Dear So and So

[malkin]

Dear Volunteer Co-ordinators:

It doesn't matter how many times you say how much you value me and my time.

When the "training" meeting takes more than 3 hours and my duties will include refilling water bottles and cutting bananas in 2 pieces and oranges into 4 pieces it is pretty obvious that you have no awareness of my time or its value.

[OakLeaf]

Dear self,

Please pay better attention to the map and route before setting off on a long run on a hot day.

[Owlie]

Oak:
A little different, but the last time I did a "long" ride, my computer wasn't working (I think it was interference, because it was fine on the way back). The mile markers on the trail have worn off (they're painted directly on the trail), so I didn't know how far I'd gone until I got to an intersection. The sign on the other side said "Fort Ancient"...18 miles from home, and it was that first week of July, so 90s and sticky. I wasn't sure I could drive home from the trail head I'd parked at.
To make things worse, I had left my wallet at home. That was a fun drive...

Self:
This irrational fear of potholes is not helping anything. Most of our chosen routes do not have them in huge numbers, and those that are there are largely avoidable. If you really need to, you are allowed to get off and walk if you can do so without impeding traffic.
Go out and ride in an hour and a half and stop freaking out over every.possible.thing that could go wrong. It doesn't get anyone anywhere. Just enjoy yourself and your newly adjusted bike. (Besides, this may be the last time you get to ride as a "free woman." Enjoy it.)

[bmccasland]

Dear guys in the local SCA group,
I don't ask for help very often, but when I posted a note on the e-group friday evening requesting help to carry boxes out to the garage and move a bit of furniture, I really meant I could use the help. Guess helping a lady out on a sunday afternoon just wasn't a priority in life. Were you out slaying dragons?

Don't worry, I won't let the door hit me on the way out when I move to the PNW.

And many thanks to the one gal who did respond, we did get the job done.
Just both of us are heading for the stash of *good* pain killers this evening.

[Zen]

[katherine]

Dear In-Laws,
Car seats are not optional for toddlers. Ever. I don't care how short/rural/careful the trip. Thank you for putting me in a position where I have to choose between my children's safety and their beloved grandparents. That really sucked.
-an angry mother.

[Crankin]

Been there, done that, about 25 years ago.
Why is it always the in-laws?