[Ansteorra] Water Bearing at Gulf Wars?
Jason
jbrashear at me.com
Fri Feb 20 06:50:48 PST 2009
I would have to agree with that.
-William
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On Feb 20, 2009, at 8:47 AM, Robert-GMail <rgferrell at gmail.com> wrote:
> Having an 'official' bureaucratic infrastructure doesn't really
> ensure any better deployment of resources, anyway. Case in point:
> several years ago at Gulf Wars Godwyn Alfricson and I wandered up to
> watch the Rapier Field Melees. We were astonished and dismayed
> that, despite the relative close proximity of Waterbearers' Point,
> there was not a single one assigned to this rather major scheduled
> battle. Godwyn and I commandeered a golf cart and a five-gallon jug
> and served as the only waterbearers for that entire battle.
>
> We have always and will always need water on the field. But we
> don't need yet another layer of bureaucracy to make that happen. If
> you see something that needs doing, just do it.
>
> Cynric
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 20, 2009, at 7:16 AM, Chris Zakes <dontivar at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I want to make two points:
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>> 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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