tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952363213237852117.post746770047435301570..comments2024-01-19T08:04:46.269-06:00Comments on This girls art: Ragbrai 2010cconzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09246952905314075231noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952363213237852117.post-28981864133594150802010-02-10T07:47:01.762-06:002010-02-10T07:47:01.762-06:00It's such a wonderful event for everyone, to c...It's such a wonderful event for everyone, to come together and ride the plains...however, I hate it when it ends in Muscatine at the riverfront. All of our parking is taken away for the families that will be picking their riders up...the only people making money from the event are the bars, the restaurants and the quick shops and motels...us merchants have to deal with loss of real revenue from no parking for our customers.<br /><br />Even as a merchant, I wasn't allowed to park at ANY of the parking facilities in town, I had to walk 5 blocks to the store and was bitched at by the police for double parking out front just to unload crap for the store...it was a nightmare for merchants that day.<br /><br />We didn't have one sale from any of the riders or their families, as our city fathers assured us we would...whatever...<br /><br />Fun event, I've always wanted to do it, but never had the time off. Good attitude this time...have a blast!A Wild Thinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11083369862963892366noreply@blogger.com