If you might be interested in being a Lamplighter and walking in the procession one evening, we need your help! See this thread for more information: viewtopic.php?f=403&t=73815
If you are not able to take part in the Lamplighter procession, or you come across the procession unexpectedly, here are ways you can help us serve our city:
1) If your vehicle is arriving in the city around sunset, remember to make way for your lamplighters. Seriously, we will not deviate from our path down the middle of the road for anything short of an ambulance with sirens blazing. You really shouldn't be driving on Esplanade anyway - use back access to camp on A road.
1b) Saying this again: please make way for the procession.
- Taking photos from well in front is fine, so long as you yield as we approach.
- Do not attempt to stand in the middle of the road to have the files pass you by on either side - we will physically move you out of the way.
- Do not attempt to enter the procession from behind - that's where the lifters have to pass, often nearly running with 10-foot metal poles with spikes and fire and hot glass and fuel and metal on the end of said poles.
2) Feel free to shout out thanks. Our volunteers are working hard and they appreciate hearing love from their city.
3) Please don't park bikes in a huge pile around the base of lampposts. We have to navigate around those to get into position to hoist the lanterns.
4) Come by our two-storey, HUGE shady bar-lounge any time (apart from lamplighting hours) to say hello. We're happy to pour you a drink!
Thank you, and see you in the dust!
- scout