Preserve the Pavé BREAKING NEWS!

by Jimbo... on Apr 9, 2011 1:35 PM EDT

We did it people! We have met our goal, and then some! Collectively, we managed to raise a grand total of $1,389.52! Quite a remarkable sum, if I do say so myself. For those of you in the old country, this works out to €962.67, which, it just so happens, is enough for me to purchase a round-trip ticket from San Francisco to Brussels (coach) so I can present the remaining $26.32 to Les Amis in person tomorrow at their annual party at the Roubaix velodrome! Woo hoo!! Roubaix, here I come! Awesome! Totally awesome!... What? Hey, somebody has to deliver the money, right?

Serioulsy, once things calm down next week, as promised, I will gather the funds together, all of the funds, and send them off to Les Amis. And just between you and me, the word around the water cooler is that we may send a certain special envoy to deliver the scratch and collect the trophy. I can't say who, exactly, except to say that it won't be Franky Four Fingers or anyone whose names rhyme with "crude", or "mens", or "drinking", or even "piss" (a bunch of reactionaries). So stay tuned for more.

Now go and make your preparations for the race tomorrow. Here is a handy shopping list to help...

Frites
Beer (preferably Belgian)
Mayo

See you in the live threads!

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Congrats!

by Sarah Connolly on Apr 9, 2011 1:40 PM EDT reply actions

ha ha!

have a nice trip, jimbo, you earned it

by yeehoo on Apr 9, 2011 1:43 PM EDT reply actions

Well done Jimbo and everyone who pitched in

A blow has been struck for badly paved roads.

by Jens on Apr 9, 2011 1:52 PM EDT reply actions

Badly paved roads-4-Evah!

Jens! Voigt puts the 'laughter' in 'manslaughter'

by Jimbo... on Apr 9, 2011 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions

+1

most excellent

"It's really who can just push the biggest gear the fastest and the hardest, and I want to be that guy" - GHH

by jsallee00 on Apr 9, 2011 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm thinking of going on a Bongolian-inspired paved road-hunt tomorrow morning

We do have some citycobbles like that 1 km false flat part straight through the centre of town but it’s not the same. I should pay Les Amis to go medieval on those streets though, that might do the trick?

by Jens on Apr 9, 2011 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Swiss cobbles are just way too smooth

Maybe we could raise money to put some holes in these:

moo

by Willj on Apr 9, 2011 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Best Swiss comedy moment

is in the excellent “Asterix in Helvetia” when the decadent romans go nuts because the neat swiss can’t let them have their orgies and debauchery in a proper way but instead insist on cleaning up and organizing.

by Jens on Apr 9, 2011 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Yay, PdC!

I yearn for the cobbles--Edvald Boasson Hagen

by majope on Apr 9, 2011 1:52 PM EDT reply actions

Great effort

by tedvdw on Apr 9, 2011 2:16 PM EDT reply actions

wow,

I was sure we’ need a second go around. Yay to us (and I guess yay to that Jimbo guy)

moo

by Willj on Apr 9, 2011 2:41 PM EDT reply actions

Keep the link to the donation thread

I was slow on this (after asking if it was possible!) so maybe other people are still getting around to it, also.

here

"luckily for me i was born with an extremely high hemassholecrit level. no pills needed." -ant1

by JFS_PGH on Apr 9, 2011 3:50 PM EDT reply actions

go us!

thanks Jimbo

"Ants don’t worry, they operate like a fantastic team, they accept obstacles and deal with them in a positive manner, they don’t complain and remain positive. An ant doesn’t work on emotion, is proactive and always chooses the ant role."

by ant1 on Apr 9, 2011 4:27 PM EDT reply actions

Pave-tastic!

(or something like that)

Great idea Jimbo! I don’t care what Chris, or Drew, or Gavia, or Jens, or (this could take forever, so let’s just say, “I don’t care what everyone”) says about you – You’re Fantastic!

by JustJoshinYa on Apr 9, 2011 4:54 PM EDT reply actions