Hello

Discordia · Post by **Discordia** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:11 am

Hello everyone

I've been lurking about looking at this site for ages and I realllly want to come to 2010 Burning Man. I need to sort some logistics and financials out but hopefully I will have enough cash-flights and then hiring RV isn't cheap....I'll be coming on my own though so is it easy to make new friends? Don't want to be a Billy No Mates all week.

Hope you're all having a good day (I am slightly hungover at work sadly)

Dis xx

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:28 am

You can always camp.
I hope you make it next year.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:49 am

welcome........
it is very easy to make friends there........
and, we're all happy, cheerful and helpful people here......

can you bring bacon?

Discordia · Post by **Discordia** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:47 am

Don't think camping would be for me realllly and I'd still have to hire a car to get there anyway so I may as well just hire an RV thing-I'm not sure how RVs work though or anything so I'll have to do some reading up on the technicalities. Yeah, I hope I can come too, ideally I'll do some travelling and see Las Vegas, San Francisco and Los Angeles while I'm over there but it depends on the money.

Thanks for the welcome :D I can bring bacon-streaky or back bacon? xx

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:00 am

bacon:

both, and, lots.............

Be sure to "really" read the survival and first timers guides......get lots of info....read the archives or past posts here relating to conditions, etc.........

the environment is "very" different than where you live......

Be prepared, for some "snark" as/if you start posting here.......but, hang in there, most of it is in good fun.......

Discordia · Post by **Discordia** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:08 am

Ok-I'll remember the bacon :)

I'm definately going to read some of the pages again and do some proper research when I'm back from work so I get an idea of what I need to bring-so far I've worked out that gallons of water is vital! Do you know how many litres are in a gallon as I don't know what a gallon is? Don't worry if not, I'll google it. Yeah the environment here is v different-we've not even had a proper summer again this year and now its like winter. What bit of the USA are you from?

I'll try not to irritate anyone and avoid snarkiness if I can xx

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:08 am

Discordia wrote: I'll try not to irritate anyone and avoid snarkiness if I can xx

Good luck with that.

Do your rv reservation early--they "sell" out fast.

Are you in any way, shape or form aphiliated with New College?

Discordia · Post by **Discordia** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:39 am

New College Oxford? No I'm not-why? Nice to meet you anyway :D

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:52 pm

Just checking. My nephew's there.

dr.placebo · Post by **dr.placebo** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:20 pm

For those in the metric system, the recommended 1.5 gallons of water per person per day works out to (roughly) 5.7 liters per person per day.

High temps during Burning Man tend to be in the 30 - 40Â° C range, rarely above 40Â° C.

Low temps during Burning Man tend to be in the 5 - 15Â° C range, rarely below 5 Â°C (although 0Â° C has been observed personally).

The Black Rock Desert altitude is listed as 1173 meters above sea level.

The official land speed record was set in 1997 by Andy Green on the Black Rock Desert: 1223.657 km/hr set over a 1 km course.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:46 pm

I'm still trying to figure out how to translate the population of canadian cities from metric to american.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:28 pm

gyre wrote:I'm still trying to figure out how to translate the population of canadian cities from metric to american.

Canadain pop-U.S. pop........C.P. X .75+ U.S. pop

unless you're talking liquid capacity......

C.P (LC) X 2.5 = U.S pop (LC)

*they can drink more beer per capita......

Discordia · Post by **Discordia** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 12:38 am

Thanks for your help on the litres thing Dr Placebo-I usually drink 1.5 litres a day so pretty much 3 times as usual, cool. xx

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 1:03 am

Consumption varies drastically depending on activity and current humidity.

Discordia · Post by **Discordia** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 1:21 am

Cool- I suppose its really just a case of being sensible about it and making sure you don't get dehydrated...