My dry ice sublimated way faster than normal this year. 200 lbs was gone in 4-5 days. Most years less dry ice lasts longer. Even 2017 didn't kill it this fast. I'm a little curious as to what the difference was.

Thursday afternoon build week, 3-4 hours despite a very short physical line. Heard after the fact that Gayte decided to have a 2 hour supervisor meeting on active shooter protocols during that time, leaving them short-staffed. Sunday 7 pm Exodus, not bad until Gerlach. Gerlach to Empire was stop and...

Zubeneschamali wrote:Options?

When is physical violence the solution?

When the recipient needs an ass-kicking to trigger personal growth.

Yes, I'm already part way through the process.

Join the Rangers, if they'll have me.

Sham wrote:
Before returning rentals, I bring the car to a self-service car wash and power wash the shit (literally) out of the car.

You know there are portapotty banks everywhere, right?

Bike gurus: I bought a tricycle with a springer front end cheap on Craigslist, and in trying to tune it up, the main springer bolt (what I would think of as the kingpin on a skateboard - the bolt going through the spring to the collar) sheared. Assuming I can get the remaining rusted bit out of the ...

How much does it cost to rent something. You can buy a cheap tent and seal up the mesh parts. With the new-found money you save on NOT renting a u-haul van you can buy a canvas sail from REI or some other upscale retailer. they are easy to set up and work great out there. Attach one corner to your ...

I've performed several playa weddings and have a decree notarized by the Black Rock City Notary authorizing me to officiate them. I also have my own suit and megaphone. Happy to schedule a sunset vow session or just stop by Various Delights, somewhere around 3:30/I, for the "city hall" approach.

Yeah, done it twice, totally worth it. The inside is surprisingly cavernous....to a fault. I literally lost things the first time because by end of week its an archeological expedition to find anything. 2nd time I strung some lines across the roof supports to hang things and brought cheap shelves t...

Awesome. UM alum here. Will make an effort to attend.

I do this every year. The van under the carport is more comfortable than the tent. If the van is completely inside the carport, leave the doors unlocked and leave the key in the drivers' side door for the week. It will be hidden by the carport walls and make it impossible to lock the key inside. Or ...

Just_Joe wrote:It's best to screw when it still has some moisture in it.

Sage advice.

I need to build a small add-on "porch" to my carports and am debating EMT vs wood. Is building an 8x8x8' simple structure, or maybe a 16x8x8, out of 2x3s with a tarp on top and no sides, lag bolted with ratchet strap tiedowns, going to have any potential for an engineering fail? (I do understand the...

I've found the best way to protect my car on the playa is to leave it in my driveway and rent a cargo van to go to BRC.

I forgot my Coleman stove last year and bought an old white gas one, plus half a can of gas, from some dude in the parking lot at the Nixon gas station. You have options, OP.

I got lucky - tickets purchased. Makes up for the last 2 years of sitting on my thumb for ~1 hr. I refreshed right at noon, btw. See y'all in the dust. Were you already 'in the queue' at that point (before you refreshed)? Yes. I refreshed (really reopened the link) in an new window. It put me in th...

I got lucky - my green man walked almost continuously across and my tickets are purchased. Got in the ticket purchase room by 12:04. Makes up for the last 2 years of sitting on my thumb for ~1 hr.

I refreshed right at noon, btw.

See y'all in the dust.

Into the queue with ~20 seconds left on the waiting room timer. Let's go green man! Good luck everybody!

I still have 5 minutes left in the queue and it's 11:57... anyone else have the timing off?

kittyrodriguez wrote:

Various wrote:

Did I give one of these to any of you?

No, but I wish you had.

Tell you what. Next year you can be first in line for a FUCK WHITE OCEAN shirt.

Did I give one of these to any of you?

Throw everything in a pile in the corner
Go back to work

BBadger wrote:

jesus christ please tell me this is real

I sleep in a cargo van under a shade structure. Build a FIGJAM bucket cooler and stick it in the front seat and you'll be a lot more comfortable than in just the cargo van. Extra blankets if it gets into the 30s like last year.

A get your vehicle ready cautionary tale: My radiator just exploded. Fortunately, it was within two miles of my house. If it had waited a week to explode, I'd be in a world of hurt actually irritated but unhampered, because I rent a cargo van to take to the Burn every year - but if you don't, fix yo...

Abalone is a little tricky because you legally can't cart it up there cleaned and ready to cook, plus you can only carry 3 per person. Better pull some 11s to feed a camp. I'm going spearfishing this weekend and next to see if I can get some ling fillets for the Burn, but I hear viz is shit right n...

Abalone is a little tricky because you legally can't cart it up there cleaned and ready to cook, plus you can only carry 3 per person. Better pull some 11s to feed a camp. I'm going spearfishing this weekend and next to see if I can get some ling fillets for the Burn, but I hear viz is shit right now.

I always lock it. I don't want my artistic impulses interrupted in the middle of whatever dirty pictures I'm drawing in Sharpie on the wall.

I'm planning on buying presale tickets this year to support the low-income program and hopefully avoid the individual sale --> fail --> Craigslist search. How impacted are presale tickets? Do I have to click the link at 11:59:59.872 exactly to account for my 128ms of ping to the Ticketfly server so ...