ThomasNye

ThomasNye replied to the topic GPS Bus tracker? in the forum Miscellaneous 4 months, 3 weeks ago

We share our location with our iPhones so we know where the bus and everybody else is at all times as long as there is cell service. The android folks use Google maps and send their location with a text message.

ThomasNye replied to the topic Fly or Drive in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2021 7 months ago

If you can, driving is the way to go. I drove from California for the first 15 years and from Florida for the last six.

ThomasNye replied to the topic 2022 Route? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2021 9 months, 3 weeks ago

OK, so Indianola is implied unapologetically in the logo released today, so tag, what are the other 7 along the southwest to central to southeast 2022 route?

ThomasNye replied to the topic Fall Ride in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 2 years ago

If you are looking for a ride, the Missouri Double Cross was completed along the Katy Trail over the last two consecutive weeks and there will be one more one-way week in Sep. that I am planning on completing.

ThomasNye started the topic Latest on TJ in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 2 years, 1 month ago

“Dear Friends –
It has been a great 17-year ride here in Iowa! I want to thank you for the great times and lifetime friendships that we have made here in the Midwest. It is now time for that next chapter… We will be heading to Tucson, Arizona at the end of the summer for new adventures.
I am excited about the opportunity to help with El Tou…[Read more]

ThomasNye replied to the topic Bubba's Pampered Peddlers in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 2 years, 3 months ago

I remember being in Western Iowa in Whom only knows small town a decade’ish ago in a laundromat in 100s+ heat index. Bubba, after countless loads of washing and drying the team’s clothing, was dripping with sweat and looked as miserable as I felt. Under these dire conditions that I still considered preferable to sweat-napping in my tent (LOL),…[Read more]

ThomasNye started the topic Donate Registration Fees in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 2 years, 3 months ago

Now that RAGBRAI 2020 is officially cancelled, I suggest we pressure RAGBRAI to publicly and transparently donate with audit the registration fees equally to Children’s Hospital and the 8 towns for all participants that volunteer to donate.

ThomasNye replied to the topic Ride Suggestions if RAGBRAI cancelled in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 2 years, 3 months ago

I’ve spent my entire life living in either Iowa, California or Florida, but I have never missed a year flying in for the CNC ride (and RAGBRAI, of course). CNC was an extraordinary experience when Amanda coordinated the day-by-day logistics at the turn of the century. Albeit lacking in the exceptional personality and hospitality of my wonderful…[Read more]

ThomasNye replied to the topic RAGBRAI decision April 15 in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 2 years, 3 months ago

This mental exercise is similar to the NCAA March Madness tournament debacle. In that case it was build it and they will NOT come for the enlightened universities that forced their hands to make the right decision. It is inhumane to put dollars over lives.

Even though the probability of a compromised version of RAGBRAI 2020 happening is…[Read more]

ThomasNye replied to the topic Ride Suggestions if RAGBRAI cancelled in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 2 years, 3 months ago

I haven’t missed a RAGBRAI in 20 years, so to support the overnight towns that have already invested their time and resources for 2020, and in keeping with my favorite weekly tradition, my plan is to drive to and start in each overnight town at a community location (park, community center, high school, etc.), cycling an out and back loop halfway…[Read more]

ThomasNye replied to the topic RAGBRAI decision April 15 in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 2 years, 3 months ago

We all know it’s going to be cancelled, and I have nothing but the highest regard for my beloved state and the integrity of RAGBRAI, but it would be nice if the response wasn’t, “As we’ve stated previously…” when the previously-stated date of April 15th was covertly pushed out to April 20th.

ThomasNye replied to the topic I'm almost 100 percent sure RAGBRAI will get cancelled in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 2 years, 4 months ago

Good news! It turns out Kim Reynolds has given RAGBRAI a go as long as we sell a horse sometime during the week!!!

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