[Ansteorra] Walkie-Talkiers and Cell Phones

[Susan Hill]

Sir Corwin,

In period, runners did their jobs because they had to, they weren't given a 
choice. In our 'middle ages-the-way-it-ought-to-be' recreation, people have 
lots of choices. We considered using runners for an event in the last 
year...A Warlord, to be exact. The thought came up in the earliest planning 
meetings and was quickly disregarded because we could not be sure that we 
could get enough people to do the job. A commitment was needed from a lot of 
people and we didn't feel that it would be possible to get it. Being a 
runner these days means you will miss out on a lot of stuff in places you 
would rather be, spend a lot of time looking for people in places they 
weren't supposed to be, and in all kinds of adverse conditions, and spend a 
lot of time being bored. Without getting substantial compensation of some 
sort, very few people will take the responsiblity on. Unless, 
perhaps.....some squires could be designated as runners......just a thought.

Lyneya de Grey

----Original Message Follows----
From: "Corey Van Zandt" <Sircorwin at hotmail.com>
Reply-To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Walkie-Talkiers and Cell Phones
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 02:33:16 -0500

Why not runners?  You know....people who deliver messages....the way it was
done back then!!!

Electronic comunications are not required nor truly needed at events.  They
should all be turned off or put on vibrate and kept hidden!

Back in the old days we didn't have them and I believe it was a GREAT thing,
or lack thereof, thus any argument to say we must use them or overlook them
is just one more step towards a modern society just like the one we are all
trying to escape.

Don't let fear rule your SCA experience....let go of the electronic leashes
and free your mind.

Sir Corwin





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