Did you get a STEP Ticket?

Jenifersteppat · Post by **Jenifersteppat** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 8:06 pm

Ok, now had time to decompress - Got my tix today after minor meltdown. Savannah - I was in a mad rush to get back to work and should have said: Junglesmacks it worked! (Not as a question because it did work)!! Thanks to all who have answered my questions along the way. Whenever I had doubts someone on eplaya had support, opinions and answers (thanks mods and fellow eplayan peeps). I have been on cloud nine all day. What a journey! I was trying to rush back to work at the time so wanted to give my full info now as I know I lurked like a hawk on here waiting. Got two tickets at $390 tier. My full time stamp was 12:17:24. I did in fact have to close out my browser and retry the link and it worked (holla Junglesmacks). I will continue to watch and hope and be happy for everyone else waiting....patiently?

Kenrock · Post by **Kenrock** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 8:24 pm

I posted earlier this morning about getting a ticket offer but was rushed and about out the door on my way to work. I neglected to say Thank You, Thank You, Thank You to all who have contributed to STEP.

shiny_sparkles wrote:Hello all -

I've been lurking, obsessing over this thread for quite some time, wondering if the magic email would ever arrive. And it finally did, on Friday. 2 tickets via STEP. Our timestamp was 12:17:05 (in case you were wondering!)

Sadly, my hubbie's managed to injure his foot in the space of time between us desperately trying to procure tickets and then actually getting them! He's on crutches and in plaster for the foreseeable future and despite much pleading with the doctors, they can't guarantee he'll be back on his feet (quite literally) in time for the Burn. So, we've reluctantly had to pass on them and allow them to re-enter STEP.

The timing is about right. It possible that it may have been me who picked up the tickets you passed on. In any event, somebody is going to get to go home thanks to you folks. So thank you and I'll raise a glass to you and the hubby on the playa.

And if hubby breaks his leg again next year tell him it will heal faster if you just chop it off.

Arnoldo · Post by **Arnoldo** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 8:54 pm

so close....

tSmalls · Post by **tSmalls** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 9:00 pm

The consistancy of these stamps are starting to waver. All bets are off now!!

scott_k · Post by **scott_k** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 11:13 pm

Hi everyone. I have a TimeStamp tech question. I am gmail user.

When I click "print message" it shows that my STEP confirmation showed up in my inbox at 12:21

However, when I open the details of the message, it shows this:

Received: by 10.60.134.147 with SMTP id pk19csp9584oeb;
Fri, 2 Mar 2012 12:28:14 -0800 (PST)
Received: by 10.236.145.2 with SMTP id o2mr13073991yhj.1.1330720094480;
Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:28:14 -0800 (PST)
Return-Path: <[email protected]>
Received: from intic-stage-app1.inetuhosted.net ([74.85.132.11])
by mx.google.com with SMTP id u67si2207103yhm.39.2012.03.02.12.28.14;
Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:28:14 -0800 (PST)
Received-SPF: neutral (google.com: 74.85.132.11 is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of [email protected]) client-ip=74.85.132.11;
Authentication-Results: mx.google.com; spf=neutral (google.com: 74.85.132.11 is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of [email protected]) smtp.mail=[email protected]
Received: (qmail 21387 invoked by uid 48); 2 Mar 2012 20:21:46 -0000
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
To: [removed my email address for privacy]
Subject: Burning Man STEP: you've been added
From: Burning Man Tickets <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:21:46 -0800
Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
boundary="=_4e0012a081ff5ed315968ace1543c24e"
MIME-Version: 1.0

Please advise! I'm new to ePlaya but this will be my second year at the burn! I love you all! THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK

shiny_sparkles · Post by **shiny_sparkles** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 1:23 am

Ah sucks, thanks Kenrock. Even though we were sad to let go of those golden tickets, we did smile, knowing someone else would be getting that excitment of seeing an email sitting in their inbox with the good news they've been patiently waiting for. Thanks for raising a glass to us - make it a good Irish whiskey and you're on! And I'll certainly be letting my hubbie know we're going next year, with or without the leg!

lucky420 · Post by **lucky420** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 7:13 am

scott,
looks like your time stamp says your email was sent from bman at 12:21:46 that would be the time stamp that people should be looking at. Although we all know that time stamps mean nada

good luck and hang in there. I predict you'll be hearing from STEP before to long. YAY

FeetOfClay · Post by **FeetOfClay** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 7:41 am

The consistancy of these stamps are starting to waver. All bets are off now!!

Yeah, the time stamps seem particularly imprecise this week: we have had stuff in the 12:16s AND 12:17s...
trying not to worry that i have been skipped due to a glitch or something.

i know you all have fingers crossed for me--and thank you!

Paint · Post by **Paint** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 7:58 am

Two $390 tickets received yesterday via STEP.

Timestamp was 12:16:37.

Arnoldo · Post by **Arnoldo** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 8:11 am

Paint wrote:Two $390 tickets received yesterday via STEP.

Timestamp was 12:16:37.

CONGRATS!!!!!

Ratty · Post by **Ratty** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 8:30 am

Way to GO!! See you in the dust.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 9:24 am

Kenrock wrote:And if hubby breaks his leg again next year tell him it will heal faster if you just chop it off.

Hmm.

FELIXWOLFRAM · Post by **FELIXWOLFRAM** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:45 am

tSmalls wrote:The consistancy of these stamps are starting to waver. All bets are off now!!

I'm not really sure that they are really starting to waver(all of this 12:17 before 12:16 business)...My theory is that some people are looking at different times...when looking at your email conformation there are two times...the stamp when your conformation was sent from BM...and the stamp when you receive the email....this may account for the appearance of these fluctuations..and may also be the the reason that some people say that timestamp is unreliable......ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY TIMESTAMP!!!!!!

moonbabyy · Post by **moonbabyy** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 11:00 am

My theory is that some people are looking at different times...

Yes- I was thinking the same thing. sent from server- server received... blah blah blah- jibbity jamand the puddingpops.

That's the only thing keeping me relatively sane considering it appears that yesterday a :17:05 AND a :17:24 want and I'm at :17:11. ACK!!!
Exemplifies all the variables that come into play here- what we've been saying all along- timestamps are just an approximation!
(Having said that, it looks to me like you're up next, Felix

)

Post by **Eric** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 11:08 am

FeetOfClay wrote:
The consistancy of these stamps are starting to waver. All bets are off now!!
Yeah, the time stamps seem particularly imprecise this week: we have had stuff in the 12:16s AND 12:17s...
trying not to worry that i have been skipped due to a glitch or something.

This isn't to start another argument on timestamps, this is to allay fears of people who think they are being skipped.

You. Are. Not. Being. Skipped.
You have not been forgotten or lost in a mix-up!

If you received the initial email you have not been "skipped" and there is NO glitch. This is the whole thing about "don't rely on the timestamps" some of us type until our fingers are blue- they are not an accurate representation of the queue. Close? Maybe. Accurate? No.

The timestamps come from around 20 different servers, the servers are not on the same millisecond, the time they took to get to you can vary (I know, shocking in this day and age), and they are not and have never been any sort of official tracking of the queue.

You are in the queue, it seems to be moving well, breathe & relax, and have your credit card ready when that email hits!

moonbabyy · Post by **moonbabyy** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 11:12 am

Thanks Eric!!Totally didn't mean to rehash the timestamp argument- I actually think the unpredictability makes it kinda fun.

The email is coming- could be today could be next week. It's so exciting!!

Post by **Savannah** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 11:35 am

junglesmacks wrote:
Jenifersteppat wrote:OMG! Got offered tickets -freaked out with happiness - Did not open link - rushed home on lunch break, click link - says it has already been used or expired! Having melt down. Follow link it says try back in 35 minutes if get that error message! I have to go back to work. Why is this happening? Did this happen to anyone else? I just got tickets offered at 9:35 this am and my time stamp is 12:17...
The "expired" link error means that somewhere, you have multiple windows open to it. Close your entire browser and try opening back up. Did you open it on your phone or anything?

If all else fails, just email partiserv (at) burningman.com with your issue. Your name has already been selected, you're fine.

I can also almost promise you with everything that the problem is right there within your reach with the browser issue.

And let's not forget the above advice from Junglesmacks, et al, if you get a "used" or "expired" message when you try to buy. It worked for Jenifer!

Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the white-out dust storm that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through my well-staked shade structure. And I will buy my fucking tickets.

VultureChow · Post by **VultureChow** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 11:50 am

Savannah wrote:
junglesmacks wrote:
Jenifersteppat wrote:OMG! Got offered tickets -freaked out with happiness - Did not open link - rushed home on lunch break, click link - says it has already been used or expired! Having melt down. Follow link it says try back in 35 minutes if get that error message! I have to go back to work. Why is this happening? Did this happen to anyone else? I just got tickets offered at 9:35 this am and my time stamp is 12:17...
The "expired" link error means that somewhere, you have multiple windows open to it. Close your entire browser and try opening back up. Did you open it on your phone or anything?

If all else fails, just email partiserv (at) burningman.com with your issue. Your name has already been selected, you're fine.

I can also almost promise you with everything that the problem is right there within your reach with the browser issue.
And let's not forget the above advice from Junglesmacks, et al, if you get a "used" or "expired" message when you try to buy. It worked for Jenifer!

Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the white-out dust storm that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through my well-staked shade structure. And I will buy my fucking tickets.

Now I want to start a Fremen camp. Worm MV. Spice food. Spice liquor. (Goldschlager?).

They even make the contacts.
http://www.contactsamerica.com/contacts/product796.asp

catinthefunnyhat · Post by **catinthefunnyhat** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 12:05 pm

VultureChow wrote:
Savannah wrote:Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the white-out dust storm that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through my well-staked shade structure. And I will buy my fucking tickets.

Now I want to start a Fremen camp. Worm MV. Spice food. Spice liquor. (Goldschlager?).

They even make the contacts.
http://www.contactsamerica.com/contacts/product796.asp

Brilliant idea! Allow me to suggest Dr. McGilicuddy's Fireball Cinnamon Whisky as your spice liquor. It's spicier, less sweet, and much more potent than Goldschlager.

Can you get it in the States, or is it a Canadian thing?

lucky420 · Post by **lucky420** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 12:39 pm

We brought some of that fireball to bm last year. We used it as mouthwash

lucky420 · Post by **lucky420** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 12:40 pm

Yes you can get it in Reno.

VultureChow · Post by **VultureChow** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 12:46 pm

catinthefunnyhat wrote:
Brilliant idea! Allow me to suggest Dr. McGilicuddy's Fireball Cinnamon Whisky as your spice liquor. It's spicier, less sweet, and much more potent than Goldschlager.

Can you get it in the States, or is it a Canadian thing?

Probably, though it might be more fun/economical to make our own. Just need everclear, cinnamon, and whatever else we put in. Can't be much different than making limoncello.

catinthefunnyhat · Post by **catinthefunnyhat** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 1:07 pm

VultureChow wrote:Probably, though it might be more fun/economical to make our own. Just need everclear, cinnamon, and whatever else we put in. Can't be much different than making limoncello.

Yay! Much fun!

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 1:24 pm

Is it time for me to post all my calculations of the correlation of the timestamps to the measurements and astronomical alignment of the Pyramids?

organizedchaos · Post by **organizedchaos** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 2:29 pm

You'll know me on the playa because I'll have a t-shirt that says

12:17:01

Sooooo close ahhhh!!!

The Bruce · Post by **The Bruce** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 2:31 pm

Molotov will be serving up Fireball shots all week come check us out. If you can find us lol

Doctor Pancakes · Post by **Doctor Pancakes** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:35 pm

catinthefunnyhat wrote:
VultureChow wrote:Probably, though it might be more fun/economical to make our own. Just need everclear, cinnamon, and whatever else we put in. Can't be much different than making limoncello.
Yay! Much fun!

If you decide to host a deep playa Water-of-Life party, I'm am SO there!

Spadge63 · Post by **Spadge63** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:58 pm

Oh no!! I wonder if I got passed up 12:16:26 is my timestamp.

Post by **Savannah** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 4:02 pm

Spadge63 wrote:Oh no!! I wonder if I got passed up 12:16:26 is my timestamp.

No.

Eric wrote:
FeetOfClay wrote:
The consistancy of these stamps are starting to waver. All bets are off now!!
Yeah, the time stamps seem particularly imprecise this week: we have had stuff in the 12:16s AND 12:17s...
trying not to worry that i have been skipped due to a glitch or something.
This isn't to start another argument on timestamps, this is to allay fears of people who think they are being skipped.

You. Are. Not. Being. Skipped.
You have not been forgotten or lost in a mix-up!

If you received the initial email you have not been "skipped" and there is NO glitch. This is the whole thing about "don't rely on the timestamps" some of us type until our fingers are blue- they are not an accurate representation of the queue. Close? Maybe. Accurate? No.

The timestamps come from around 20 different servers, the servers are not on the same millisecond, the time they took to get to you can vary (I know, shocking in this day and age), and they are not and have never been any sort of official tracking of the queue.

You are in the queue, it seems to be moving well, breathe & relax, and have your credit card ready when that email hits!

Spadge63 · Post by **Spadge63** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 4:12 pm

I know I'm over reacting but this is the the most tense I've been since the 15 or so minutes of trying to get into STEP on that fateful day.

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