ANST - Gulf War reservations

[Stefan li Rous]

Sir Lyonel Oliver Grace said:
> The Gulf Wars autocrats
> owe 12 people cabin space--or at the very least a complete refund by way
> of compensation for the rude handling they've received.

Pardon me, good knight. But. (ho ho ha ha> Yeah right. ROTFLMAO!!!
Yeah. right. If it is the same land people as last year, don't count
on it. I'm sorry.

Last year, when we got there, an hour after the gate opened, there were 
few unclaimed spaces to camp. There were lots of large, open, sometimes 
roped off areas. After getting told three times that I couldn't camp in 
various unmarked areas, I approached what seemed to be a official land 
person (only later did I find out he was the head land-o-crat). His 
comments were bacically that since we were not part of a big group, he 
wasn't interested in dealing with us. "Next year, pre-register". Since 
my barony wasn't camping together last year that hadn't been a possiblity. 
"Where can the non-pre-reserved camp?". Basically, the answer I got was, 
you shouldn't be here if you didn't reserve land. Now, get lost.

In nine years in the SCA, this was the worst encounter I have had with 
an unchivalrous, pompous, rude, officious bureaucrat in the Society. 
I vowed I would not return to Gulf Wars (I have made all but the second 
one) if I didn't have a reserved location.

I think the land allocation/free-for-all has gotten worse and worse ever 
since Gulf Wars IV.

My suggestions for everyone:
1) Arrange to camp with a group.
2) Help your group to reserve a spot in the land allocation 
   by pre-paying.
3) Arrive as early as possible, to help ensure you have a spot even
   with the reservation system.
4) Take plenty of shovels, axes, saws etc to clear the land if (when?) 
   you end up out in the far reaches of the event.

-- 
Lord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
Mark S. Harris             Austin, Texas           stefan at texas.net
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