Pointless Prize: KOT and QOT

[Judd]

@Christob50 187156 wrote:

Any bonus points if we attend solo – but then, surprise, surprise, find ourselves privately identifying someone in the group we’d wish were a romantic partner?

People that care for trails and streams are inherently sexy so I wouldn’t be surprised if you found multiple lust worthy folks on Saturday.

[Judd]

@Christob50 187235 wrote:

I made it to the farmers market on Sunday for the first time, before joining Komorebi’s Duck ride… picked up some fantastic apples and mandarins (both were varieties I’d never heard of before) and some nice cheddar.
Thanks again for being the nudge to get me down there in the first place with the Clean Up Day announcement!
Eagerly awaiting the updated standings!

Standings should be updated late tonight. With the bonus points you earned I think there’s a possibility that you might take first place for KOT.

[Judd]

[emoji599] EASY POINTS OPPORTUNITY ALERT!!!! [emoji599]

I am heading to the Four Mike Run Farmers Market on Sunday to drink coffee and eat some goodies. It’s a great market with a variety of vendors and also has compost drop off. The market is run by the Four Mile Run Conservatory which works to restore the lower Four Mile Run. Market info is here: https://www.4mrmarket.org/?m=1

I’m offering two points to anyone that visits the market this Sunday and posts a picture of something yummy they bought.

The market also has yoga every Sunday at 9 a.m. It’s free with a suggested donation of 10 bucks. The yoga is held indoors.

I am offering 5 points for anyone that signs up for yoga this Sunday. Sign up for yoga at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/morning-stretch-4mrmarket-tickets-55828931838?ref=eios

I’m planning on being there for yoga and having coffee and goodies afterwards. Hope to see you there for one or both.

[Judd]

@Christob50 187235 wrote:

I made it to the farmers market on Sunday for the first time, before joining Komorebi’s Duck ride… picked up some fantastic apples and mandarins (both were varieties I’d never heard of before) and some nice cheddar.
Thanks again for being the nudge to get me down there in the first place with the Clean Up Day announcement!
Eagerly awaiting the updated standings!

Chris B gets two points for supporting the Four Mile Run Conservatory by visiting their farmer’s market and inspiring me to offer some bonus points for going next Sunday. Two points!

[Judd]

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Valentines edition of the Four Mile Run cleanup. The event removed 1,089 pounds of litter all together, including four traffic cones, a shopping cart, and a heavy waterlogged rug. It was a remarkable show of Valentine’s week love for lower Four Mile Run.

Some of the most interesting things that were found:
A pair of pants
A pair of underwear
The rear wheel of a bicycle
Multiple car parts (we joked that we were going to assemble a car out of all the parts we found)
Several more pieces of pipe

There were a lot of people there overall and some folks arrived after I got started so if I missed you when assigning points, please holler at me.

Chris W gets 5 points for attending a trail event. One additional bonus point has been awarded for managing to find me after starting a bit later. 6 points!
Casey gets 5 points for attending a trail event. One bonus point because he’s not even competing but is still high on the leaderboard. 6 points!
Chris B gets 5 points for attending an event. An additional 5 points are awarded for: buying me beer afterwards, inviting the President of Four Mile Run Conservatory out for some good networking time afterwards and for explaining why the National Cathedral is crooked. 10 points!

[Judd]

The standings have been updated.

We’ve got a near tie in the KOT division with Chris M and Chris B separated by one point. Steve O remains in last place with -999,968 points.

Participant King
Chris B 57
Chris M 56
Casey 43
Ricky 31
Ken L 30
Sam 29
Leo 22
Mr Happy 21
Jeff L 15
Dana 15
Coppertop 15
Collier 15
Bob 15
Andy 12
HF 7
Adam 7
Boomer 3
Steve O -999968

The Queen of the Trail standings have a new leader with Chris W passing Josephine in the standings.

Participant Queen
Chris W 77
Josephine 71
Sarah Bee 20
Robyne 18
Erin 17
Millie 15
Jo 15
Kate 12
Samantha 10
Jessica 6
Carol 4
Neve 1

[komorebi]

I’m claiming points for attending Sunday’s Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail meeting. Strava proof of attendance: https://www.strava.com/activities/2137050339. Do I get bonus points for being smart enough not to sign up for additional email distribution lists?

[Judd]

@komorebi 187287 wrote:

I’m claiming points for attending Sunday’s Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail meeting. Strava proof of attendance: https://www.strava.com/activities/2137050339. Do I get bonus points for being smart enough not to sign up for additional email distribution lists?

All right. Josephine is getting fired up now. Four points are awarded for attending a trail advocacy related meeting. An additional two points have been added for the excellent planning you have done for the Mount Vernon Trail Scavenger Hunt that will occur in April. 6 points!

QOT is tied up again!

Sarah Bee – There’s still time to get back in the game.

[CaseyKane50]

Well then, since there seems to be precedent for claiming overlooked efforts, I submit the following claim for points.

Attendance at two well-run and led FotMVT meetings. One added feature at FotMTV meetings is the food and beer available at every meeting.

• January 12
• February 10

Responding to a tree down on the Mount Vernon Trail on January 10. I enlisted the assistance of another cyclist to help clear the trail. While we were unable to move the tree, we did clear a pathway to make it safer for trail users. In addition, I rode down Union Street to obtain safety tape from a contractor to alert users of the hazard.

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[ChristoB50]

@Judd 187284 wrote:

… and for explaining why the National Cathedral is crooked. 10 points!

Just to clarify, that means “why the cathedral’s floor plan is crooked”

[Judd]

@Christob50 187292 wrote:

Just to clarify, that means “why the cathedral’s floor plan is crooked”

Ha! Yes, the floor plan and physical structure is crooked, not the institution or the people involved.

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[ChristoB50]

Submitted for Pointless Prize points consideration… 2 opportunities to spread some trail love on Valentines Day!

Perhaps one of the most blatantly poor parkings of an abandoned scooter I’ve seen — ALMOST dead centered on the Potomac Yard Trail, ALMOST fully perpendicular to the trail traffic — and just 3 feet away from a ready-made, ideal scooter parking spot!
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And then in the category of “Oh, hell no!” — during the same ride, headed home, while cruising along the S 4 Mile Run Park towards the Conservatory building, where we had just convened last weekend for a stream & shore cleanup — I spotted over on the Arlington side (the side I’d worked on during the cleanup) a huge bright blue something… I thought maybe a capsized kayak, but quickly realized no. I went over to the Arl. side, parked the bike on top of the ridge, and scrambled down to the water line — it was a massive sheet of foam insulation. So I brought it back up and added to our still-there pile of yellow trash bags — weighting it down with a few so it won’t blow away, hopefully.
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[reji]

I’ve been taking 4MR more lately and have noticed a lot of debris along the trail, especially along Glebe and behind the construction fence. So I brought a grocery bag with me this morning and decided to do a “quick pick”. The bag was full in just a couple of minutes and I was on my way. I’m going to start keeping extra grocery bags in my bag so I can do more quick picks on my commute.
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[ChristoB50]

You beat me to it! Today’s my day off and I planned to go buy a box of garbage bags and head over there… I think all that debris probably came from a split open garbage bag, or the “public” trashcan got knocked over… It all sort of appeared one day. The grocery bag idea is a great one, which I will adopt as well!

[reji]

@Christob50 187453 wrote:

You beat me to it! Today’s my day off and I planned to go buy a box of garbage bags and head over there… I think all that debris probably came from a split open garbage bag, or the “public” trashcan got knocked over… It all sort of appeared one day. The grocery bag idea is a great one, which I will adopt as well!

Sadly, there’s still plenty more to pick up since I filled only 1 grocery bag. I’m glad you like the quick pick idea … I don’t always have an afternoon to devote to cleanup, but it’s ridiculously easy to spend a couple of minutes during my commute to do a little cleanup.

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