Marty - so glad you are better! I also missed seeing a lot of folks I wanted to see. I went down hard with a norovirus on the Wednesday of the M&G, spewed for a couple of days and had to work really hard to rehydrate.

I remember some amazing trumpet music coming from the Lamplighters camp well after midnight, that caused me to get dressed and out of my tent to listen. Truly an amazing performer. This reminded me of the bagpiper that was out along the fence line at Greeter's and marched about solemnly playing his...

RV tuned up, tanks dumped, vacuumed, and trailer hooked up. Tonight will start loading the trailer. We will be on our way on Thursday morning. Yes!

^^^^^ A couple more smaller ones there today.

Now she's butthurt about being called butthurt.

So, to fix your anticipated problem of wasting water, be sure to turn off the RV water pump. Only turn it on to fill containers. Use dishwater or cooler melt to flush your toilet - if you leave your pump on, your fresh water will be going down the drain.

If you can't afford to register your vehicle, you probably shouldn't be spending the $ to attend Burning Man. If you are in a wreck with an uninsured vehicle, the resulting lawsuit could cost you everything you have now and anything you might make for years. Seriously, build a monkey hut and bring a...

Can't wait to hug the stuffing out of you. Happy Birthday!

Hi Rubi! This will be our 17th consecutive Burning Man. Couldn't get through the year without it.

Bin's passing makes me want to tell you all how much you mean to me - everyday. You make my days more fun, more connected to the playa in the default world. Thank you.

Godspeed Bin! You lightened our days. Goodbye to one of eplaya's own.

Oh Bin! I will never forget the eplaya play time with you. What a wonderful sense of humor, and a kind man.

I have personally been asked to remove orange tape put up to mark off space I was hoping to save. I have watched for years when other people have had their markers removed for them if they weren't in camp to do it themselves. However, I get in very early.

Yup - land grabbing is never ok. The reason you are getting in early is not to save space for your campmates. The advice to bring as much of the infrastructure of your camp with you as possible is spot on.

The Burner Express pretty much is the shuttle.

You could fly her back. Or, try the rideshare thread.

Thanks Ratty - yes will watch for any other symptoms as we have some very nasty creepy crawlers here. Lots and lots of black widows and have seen a brown recluse or two. I think this bite is not a biggie.

Cleaned the RV fridge, then started on a cobweb I found - fucking spider bit me! Swelling the size of a walnut on my palm but not getting any bigger with ice. (I hope I killed that little bastard).

Set up boxes nearly packed. Still have way too much to do!!!!! Yikes...

Although many camps do it, the real answer is that you are not allowed to set out rope, flags, or markers to save space. You can set out your tent, dome, car, chairs, etc. in the corners you want to protect to try to save space but if you literally mark off where you want your camp boundaries to be,...

^^^^ Yup, your neighborhood will quickly become your "camp".

Ok, kiddies…. just returned from the beach where I had the honor of performing the wedding ceremony for my son. The two of them are a big part of our Burning Man greeter family, Zach and Manda. I am over the moon happy. A brief respite and then BBQ here at the house. What a wonderful day….. That's ...

During our storm on Monday last year, I remember telling the kids on a big metal scaffold next to our camp to get the hell off of it until the storm passed. One of our Greeters got tingled pretty hard because he was standing next one of the greeter bells when lightning struck. Was fine but a little ...

Ok, kiddies…. just returned from the beach where I had the honor of performing the wedding ceremony for my son. The two of them are a big part of our Burning Man greeter family, Zach and Manda. I am over the moon happy.

A brief respite and then BBQ here at the house. What a wonderful day…..

^^^ Yea!

Make mine Tequila…..

Good Morning Bar!

Yea CO!

Lucky - that sounds like a "Lucky420" taco.

Yes, Yggy, I am now and always Mojo. Had to change it here on eplaya years ago when my old account was wiped out accidentally.

Le Chat! Woo Hoo!

Yiggy - am watching the evening news - you ok? We are worried about you. You have many homes where you never need to knock. How can we help?

^^^^^ Yup, what she said!

^^^^^ (groan!)

Jungle Camp - 5:45 and J. Happy to have you. Look for the palm trees.

Hi Sparr - I'm far less concerned about someone being hurt while using the Zorb, but my concern would be for the person who gets knocked down by it once the user has to bail out in a high wind. The speed and bounce it could pick up once empty could certainly knock someone down or off a bike. It is a...