The Bar

Martiansky · Post by **Martiansky** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 10:54 pm

I heard rain makes the playa like glue.......

gigglesnort · Post by **gigglesnort** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 10:57 pm

Hey you black cat (giggling and nibbling at Tony's >>>>)

Just wondering....... is that your.......? *goddess please forgive, I can hardley see hte screen........ kiss me tony.....please....

geekster · Post by **geekster** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 10:57 pm

The climate on the west coast this year is much like 1998 was. 98 was a rainy year on the playa ...

The event experienced more moisture than many had seen at that time of year before. There was a drizzle of rain on several days, and Pepe's Opera was delayed for several hours until 3 am because of an afternoon downpour that left it difficult to move the sound system into place. On Monday afternoon, a light drizzled slowed the departure process as people left the event site. The rain didn't stop until Tuesday morning, and upon light of day those left in camp were surrounded by water. Very little of the surface was dry enough to walk on, and shoes/boots covered with garbage bags became the de riguer fashion. This weather anomaly delayed the cleanup process more than just the three days it took to dry the surface. We lost a huge number of people by the week's end, and all items on the surface became embedded as the mud dried. Clean up took almost 2 months. You can read Will Roger's report on the difficulties.

Martiansky · Post by **Martiansky** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 10:59 pm

Well, you're typing pretty dang good, Giggles!

geekster · Post by **geekster** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:00 pm

Think of clay ... that goes down 2000 or more feet deep. When it gets wet it gets soft and you can sink up to your knee if someone has dumped a lot of water in one spot and when it hardens it is like concrete. You DONT want to get the playa wet. DO NOT think you are going to dump waste water on the ground. It will be a totally nasty thing to do to the person that steps in it.

tonytohono · Post by **tonytohono** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:01 pm

OMG, what did I get myself into?

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

geekster · Post by **geekster** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:01 pm

Martiansky wrote:Well, you're typing pretty dang good, Giggles!

She's still using both fingers, like me.

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:02 pm

dry ice thread...

http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic. ... y+ice+tips

And watch out for those flyin' hormones over there.

(ducking under the NEB for cover)

geekster · Post by **geekster** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:03 pm

Geekster sings ..

Go TONY, Go TONY, Go TONY ....

nothing like a little physical therepy

gigglesnort · Post by **gigglesnort** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:03 pm

Martiansky wrote:Well, you're typing pretty dang good, Giggles!

*sigh*

Alas, tis my job....not that I wouldn't enjoy seeing joy................ *lots of *meaningloss* however, and what's the point?

Martiansky · Post by **Martiansky** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:03 pm

UH, I won't dump waste water, Geekster.....promise! I was thinking of some sort of grey water evaporater....black plastic in a wood frame type deal. I would try to not make any cooking water waste.

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:05 pm

Think of clay ... that goes down 2000 or more feet deep

You know... interesting that you mentioned that...

I had this mental image of, if you could remove for a moment all of the gypsum, that it would be a great and craggy valley of black rock... as if the playa were very, very deep. I suppose that’s why they mine it just down the road, huh?

geekster · Post by **geekster** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:05 pm

Martiansky wrote:UH, I won't dump waste water, Geekster.....promise! I was thinking of some sort of grey water evaporater....black plastic in a wood frame type deal. I would try to not make any cooking water waste.

That is fine, but dont RELY on it working. If it is cool and cloudy or rainy have a backup plan to haul your water out. Figure on hauling it out and if you can reduce it with evap, consider that gravy.

Martiansky · Post by **Martiansky** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:08 pm

ok, dokey! Did you bring special water jugs to take it out in?

gigglesnort · Post by **gigglesnort** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:09 pm

gigglesnort wrote:
Martiansky wrote:Well, you're typing pretty dang good, Giggles!
*sigh*

Alas, tis my job....not that I wouldn't enjoy seeing joy................ *lots of *meaningloss* however, and what's the point?

???

(Um, I've officially decided I'm drunk.({pehaps w9ll fffind something noteworthy to drink soon; if not, then what a bunch of elitest ([)amscy snobs.

Anyway, love you all! this too shall pass.

geekster · Post by **geekster** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:09 pm

It is deep, I think I read that it goes down several thousand feet in places but I can't remember the exact number. I picked 2000 because I know it was more than that. The playa surface is at about 4000 ft altitude and was the bottom of a lake for a long time. Possibly filling and drying over various glaciations.

Martiansky · Post by **Martiansky** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:13 pm

Well, I want to thank everyone for their awesome advice!
I'm going to turn in for the night.....actually it's almost 1:15am here...way past my normal sleep time.
Take care and I'll catch you all later!
Good night!

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:13 pm

ok, dear, dear ones...

It waxes late here and I must get up and work sometime tomorrow. So I guess I’ll be off.

Good night geekster and Msky... Happy day tomorrow

goodnight tonyt...

sweet dreams, sweet giggles...

I’m leaving some of that ice cream on the bar if anybody wants some (digs into magic ditty-bag and pulls out four, count ‘em, four quarts of Chocolate Raspberry Truffle...)

Until we meet again...

(Exits into the wonder filled night)

tonytohono · Post by **tonytohono** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:16 pm

G'night Lechat and Martian...

see you soon =)

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:17 pm

(black cat returns... tucks giggles into the NEB so she can rest and sleep it off and bids Msky goodnight... then disappears back into the sweet embrace of the dark)

Goodnight!!

tonytohono · Post by **tonytohono** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:18 pm

Actaully... goodnight to everyone.... I am tired and I need sleepy time.

geekster · Post by **geekster** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:23 pm

It's tired and I am getting late. (Billy Thorpe -- East of Eden's Gate)

blueniteowl · Post by **blueniteowl** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:24 pm

Ahh man, this always happens to me. The curse of the night owl I guess. Well, I'm back. OOooo ice cream, don't mind if I do.

PurpleKoosh · Post by **PurpleKoosh** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:41 pm

I'm still here, Blue - just not feeling overly chatty tonight. Still recovering from the evil lung nasties. How are you tonight?

blueniteowl · Post by **blueniteowl** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:43 pm

ahh okay, nothing to really complain about. Though it would be nice to get out of the house once in a while. I hope you feel better soon.

geekster · Post by **geekster** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:46 pm

Yeah, hope you feel better soon Koosh

blueniteowl · Post by **blueniteowl** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:48 pm

Nice avatar geek

geekster · Post by **geekster** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:52 pm

Actual brain scan of a friends head. Not retouched in any way. Kris is going to make t-shirts of it.

blueniteowl · Post by **blueniteowl** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 12:00 am

It's really cool.

blueniteowl · Post by **blueniteowl** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 12:11 am

All right, I guess I'm out.