Ok, if you were invited to a dinner party that asked you to please rsvp, wouldn't you do that? Let the host know you were coming, or at least going to make the effort to come? You wouldn't just show up unannounced because that would be bad form, right?
Well then please keep that same scenario in mind when you decide to come on a ride. Don't just show up, because if everyone just "showed up", we wouldn't be prepared for the crowd! And this has happened where we have run out of route sheets and/or run out of ride waivers for folks to sign.
Now the route sheet part, well I guess you could wing it. Except for the fact that it has the ride leaders cell phone number on it and if some (god forbid) accident happened to you or your friends you wouldn't know who to call.
The Ride Waiver, is a requirement from our Insurance Company. So if you are going to ride officially on an ALC ride- you'll need to sign the waiver. If you're not going to ride officially on the ALC ride then what the heck are you doing there? Ride on! you don't need us!
But really, we all would love it if you would please let us know even if you are just thinking of coming to ride. Otherwise it's really a pain in the ass.
And I mean that in the sweetest way possible....
