Welcome letter from the editor
A warm welcome to the March edition of Scootering.
You don't know what you've got till it's gone… goes the old saying. How many times in the past did we hear the rally-goers cry: “But this rally has become stale, we want more variety at the event, and new locations!” etc. Hot topics were discussed at the BSRA committee meeting in Brid, regarding the question of
‘updating' the rally formats and venues, in order to meet the demands from those attending, while balancing conflict with local pub owners who were cashing in on the success of the rallies. Next came all the associated upheaval of moving Brid to a new location, and all the work that came with it… it all seems such a long time ago right now. Quite frankly, at this point in time, I think most of us would give our left nut to go back to a rally of just about ANY format, let alone whether it's in a new town or has a different band playing etc.! Scouring social media recently, to gauge the level of frustration among scooterists, I smiled when I read many similar sentiments, along the lines of people remarking how they not only miss the rallies, but all the ‘quirks' that came with them… the expensive food at the sweaty burger van, the overpriced beer, the ‘same old' music, waking up in a damp tent and stinking like hell, even the annoying knobheads who keep you awake all night, or who chew your ear all day, because quite frankly… they miss that sense of freedom and community. I hear that. I audibly laughed out loud, and almost spat me brew on the keyboard, when one chap remarked: “I've been at home that long, I'd even consider accepting swimming lessons from Michael Barrymore just to get out,” funny. I take from all of this the solace that, despite the fact you truly ‘don't know what yoou've got till it's gone' and that we'd all give ouur eye teeth just to go back to the rallies that were previously complained about, the deemand for the freedom to attend these evvents is so pent up, that if/when the day coomes that we are finally set free again… the largest majority of us will be like a set of greyhounds out of the traps, and team Scootering will be at the front of the pack. Until then, though, we just have to be patient… “He waits, that's what he does, and I tell you what; Tick followed tock, followed tick followed tock, followed tick. Good things come to those who wait…”
In the meantime, please enjoy this fabulous edition of the magazine, scootering escapism at its finest. Anyway that's enough of my ramblings, it's another belter this month… stay safe and enjoy the issue.