I think that having DC batteries, jumper cables & some welding rods can be a great emergency welding tool & skill to have anywhere. Obviously there are limitations such as the quality of the welds, material & thickness that can be welded, etc. I have seen a few welder/generators at BRC. Having a tor...

I actually am a combat veteran who receives my free healthcare from the VA. It seems that there are plenty of Trump supporters who attend BM & on eplaya. I wouldn't accept a ticket from either the Captain or the Admiral.

Definition: noun historical a man, typically on horseback, who held up travelers at gunpoint in order to rob them. So where's your horse? I ride a bicycle for transportation. I do not drive a car or have a drivers license. I also dont steal anything from anyone. While I am an Irish/American and do ...

If I weren't working so many hours, and a lot of weekends too, maybe freeloaders wouldn't irritate me so much and I wouldn't bother engaging that no-load windbag. I earn my vacations. You are a wage slave, drone & toolbag, who hides behind multiple accounts to flame threads. Burning Man to you is a...

I received a last min Ticket as a gift in 2014. I had to drive all the way to BRC from Boston with no ticket. Only within the last day prior to gate did i learn that I was getting a ticket, i received the correct itineraid at the absolute last minute. This was the year of the strike and all roads an...

what if I go alone? Burning Man is a community of 60k+ friends that you just haven't met yet. I attended in 2013 with a default world friend & we quickly went our separate ways to go & be who we wanted to. It is nice to have someone who knows when you are off the beam but radical self reliance is th...

I think that this topic is not considered enough! When I think about the amount of foreign tourists who fly to the US simply to attend BM & the amount of the collective landfill items that our event causes. i understand that the logistics of finding needed items & extravagant burner items i hard & c...

I have been wanting to be in Black since 2014 when I met Ziptie & others at The Black Hole. I was amazed that I finally found my peers. It i one thing to participate in our intentional city but its another to find your species & breed. I recall asking a ranger for directions to the Black Hole was & ...

Ahoi is a punk rawk nautical term that combines Ahoy & OI. I shipped then together but I wont be creating any other words around here so as not to confuse anyone. :mrgreen: I will be returning to the playa for 2016, inshallah. What I have atm is blind faith. This faith has aligned with the universe ...