Yeah, what's with Costco this year anyway??? Used to love helpin with breakfast... anyway if they're not happening I'll consider helping with yours, only maybe a less gooey camp name ???? I'll "watch" here in case you get sumpin' going..I am helping with another installation that could actually tie ...

Big brimmed hat with long, lightweight, protective panels flowing from it. CDs optional. Long thin ribbons of recycled plastic (shopping bags?) in strips make a nice swishing sound in the wind, maybe to enhance your experience. A few years ago someone was doing what looked like Shaolin KungFu (sp) i...

Man, it's been awhile! I am finally off crutches and rehabbing. I had doubts I'd be this active again, but the body is an amazing thing. I'll dance on the playa yet! Anyway, I will be back in touch with the burningman911 folks who said they'd set up a crutch donation effort. I'll ask them to post de...

I love the idea. That way those of us with multi facted personalities can indulge and participate on all fronts.

hello all - especially unjon harley- the lovely folks at med camp have asked me to share that any interested in the crutch project or with offers (such as unjon) please email them at [email protected] .

unjon - I have passed your offer to the people at the Med center. Lovely gift idea. I will assist somehow if I can when the time comes, with whatever plan works best for the med center.

Wow- great treatment! And what an appropriate moniker for an injury thread

Jeez, for some reason I hadn't put you together with the bike assault....dduhhhh...I'd heard about it but haven't had time to surf the Eplaya lately. Well, you certainly have tons of life-fire (? ? made it up...) and offers of support; I'll bet you'll heal well. Good healing wishes to you and your l...

Ahahaha! I love it! The meteor umbrella reminds me of a Halloween costume I wore with my babies when they were young once to protest the nuclear plants - we were a Nuclear Family, all raggedy and green and carrying a melted-through umbrella.

flackmaster - thanks for that note. Even you had an accident, eh! (easy,kiddin around here). I guess you are the master of flack - sure got me going! I like the concept of self-reliance extending to a community - and it's true, it's more prevalent on The-playa than here. I wonder why? Talk about sel...

What's a meteor umbrella??! I'm sure whatever the theme is next year, it will be welcomed..(hint hint)..]

Not a bad idea, cryptofish. Thought about something like that, but after talking to them I'll leave it to the med folks to say what they think will work best for them. I find it interesting that there is such an undercurrent of unkindness in many of the replies. What happened to me was purely an acc...

I am very thrilled to report that the burningman911 folks were wonderfully receptive to the idea of a crutch drive and like me wondered why it hadn't happened before. No matter, next year there will be more mobile and protected folks, and I am glad. And will help if needed.All of which was my origin...

sorry...distracted by Giants game, I'll admit it... I am into gathering and meeting w/ other northbayers. Please keep me in loop. Don't forget , there is a Northbay Decompression event, let me know if for some you don't know about it. Meanwhile, I find myself craving some burner activity as I am rat...

Thank you so much for your words!! I actually WAS injured, kinda badly actually, and still adopted a mirror attitude to yours - had an OK time despite being trapped in camp/doped on vicodan - I experienced many blessings; I really wanted my friends to have a great time & made sure my newbie best fri...

The best way to insure that it comes about is to step up to the plate and fill the void yourself. Black Rock City is STILL full of examples where people over the years have identified such needs and have followed through with seeing that they're filled rather than putting it on the project. Which i...

A medical team is a good thing to have on hand, as self reliant as I may be (you'd dig my real medical kit), there could be some injuries I just couldn't deal with. That said, it's reasonable to me count on someone being there with a medical degree or EMT experience, some decent trauma hardware and...

my son's name is cooper!

If wishes were fishes....we'd all have ... crutches! I am now using a used pair that work OK on the lowest setting, I'm guessing a lot of folks would benefit by a few spare pairs. Thanks for your tale. Sounds like your participative spirit is too strong to subdue, I feel that! I was feeling a bit te...

lookin forward to next year when all the folks who are feeling so down on the city and the effort required to rejuvenate it all stay home. Folks into rejunevnation, such as myself - yes , even after, what, 7 burns - can let our imaginations and passion find themselves again on the playa. And money -...

Greetings from the Injured List; I am wondering why there are no crutches at the Med facilities. I was lacerated and had to get cleaned & sutured by the wonderful paramedics from Reno, and then ferried back to camp to make the best of it. Couldn't walk, no crutches available anywhere in the city. Ma...

I have been taking a 30 yr old tent trailer, snap down green canvas and all. I silicon-sprayed it and tried to hit any leak holes. Held up pretty well, was bouncing my side off the tire during one windstrom but was fine. Make sure the stabilizer feet actually go down all the way. This year afriend b...

I had a fabulous opening experience attending single and solo - indeed! Even during '99, the last crazy-ass anything-goes year (not that it's still not crazy and fun, just more sensible) - I felt safer than anywhere and I travel the country solo for business. Where else could I wander around my 'hoo...

I am thinking that an awning will not be enough shade by itself. Do you think that even if a tarp is tied over the whole RV and tied out with the awning for "lift"...that it'll still be in danger if we leave it?
I mean, not counting 70+ mph winds where almost everything is in danger of blowing down.

I've gone single and wild, skipped because of brand new "relationboat", gone while coupled, gone when things were shaky..... all had wonderful lessons, etc. BMan is like an inkblot. What you bring to it is what you see, how you see. Advice: Don't waste hours everyday riding the bus to Gerlach to cal...

Well after many years of tents, then moving up to an old old tent trailer for a couple years, this year a buddy that I infected with Burneritis last year has gone and bought an RV. Wow! What a change that will be. He is installing an awning, fold-out RV type. I am wondering if anyone's had experienc...

My boyfriend.
And spent hours riding the bus to Gerlach on different days, to check in..

Yeah, I remember the fireworks from the pyre - I, too didn't rush forward..'course security was more lax in them days..

Gawd workin at home is great, fartin off on the ol lunch hour, yup

A few years ago ('99?), he not only kept both arms down, but spontaneously combusted from the center, which set off all the fireworks...and at the same time began a shoulder-shaking movement that looked for all the world like he was going to walk off across the playa! We were all amazed and at least...

Holy Toejam, Batman. I am feeling blessed that in all the years out there I have never ever had any playa-foot symtoms. No footbaths, rarely lotion...just my daily solar shower on a straw mat, and sunscreen with a lovely pearly layer of playa dust. I wear big thick foamy platform sandals in daytime,...