Many Ponds - November 10, 2016

Thursday, 10 November 2016, Many Ponds
Ride Leaders:  Barry Nelson & Bernie Flynn
40 miles from Weston Town Hall, Weston, MA

Riders (17):  Barry, Bernie, Bob Wadsworth, Butch Pemstein, Dmitry Gorenburg, Dom Jorge, Francie Sparks,, Gene Ho, Julie Dodd, Kim Wach, Mike Byrne, Richard Lawrence, Richard Vignoni, Steve Carlson, Susan Sabin, Wing Chow, and first-timer Maher Elmasri.
Present at ride start & lunch (2):  Bill Widnall and Helen Greitzer.
Present at lunch:  Susan Broome.

Barry asked me if I'd rather lead or sweep the ride, so I agreed to lead.  Barry, who was technically the ride leader, acted as sweep.  We moved along at a reasonable clip and, aside from several missed turns (the bright, angled sun made it hard to see my Garmin), we followed the route.  There were a few regroupings and a geezer stop at Haskell Field about halfway.  Some riders dropped off, but the majority made it back to Weston in one piece and in one group.

There was a round table discussion of the election results, often interrupted by arrows.  Special mention goes out to Dimitry for his cogent analysis of Russian /US relations in the Trump era, and to Steve Carlson for his insight and experience with global manufacturing and the unlikely possibility of Trump being able to "bring back the manufacturing jobs."

Report by Bernie Flynn.