[Ansteorra] gulfwars bobbys

[Robert G. Ferrell]

On 3/20/2013 1:14 AM, hal johnson wrote:
> ive been to gulf wars many times but during midnite madniss i was
> walking about and i noticed some of the folks walking around. there
> were searvel folks walking around in period clothing and carrying
> large nitesticks you could tell they did not belong there as they
> were TOO much you could pick them off right away .i remember last
> year we had some trailers broke into is this a reaction to last yr
> you know if this is going to be a standerd practice i might start
> staying home instaed of driving the 20 something hr drive spending
> around $500.00 in gas the 124 dollar motel bill .onenite eachway the
> 78 doller gate fee and now ive got to worry bout
> hattiesburg/lamberson rednecks and theifs trying to steal our things
> as well as fuc with the merchints as i understand some of these folks
> lost around 80.000 yes thats eighty thounsend bucks worth of things
> sad realy sad

There were no thefts reported in the merchant area this year. I serve as 
the informal security for midnight madness and I did not see anyone with 
"nightsticks." We keep a rather careful eye on the merchant area. The 
only mundanes there were KAR staff and Larry's guests.

The thefts to which I believe you are referring took place last Fall, 
and were mostly limited to the permanent structures on the periphery of 
the site, including our storage containers and the Early Period Life, 
NOVA, and Clan Gambit areas. No merchant losses were involved, as there 
were no merchants there. They were very sad losses, as you say, but 
realistically there was not much we could have done to prevent them. KAR 
is a large site surrounded by woods with lots of cover and near a major 
Interstate. That's a recipe for late-night theft.

I personally feel the benefits of Gulf Wars far, far outweigh the risks, 
however, and dealing with risk is what I get paid for in the mundane world.

Also: please turn on your spell check.

Cynric

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