Speaking of camaraderie...<br>
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Don't get me wrong, I'm as negative as the next guy, but I've been
thinking lately that positivity in the Mass seems to have a better
effect on onlookers (not to mention other Massers) and helps them to
see us less as aggressors. This month and last month there were copious
high-fives from pedestrians and even people in cars. Perhaps as a
result, August's Mass seemed to be the least incident-prone of any Mass
I've been to recently. I'm wondering if we can take this positivity up
a level. It'd be great to see an a-political flier (to hand out to
drivers, etc.) that succinctly and politely stated our goals for the
ride and thanking them for their patience and understanding. Something
along these lines:<br>
<br>
Side 1: "Show the love!" (image of heart or something awesome!)<br>
Side 2: "Hi! Thank you for your patience! We know it's frustrating to
wait for all of us bikers, but we're riding to raise awareness and
there's no other way we can do it. You know what it's like to drive in
this town. Imagine being on a bike. Yikes! So help us out a little:
show your support every day by giving us some space when you pass and
remembering we belong on the road too. Thanks!!"<br>
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All we'd need is five or six "Goodwill Ambassadors" to hand these
babies out at blocked intersections. It won't diffuse all anger, but it
might help put a positive face to CM in at least a few people's eyes,
and it'll give drivers something to do while they're waiting and
waiting and waiting for the Mass to pass...<br>
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Rob<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/31/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Robotica</b> <<a href="mailto:androidqueen@gmail.com">androidqueen@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
i see where you're coming from, but i have to agree with the OP a bit<br>on this one. we're all basically on the same side here, but there<br>seems to be a lot of attacking and defensiveness. it wouldn't hurt to<br>remember that we *are* all comrades in arms, and, though we differ on
<br>a lot of things, our goals are essentially similar.<br><br>-m<br><br>On 8/31/05, Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson <<a href="mailto:jorach@gmail.com">jorach@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> "This group has all of the disorganization and ineffectuality of CM
<br>> with none of the comeraderie or fun. I seriously think this is my<br>> least favorite mail group ever."<br>><br>> Then remove yourself from it. Wow! Problem solved!<br>><br>> ps. I am adding you to my internet spam filter blocker because I don't
<br>> want any of your emails because I didn't join this discussion group to<br>> discuss anything with anyone who disagrees with me.<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Boston Critical Mass mailing list
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