[Bryn-gwlad] The possible return of sunday practice !!!

Tue Jan 22 19:56:28 PST 2008

Håkon, Jasmine, and I are in NE Round Rock at 30.5355 Degrees North   97.6737 Degrees West.  Not quite as far north or east as Tivar, but close.  Wolf and Damiana live just around the corner from us, so their lat-long should be virtually identical to ours.

  For those who have a hard time getting lat-long from this site, try www.maporama.com .  Map your address and the lat-long will appear (in small print) just below the map, on the left.

  Sigriðr / Michelle

Susan Scott <gwenneth40 at gmail.com> wrote:
  I found a website where you can enter your street address and get all
sorts of information, including latitude and longitude. If people
want to go there and send me their names, their latitude and
longitude, and the number of active SCA members at that address, I can
calculate the population center of the barony. I've been wanting to
figure that out for some time now. I did a similar analysis of the
kingdom based on local group populations a while back. (The center is
near Itasca, TX, south of Fort Worth.)

The website is http://www.melissadata.com/lookups/addressverify.asp.

Gwenneth
Numbers Geek

On Jan 22, 2008 11:04 AM, Shannon Brewster wrote:
> Ysabeau has a good point. It would be of great help in this research if we
> knew where we were as a Barony geographically speaking. Are there more of
> us south than north, east over west. If we can figure this out or get a
> decent idea then we would know where to look that would be fair for everyone
> to attend. Would it be possible to get a poll put up on the website for
> this?
>
> Edward
>
>
>
> On Jan 22, 2008 11:00 AM, Ysabeau wrote:
> >
> > Dick Nichols park near Mopac and Wm Cannon has a covered pavilion, an open
> field, woods, and a big parking lot. There is a fountain for the kids to
> play in when the weather is warm. There is a pool there so that pulls a lot
> of people in on the weekend. If you scheduled it to start sort of early-ish
> (say 10-11-ish) in the summer then it shouldn't be a problem - plus it would
> be a bit cooler for the fighters. There is a LOT of traffic/visibility
> there, especially in summer and the pavilion can be reserved by people so if
> you don't reserve it, you may not be able to use it but we could bring
> pop-up shades to use.
> >
> > On a personal note, I'd like to see some things move further south. There
> are a bunch of us down here and it seems that the activities keep moving
> further north. It is just as easy and faster for me to go to Ffynnon Gath
> Sunday Practice than the BG Sunday practice...the same for the activities in
> Wells Branch. I understand that there are reasons and they are great
> sites...I'm just asking you to remember that not everyone lives North. When
> was the last time the barony did ~anything~ South of the river?
> >
> > As for demos/recruiting...I highly recommend seeing about doing something
> at Eeyore's Birthday. It is our type of crowd.
> >
> > Just my thoughts,
> > Ysabeau
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Jan 22, 2008 10:47 AM, robert segrest wrote:
> >
> > > I have been discussing restarting the Sunday practice, and had planned
> on doing so the week after Candlemas. Of course the input of other people
> is desirable. Waterloo Park does have some shortcomings, but it also has a
> lot going for it. The biggest drawbacks are:
> > >
> > > 1) It sometimes gets used for other things which make it unavailable
> > >
> > > 2) It is somewhat overrun with homeless, which leads to
> > >
> > > 3) Not many people who are not homeless seem to use the park under
> ordinary circumstances, which limits the exposure we get there.
> > >
> > > On the positive side:
> > >
> > > 1) It's central and actually has pretty good parking available.
> > >
> > > 2) It is a nice park, with some good terrain
> > >
> > > 3) It is near the UT Campus (which was a major concern for choosing it
> initially, as a recruiting tool for the college group)
> > >
> > > Sigthorn and I did look at several parks in the downtown area, and did
> not find another that was really suitable, although we did find some that
> would have been great with minor improvments (better parking, bathrooms).
> We did not look farther afield, so there may be parks farther north or south
> that are better suited. I would be happy to discuss what we found with
> others who are interested in finding another location. I'll be at PIP
> tonight.
> > >
> > > Laszlo
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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