Happy Post #88888! WOW! Talk about a long-running thread...

Joshua Tree is wonderful. I REALLY wish I was still local.

Mojojita wrote:
Here are some super useful contacts:

You want to bring an Art Piece? – beart@burningman.com

Too cool! Best of luck with the event! Wish I still lived in LA!

Quick issue: I think the email above is wrong. Maybe beart@laburningman.com

Those fuzzy little critters really do capture our hearts, don't they?

Hang in there. (((-hugs-)))

If Gizmo is still taking song requests, just about anything from Yoko Ono's (blessedly short) solo career would be large-caliber ammo for your acoustic guns.

Headbandman: congrats on your little Burner!!!

The temple has become an institution. Another predictable piece of the BM business model. It's pure garbage. A vestibule of some sort of spiritual morality so many cling to as a means to ground themselves into reality. Rules of conduct, crews of "temple guardians" telling the initiates what is allo...

Doc: I might have to research this. I already have the heatgun. The one-time-use aspect is bothersome, but perhaps for the first year on the small dome it might be interesting to try!

Thanks!

MUST. NOT. STRESS. ABOUT. TICKETS...

(Rats. Not working. I'm going to the Bar thread. Will be mucho better shortly).

I'm rootin' for ya, Trilo. Keep up the good fight.

Oh... that's bad. Punny as hell tho!

Maybe we should rename Ygmir. "Loki" fits (Nordic god of fire, chaos and mischief!)

Ooops. I guess this is a case of the halves... And halve-nots.

Sorry. Couldnt resist.

I spent 25 years writing code for a living. The guy who "forgot" to provide a real after-POST confirmation screen (aka "congrats, Sam! You have been pre-registered as follows (list of data entered here)" should be taken to the cybernetic woodshed and shot. Next: Why does the Burner Profile form ask ...

I'm still laughing at the mental image of putting a donut on the end of a fishing line and casting it out into the foot traffic. Anything that chased it... well.... yeah. :mrgreen: It would certainly be a good way to catch an undercover mod . . . provided the donut is on a saucer. Heheheh. Or maybe...

I'm still laughing at the mental image of putting a donut on the end of a fishing line and casting it out into the foot traffic. Anything that chased it... well.... yeah.

Admit it Ygmir... you cut that top for no reason other than you like looking at the pretty starburst pattern. :) Maybe cut the sides with a pattern like the Burning Man? )*( :mrgreen: Or a cow from an ancient cave painting maybe? :D On a serious note, there was a heat-spreader in the early Apollo pr...

FIGJAM wrote:Plus, Walt was an anti-semite!

Yeah, but I bet he would have loved Burning Man!

Sage words, all. As for me? I anticipate heat, cold, dust, wind, smelly potties and watching Eric trolling the ravers. I anticipate building infrastructure, exhausting myself, getting re-exhausted, cranky, and being nursed back to health at Ground Zero by SunBeam. I anticipate meeting a bunch of tot...

Funny! No were getting divorced this year, then re married. No, Michelle. My real true to government wife. The one who dragged me to Burning Man against my wishes in 1999, then divorced me because I loved it too much. NO OTHER PLAYA MARRIAGES OTHER THAN TG! I've heard some crazy shit in the past ye...

theCryptofishist wrote:My friendship starts at 500, but it's worth every penny.

Mine starts at three bucks. For shameless fawning and eternal reverence add another buck. I also accept cold longnecks or hot redheads as payment, but I cant make change that way....

Savannah wrote:

Roark wrote:

Savannah wrote: I love my wrecking bar, but I just use it for stakes.

i just love a woman with a wrecking bar.

I don't mean to brag, but it's 30 inches.

So SCHWING that THANG!

Savannah, AKA "The Wrecking Wench"

TITWI: Those are F3 domes? Excellent pictures! And I definitely agree that friends are a must. But... Ummm... A dome in a dome? Just how much beer was involved there? :mrgreen: Ygmir: I love ya like a brother, but its hard to take that advice from someone who is smouldering. :mrgreen: LMAO! FigJam: ...

Savannah wrote: I love my wrecking bar, but I just use it for stakes.

i just love a woman with a wrecking bar.

Thanks for the praise. :) This is turning into a genuinely fun project. Skinning the dome will be interesting. Savannah, MDF and others have underscored the need for hand protection and lotions, so maybe I will do both. Out here we have CornHuskers Lotion, so I may take some of that as a trial as we...

I think the giant head should have been dripping fire or snot.

Ok. Lesson learned. Snark factor 1000%. Failure = mine. Now accepting nominations for the dumbass award...

I built a pulsejet years ago. LOUD. And with a rich mixture shoot gouts of flame. Sounds like a perfect mix for Burning Man.

The only moving part was the reed valve. Had to be replaced about every 30 minutes. Fussy. But what a wonderful noise!

Thanks, Ygmir. High praise indeed from a man who bends and welds too!

FIGJAM wrote:Drill a hole in the middle of each strut that is in contact with the ground and put a lag through each hole!

Exactly what I was thinking! No exposed stakes at all. That would be very cool...

Very cool. Any idea about how much pull-out resistance per stake? Could I use this notion to anchor a dome or just stick to driven stakes or augers?

Hiya, TD! Birgin here, too, so you're in good company. Welcome!

Not to be obtuse, but I'm just... well... obtuse. :mrgreen: FigJam: You screw the lag bolt into the playa? (Not pound, but actually screw it down, like you would into wood?). How much does an 18" lag bolt hold? 50 lbs? 100 lbs? How does it work when it rains? Are you angling this in a manner similar...