Amos was not injured, although he did come out with chest and wrist pain due to the airbags. Insurance will be paying for him to see a doctor. :D We may also have a car lined up for after insurance, and it's a nice one! Hooray for friends with good taste! Also, tattoo that sounds wonderful. However,...

Hello Everyone! I am sorry that I dropped off the radar a few weeks before the event, and haven't been on since. Toby let me know you guys were curious if I was going again, what happened, etc! My husband and I did go and had the time of our lives! We learned new things, saw wonderful things, and di...

Beautifully written, Simon! I plan on taking quite a few extra bags and doing just that! You never know what you'll find, or who you can help. At the very least, you're keeping home beautiful. Also - I'm gonna get some serious playa cred . Or at least I plan to. go topless and the playa doubles you...

theCryptofishist wrote:Don't say stuff like that, it will only encourage him...

Do I need to get anti-doc spray?

Fosters vegemite is a joke that we have inflicted on the world. We don't eat it. It's cats piss there fixed it http://britishfood.about.com/od/diningdrinkingtradition/a/marmitevvegemite.htm UGH! Juanita loves that stuff and tells us we should eat it. Personally I don't even want to look at the stuff!

Dr. Pyro wrote:Well, I'm no photographer, but I'd be happy to be there to supervise. After all, somebody has to do it.

I require supervision at all times and under all circumstances. Photographic evidence of my activities will help me remember, despite my lack of sobriety.

I just bent some smaller rebar and welded it on the rebar stakes. Works great. To remove from the playa, just put a pipe through the hole with the end on the ground and pull up - out it goes. https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/321536_126774754086329_100002614165231_144685_4922632_...

When i see the Australian Flag I cringe... here it is a symbol of nationalistic crap and wankers! No Australian flags at BDC from me But a mutant kangaroo is a possibility From the context I am likely to agree, but since the only thing I know how to say in Australian is Beer I'm not 100% sure. We u...

Beautifully written, Simon! I plan on taking quite a few extra bags and doing just that! You never know what you'll find, or who you can help. At the very least, you're keeping home beautiful. Also - I'm gonna get some serious playa cred. Or at least I plan to.

This is all very good information! I think you asked some very good questions - Some that I was wondering myself. thank you so much... One other general point is to be aware of how easy it is for something minor to cascade into something larger than LEOs are involved. Be aware of your rights and whe...

I thought I would update: Sorry things have been so slow for me! We got all of our tickets, so we will be seeing you on the playa! *obligatory cheer* Anyhow. I still only have the shemagh, money has been pretty tight. I just started college and we just purchased tickets. The next plan is this: I nee...

Currently watching the Malcomn in the middle episode about Burning Man. I'm. In. Love.

Yet again disappear for a couple of weeks due to crazy life and come back to awesomeness.

So, what's up with the railroad ties thing - I think the lincoln logs are a fantastic idea. How do you plan on securing them to the playa?

I had a dream just recently that I took a HUGE trampoline to the playa with me. I brought a whole bunch of things to tie it down with and secure it, then invited everyone to sleep on the trampoline under the stars. The dream took a really interesting turn when there were all 56,000 of us trying to c...

Yet again - Get distracted by real life and suddenly you miss everything! Anyhow - SO excited to see you all on the playa. Got together with a bunch of people from Burning Man, including someone from BDC, although I fail horribly to remember his name. So cool to finally meet so many people face to f...

Sorry it's been so long since I've posted last! I've been very busy here in the real world! Anyhow - Onto some updates with our tent situation. Things are going sort of tits up with the in-laws, so the more I think about it, the more I would like to just go ahead with a new tent for all our playa ad...

We found a monkey hut shaped tent last year, of course on Craigslist, and we have vetted it here in the windy Columbia gorge with sustained 60 mph winds and gusts up to 75mph and it seems to have no issues, no twisting of poles, not too noisy if guy ropes are tight but I just don't want to get ther...

Finxiekins, I'm glad you got tickets. Let me help with a smiley face for you! See you on the playa. http://www.freewebby.com/smiley-face/smiley-face.jpg Ah! Thank you so much! We'll love to see you! So wonderful to hear! I was praying in my own non-religious way for you! :wink: Well, whatever you d...

playla_wook wrote:Finxie Not to change the subject, but did you and your man get tickets?!?

We'll be seeing you on the playa. (Can't make a smiley big enough for this!)

These are awesome ideas, guys, and I appreciate them very much. We have plenty of blankets lying around, so I'm sure there are some that we won't mind being dusty.

Getting great ideas about how to make my campsite a little piece of playa-heaven.

Bad news, there's been (as of this morning) at least one other entry. I won't say who, but let's just say it's a denizen of these threads. This is going to be good. And yes, I'll spring for a shirt to the winning design. Does my giving ever end? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWaLxFIVX1s[/...

@Finxiekins: Design it and shoot it off to me at the email address on the newsletter. So far we have no entries, though historically we get three or four (however, if the design yet again is Barbie blowing The Man, feggetaboutit). I think, out of my own pocket, whoever comes up with the winning des...

Hey doc,

Until when are submissions for the barbie death camp t-shirts accepted? I'd really like to try my hand at some t-shirt design.

Bottom line is that for the infinite possibilities for your infrastructure, there are two concerns which SHOULD be number one for ANY tent situation: 1- Shade over the top and on three sides. Hopefully, at least 8' of overhead shade in front of your entrance. Without shade on sides, you will bake e...

It was not actually apparent from your original post how much reading you may have done on the subject, Finxiekins. (You did ask many simple questions that have been answered at length before.) Bob and the others have given you a really nice amount of excellent advice with great patience. I hope th...

Might help to mention whether you've already read the first-timer's pages on the main Burning Man website, and searched the eplaya for relevant threads. Kodiak, Springbar or similar family type tents are much more bombproof than typical shopping mall tents, and support draping shade cloth directly ...

Might help to mention whether you've already read the first-timer's pages on the main Burning Man website, and searched the eplaya for relevant threads. Kodiak, Springbar or similar family type tents are much more bombproof than typical shopping mall tents, and support draping shade cloth directly ...

My husband and I have decided to bring a tent, a 7-8 person tent in particular. My questions are these: *What are good ways to keep dust out of the tent? *What are good ways to keep the tent cool in the heat of the day, and warm in the cold of the night? *Rebar is obviously a great way to keep the t...

knowmad wrote:Way to blow my cover!
TPBM will now tell us somthing funy that happend to thire mom.

My Mom was born and the universe laughed at the absurdity.

TPBM is contemplating what would make someone say something that horrible about their mother.

mudpuppy000 wrote:I wore headwraps/robes most of the time last year and it was really comfortable even in the middle of the day.

That's pretty fucking sweet!!!!