Great reply, Vernon! Hindsight is always wonderful. Monday
quarterbacking, I think it's called. Vernon's spot on, help that day,
not the next, is always appreciated. Every chairperson is doing his/her
hardest to put on a great event, and the stuff most of us are talking
about are small. Overall, it was a terrific event and that we got 181
through before dark was awesome, and one of the chief goals of the event
chairs. I don't know of any other region in the country that can say
that about an event in the short winter days! We should all be very
proud of Vernon and Katie for doing a great job.
--Pat Kelly
Vernon Head wrote:
>
> In the aftermath of any large event where there are any problems at all, we
>always seem to receive a raft of great suggestions on how to do things better.
>
> Usually the problem is finding someone to implement these suggestions. When
>the event is running, and the problems begin to happen, where is all the help?
>My 16-year-old son had to sign in workers for at least 3 run groups on Sunday.
>Why? Because Katie and I both had to work the trailer. Why? Because nobody
>signed up to work those jobs, and nobody offered to help out. We were so busy
>that we didn't have time to solicit the help we needed.
>
> When you even sense that things may be going wrong, please walk over to the
>chair person(s) and offer to help. If you think we should be setting up course
>worker stations, by all means do it. Build signs if you think it will help. If
>you think we need lists, make them. But the time to act is always at the
>event. Not on Monday morning.
>
> If you think your ideas should turn into rules, come to the Steering
>Committee meetings.
>
> One more rant, and I'm done. Far too many people ask to be allowed a variance
>in their work/run assignments. They each have the most heartbreaking reasons
>you've ever heard. Chairpeople use up much of their time evaluating such
>requests. Please ask only if it is absolutely necessary.
>
> -Vernon
>
> On Wednesday, January 31, 2001, David Rowney <daver@uclink4.berkeley.edu>
>wrote:
> >At 07:58 PM 1/30/2001 -0800, Pat wrote:
> >> As a backup, someone in the T&S crew could keep
> >>a running log of times turned, even with the car #, so we could look it
> >>up. Just a thought to throw out.
> >
> >
> >Good suggestion - how about the time slip worker at the finish being
> >equipped with a clipboard; after he writes the time on the time slip, he
> >writes the time on the clipboard along with the car number. This way the
> >timing crew has no new tasks but a backup of numbers and times
> >is maintained.
> >
> >Thanks to event chairs for an excellent event.
> >
> >Dave
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