thats with stopping in NoHo for a coffee, breakfast sandwich, and a smoke!

that works for me..... V i am just going to do that b/c I have to go to the gym in the AM or i'll go bonkers LOL and it does take me a while.. and b/c my gym is dumb and doesn't open til 8 on weekend that leaves me with not much time....

So I'll meet you (V) up @ Umass. and I'll head out with John & Co.

which means....... does Tiffy get to get something @ Starbucks in NOHO!? PERDY PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Adrenalinechic]

Ok, I just need to know if Andrea can meet us at my house or something. Tiffany, can you/want to meet me at my house? Alan is coming over my house, but he's waiting for me to call him back and let him know what time he needs to get here depending on what time and where I'm meeting up with you, Andrea and...John maybe? I'm confused....lol

umm...an issue has arised.

How long do you think the ride will go for, do we know the route yet? I have a bbq thing to go to at 2 in sunderland and if i have an idea of the route/timing i can just head back myself, otherwise I'm gonna have to bail.

Tiffany: saw that you posted on sean cloutier's myspace...didnt know you knew him! I also told him to come so we'll see--I live by him.

[ticket2ride]

umm...an issue has arised.

How long do you think the ride will go for, do we know the route yet? I have a bbq thing to go to at 2 in sunderland and if i have an idea of the route/timing i can just head back myself, otherwise I'm gonna have to bail.

Tiffany: saw that you posted on sean cloutier's myspace...didnt know you knew him! I also told him to come so we'll see--I live by him.

i don't know him personally, but he found me on one his buddy's myspace pages. Tell him he should come out!

I can't wait to ride tomorrow! weee hooooooo!

[MissTwisties]

The only reason why we would have gone backroads was for Andrea because she told me she doesn't want to do highway. The fact is, I was hoping to go with you John because I have no clue whatsoever where the meeting for the group at UMass is....it's a BIG place, and I don't want to take the chance to miss the ride because I couldn't find the place. If I slab it with you guys on I-91, I have no need to leave at 10:30am. We could meet up with you guys at Basketball Hall of Fame around 11:00 a.m?

Andrea, by 2pm I don't think we'll be anywhere near Sunderland if the guys want to head up North like they're talking about...I'd like to know where the ride is headed too, if we're staying in MA or if we're going into Vermont, etc. but seems no one has any details of where we're going, where we're eating, what time they expect to come back, etc....

[MissTwisties]

John, can you ask your friend for just a few details about the ride?

-Are we staying in MA, or going out of state? (VT, NH, etc.??)
-Does he have a lunch stop planned and if so, where? (and a few rest stops with convenience (gas, toilets, etc. there is going to be ladies on the ride....lol)
-What is the expected time of coming back and where (UMass, Springfield?)

It's just basic infos for a group ride and some people need to know either one or all of these things. Thanks!

[ticket2ride]

seeee John, when us ladies go use the facilities..... you can have your cancer breaks. aka cigs. which will be grand thefted......

[FastJohnny]

All I can say is that we'll definetely stop roughly once an hour for the facilities. As far as a route, ETA for return, I'll see what Jeff (Hammadown) and I can come up with.

[FastJohnny]

Okay, I just got off the phone with him. We dont know the roads all that well, so if there is anyone here who wants to map it (cough cough MissTwisties) and put stops in for lunch etc.. This is what we would like to do:

Umass > 116 > 112N > 2W > Into the good section in NY > North > East into Vermont > South into Mass, end at Umass.

[FastJohnny]

Google Maps

How's this look.. Open for suggestions considering I dont know NY and VT that well.

[Adrenalinechic]

was Jeff (Hammadown) in AFROTC at all...i remember a kid named jeff hammer or whatever who goes to umass (engineering maybe???) but he's not in the program anymore....just wondering.

[FastJohnny]

was Jeff (Hammadown) in AFROTC at all...i remember a kid named jeff hammer or whatever who goes to umass (engineering maybe???) but he's not in the program anymore....just wondering.

Hmmm. I've got a pic of him looking like a power ranger somewhere!

[Headstrong]

All I can say is that if we take 116 Jeff you better let me take the lead I am still having that throttle sticking problem from the last time we hit it and are we still meeting at the Pride station in noho at 1130 and I need to be back about 1500 to 1530hrs

[FastJohnny]

All I can say is that if we take 116 Jeff you better let me take the lead I am still having that throttle sticking problem from the last time we hit it and are we still meeting at the Pride station in noho at 1130 and I need to be back about 1500 to 1530hrs

You'll see us there with a coffee in my hand!

[MissTwisties]

John, that route you traced is good. We can also take route 8/100 towards Readsboro instead of taking Rte 9 all the way, to come back down south into MA...I've been on them a few times and it's very nice. Either way, that's a good route. Ummm I got a question...since the ride is starting at 12...are people eating lunch before getting to the meeting point, or are we doing a late lunch around 1:30-2:00? If so there is a few places to eat in Williamstown before we hit Rte 2 into NY.

[ticket2ride]

now i might not be able to go...

[Adrenalinechic]

tiffany...if you cant go on the group ride tomorrow, i'd be up for a short one before my bbq- which im taking the bike to anyway.


if my ginormous headache goes away

[Josephd14]

Did someone say BBQ...

[MissTwisties]

Looks like Stephan and I will bail out earlier too. He said he's got some work to do at the office (yeah, I know...on a Sunday?? That's what a workhaolic does...) I'm pissed off but at least I'll get to ride a little...

[MissTwisties]

We're meeting with John at the BasketBall Hall of Fame at 10:45a.m. A few other guys are also going to meet us there at that time.

[ticket2ride]

i'll get back to ya guys tomo AM if i'll make it or not.. depends on my *situation* by then. ergh..

[FastJohnny]

I take crappy pics, but theyre here:

http://s84.photobucket.com/albums/k1...;206th%20Ride/

[hambone]

just got back, good fun