ES - Fw: Coronation

[Richard Threlkeld]

I would depend on their honor. But that is only one of the
problems. When the feast helpers estimate how much food
they need for a group of tables or how many servers they
usually don't go ask "how many of you get the feast?"

They usually look at the tables and estimate a count. This
is more difficult with a variable number of non-feasters.

Caelin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-elfsea at Ansteorra.ORG [mailto:owner-elfsea at Ansteorra.ORG]On
> Behalf Of Patrick Cuccurello
> Sent: Monday, October 25, 1999 3:35 PM
> To: elfsea at Ansteorra.ORG
> Subject: RE: ES - Fw: Coronation
>
>
> >
> > I would use an alternant row system. Have the first two rows
> > for people who
> > buy feast, and the next two rows for people who are not
> > buying feast. And
> > keep this up until you run out of the number of feast spots
> > available. When
> > the number of feast spots is available is down to 0 all
> > remaining seats will
> > be for non feasters. This way people who do not buy feast or
> > can't becuase
> > of dietrayrestrictions are not extremely penalized. You mark
> > each table with
> > a large colored shiled at teh the end of each table which
> > depicts that table
> > as feasting or non feasting.
> >
> > just a thought
> >
> > Richard Fairbourne
> >
>
> It has been my experience that people will pretty much sit
> where people want, despite the greatest planning by the
> Autocrat or the Head Cook.
>
>  "Oh, we've got room for you! Here squeeze in right here".
>
> Part of the difficulty you
> run into is that many of those who do not do feast--either
> for dietary or other reasons--are many time part of larger
> groups.  Those groups are loathe to eat with their friends
> sitting at another table just because they are not having
> feast.  Hence, the above conversation.
>
> If you have people eating feast mixed with those who are not,
> how do you differentiate?  Do you rely on someone's personal
> honor?  Do you have a token that has to be shown?  If so,
> to who--their friend who is serving for the table?
>
> If you separate those who are eating feast from those who are
> not, you deprive their friends of their company during the meal.
> Once you start drawing lines in the sand, where do you stop?
>
> I have know idea if this has been an issue in the past or not.
> My personal feeling is that if someone is so willing to risk
> the embarrassment of getting caught partaking of feast without
> paying--perhaps we should feed them. There is probably a need
> there that courtesy dictates understanding.  That is, as long
> as the situation isn't out of hand and you have 25% of the
> people showing up at feast and not paying for it.
>
> How has it been done in the past here?
>
> Petruccio
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