[Ansteorra] Water Bearing at GW

[Pukhta 'Pooky' Lovvek]

Thank You Tivar my friend,

>>If people are not there to be on immediate hand to squirt the water in
>>the visor of our friends, someone will heat stroke and die.

Yea it sounds a trifle over exaggerated, but in precluding this
occurrence, I find a lot of motivation to go and be helpful by making
sure people stay alive. (another good habit of mine)

>Yet, oddly enough, nobody died.

That is a good thing! 1 in 10 1 in 1000 1 in 10000 1 in 100000
fighters that take the field over the years... odds are odd and The
Fates are fickle.

So, if the offices of the Society aren't going to organize
waterbearing, how will we maintain an organized level of bearing the
water and not fall back into catch-as-catch-can?

I'll ponder 5 minutes and submit some suggestions.

Thank You Tivar for helping me to understand what's happening, as
always I appreciate You very much!

{reminisce} I think back and remember on every occasion are events
intertwined, how the positive and integral effect your participation
and sense of inner Duty has been beneficial to Society, group, and
Lady.

Fond memories,
Pooky








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> Message: 8
> Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 07:16:40 -0600
> From: Chris Zakes <dontivar at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Water Bearing at Gulf Wars?
> To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
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> At 09:11 PM 2/19/2009, you wrote:
>
>>Good Day Fellow Ansteorrans,
>>
>>
>>I do not claim nor have any evidence to show, that I understand how
>>the modern world works.
>>
>>
>>It is undeniably necessary for there to be people who are not actively
>>engaged in fighting, to be supplying water to those who are. In 95+
>>degree Ansteorran heat, heavy heat absorbent metal, expending energy,
>>fending off opportunities to be literally physically wounded people
>>will overheat.
>>If people are not there to be on immediate hand to squirt the water in
>>the visor of our friends, someone will heat stroke and die.
>>Sure we can say let them fight and hydrate (or not) at their own risk
>>that way the Society be less culpable, but here is where my lack of
>>modern understanding comes to query, is Society even more at legal
>>risk for permitting an activity and purposely not providing a crucial
>>safety feature like hydration when the cause and effect is so clear
>>cut?
>
> I want to make two points:
>
> First, *NOBODY* is saying that people can not or should not bear
> water to the fighters. All that has changed is that the SCA Inc. will
> no longer be responsible for it.
>
> Second, in the early days of Ansteorra, we didn't have a
> waterbearer's office, and waterbearing was pretty much
> catch-as-catch-can and strictly voluntary. Yet, oddly enough, nobody
> died.  I think you may be overexaggerating just a trifle.
> (For that matter, I know of several cases where even when there was
> an active waterbearer's office, fighters were stupid, didn't drink,
> and got seriously dehydrated. Ultimately, it *still* comes down to
> personal responsibility.)
>
>         -Tivar Moondragon
>
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