I'm from the Antenna Group and this will be my 3rd burn. My boss, Melody Haller, is a wonderful woman. I think you all should save your judgments for August and the playa. So saying that you've got 3 burns under your belt is supposed to give some kind of street cred--that you're some kind of vetera...

I just found out. First Scott and now this? Shit. Fuck, this is bad. All I can think of is this: O Fortuna, velut Luna statu variabilis, semper crescis aut decrescis; vita detestabilis nunc obdurat et tunc curat ludo mentis aciem; egestatem, potestatem, dissolvit ut glaciem. Sors immanis et inanis, ...

Fastest way to get BM shut down would be to ban kids. huh I always figured it would be shutting down the JOTS because of the trash or having a rainstorm like the one in '98 hit on Tuesday. As to the dust being a health risk, people get hurt or killed out there from things other than the dust. It's ...

gyre wrote:I know someone who has an oscillation overthruster from it.

Yeah--this guy ripped it off:

Buckaroo Banzai opens on the playa. That film starts where Black Rock City ends. Is that the one with Adam Ant and the jamaican aliens from another dimension? Good movie, I think I'll add it to my netflix since I haven't seen it in awhile. You're thinking of Peter Weller in the title role. http://w...

One thing to keep in mind when handing out swag--where is a naked person halfway across the city from their camp going to keep your trinket?

...that is if you want to avoid contributing more to the MOOP issue.

Actually, reverse the process he stated and your cooler melt is good for drinking. With clean hands, pack your ice into 1 gallon (or larger) ziplock bags for reloading your cooler. Its much easier to clean your hands than keep your cooler clean. Well, without being too pedantic, that doesn't fall i...

You can't get rid of bartering and black markets--you get a group of people, you're going to get some kind of trade going.

However, I can understand why the LLC doesn't want to have Budweiser (or whatever) banners all over the fucking place, even though they could make a fuckton of money off of it.

If you have a clean cooler, and you keep your food in zip-lock bags, you can drink your cooler's ice melt. The problem isn't with starting with a clean cooler, it's keeping it clean. Cooler melt water? I'd say that falls under the category of "just because you can do something, doesn't mean yo...

Big smooch to ya doc--wannabe my sugar daddy?

Women are in no way equal to men. Spoken like a true women hater So are you saying that men and women are biological duplicates? Or are you saying that men and women should be given equal social and economic opportunity to allow them to achieve their goals according to their individual talents and ...

Dr. Pyro wrote:He's just a stinking hippie.

You're just jealous since you went legit and have to play "capitalist oppressor of the masses."

I didn't mean it to say I wouldn't put in my fair share of the workload. I'm certainly no sponge. Just that I might need a hand here and there. Wasn't trying to say you were a sponge, but over the years a lot of parasites have approached camps with the same "I'll pitch in!" promise and th...

I've had good luck with many, many years of re-using water containers--however, you MUST properly clean and sterilize the container before using again. Cleaning and sterializing is no big deal, and if you get a big bottle brush (like the kind hombrewers use for their fermenters), it goes quick. Ster...

I was considering joining a camp since I know I'm going to need help out there. Hell, I've never even been camping before. Not trying to bust your chops too much, but you really want to find out if camping is your thing before you plunk down on a BM ticket, plane fare, hotel fare, rent car money, f...

Going by yourself is not the end of the world. It's fun to share the event with a good friend, but on the other hand if that friend discovers that they don't want to be there and they're going to hold it against you for the rest of their life, it ain't worth it. Never, ever talk someone into going--...

Be prepared for a rough environment. Hot as hell during the day and downright cold at night. Rain has been known to happen as well as duststorms. Basically plan for camping completely on your own for two weeks. That's a no bullshit head's up. The wind can equal hurricane force, sometimes for hours ...

I thought it was Division of 'Plosives and Whiskey? ITYM "Drunken Public Welders" what's DPW?? [shaking head] DPW is the group of people that show up weeks in advance to build the city and then stay for weeks afterward cleaning up. You might want to think about having a discussion with th...

hmm...so be it then! The solo collective is reborn and now recruiting volunteers...lemme just get that paperwork in to bmorg... ;) Make sure to spend some time talking with people that have run a camp like yours. You're in for a few rude surprises--especially with this being your first time out the...

Why is it that everyone but me gets dosed?

Ya sure ya want an answer to that, doc?

Me2, have you talked with any long-time members of DPW? They could give you a different perspective on Burning Man than those of us who only show up to fuck things up.

Make sure you have the conversation in well-lit place so the rest of us can watch.

that's a hell of a lot of "all" if you ask me.

heh

Yes, indeed it is.

Hauling dead bodies out of Burningman is getting to be a problem.

Uh, for some of us on this board, that isn't a joke.

Anyway I can contribute without attending the burn? Thanks for the offer, Fishy. The best way to contribute is to go to your local blood bank and find out how to become a bone marrow/stem cell donor. If you can't do that, then give money to cancer research or help with survivor groups/organizations...

Since you missed the "no vending" rule coming out of the gate, you may want to read up on how to prep for Burning Man since you can't buy anything out there except ice and coffee.

Hint : you'll need food, water and shade plus a means to get it there and back.

PJ will be making the trip to the playa this year (right now he's sitting in jar on my desk in my home office).

Those of us in Wheee!Ville will be putting something together for a memorial/wake/excuse to party.

Details will follow at some point in the near future.

Yea, Im not wo big ont he understanding how much power things take (I'm learning and I think we'll be fine with some batteries but still reading up on it.)

Learn Ohm's and Watt's Laws for a start.

Back on subject and ignoring your mother issues--don't bring out a regular car battery if you're planning on using it as your primary power source. A car battery is not designed to maintain a consistant voltage for an extended period of time. What you're needing is a marine or deep-cycle battery. Yo...

Hopefully I'll have an answer about bringing PJ (well, our ration of him at least) soon.

What he means is that your friend may want to seriously consider putting the laptop down and go explore the city to experience and participate in other people's creativity instead of doing what he could do in the comfort of their home with a refrigerator, flush toilet, running hot/cold water, a show...