ES - Re: Serving as best we can

[Glen Wilkerson]

Having read all of the other postings, here are my two shillings...

First, I tend not to notice the golf carts.  They may not be period, they
may be a mundane intrusion - I ignore them, no big deal...

Second, I recognize their necessity in hauling people and stuff - for many
things they simply cannot be replaced.

Third, they are not necessary for EVERYTHING that has been mentioned in all
of the other postings - for which I have one suggestion.

Keep the number of carts to a necessary minimum - one, or two at the
outside, should be more than enough for most chores at the large events we
have at Canton.  For everyone else (camp heralds, security, etc...) who
thinks they absolutely have to have a means to get around quickly - have any
of you considered bicycles?

Don Alaric

-----Original Message-----
From: Vicki Marsh <XaraXene at home.com>
To: elfsea at ansteorra.org <elfsea at ansteorra.org>
Date: Monday, October 16, 2000 2:42 PM
Subject: RE: ES - Re: Serving as best we can


>Xene here:
>
>As far as covering up mundanities go, as individuals we can all do better
by
>removing from the public eyes our coolers, our cars, and our soft drink
>cans. For our ears, conversations on site about such things as television
>shows and computers could also be taken into a private area rather than be
>discussed during feast.
>
>I have watched many autocrats walk their feet off at events over the years
>and considering the size of the Canton site, it is an expense well worth
>having. Requesting that private individuals not drive their carts at a site
>is the same as requesting that we all move our vehicles to the parking lot.
>If it is written in the site rules and someone refuses to abide by the site
>rules, after being asked nicely, we can follow the posted course of action
>(that has been written in the site rules) - usually by asking them to leave
>site and refunding them their monies.
>
>I have also been a chirurgeon and attended to people at large events.  It
is
>not easy to always manage to get an automobile into a site to remove ill
and
>injured victims.  The golf carts are not noisy or smoke-producing and when
>they run around to pick up people, I don't even notice them most of the
>time. They have been used quite a bit to transport heat victims at Canton
to
>the hall.  If the victims had to walk there, or wait for a car, they might
>just pass out and get that much sicker.
>
>Really, we are making enough profit off most of our events to afford to
rent
>a cart or two.  At an event with over 500 people, it can make the
difference
>between life and death.  It can encourage volunteers to work longer without
>knowing that they will have to spend Monday after the event in bed
>recovering from their exertions.  Elfsea has been very fortunate in the
past
>to have (barely) enought volunteers, but that will not always be the case.
>We must guard against the day when we can no longer get autocrats and
>volunteers.  If, as an autocrat, *you* choose not to make use of a cart,
>that is fine.
>
>Some of the people riding the carts need to keep in mind where they are
>going and what kind of an effect they have on the situation.  There are
>times that people have ridden up close to a court and been a distraction,
or
>close to the list field when they could park the cart and walk a small
>distance.  That is the only suggestion that I would make to lessen the
>impact of the visual mundanity of the cart.  I don't think that a cover is
>needed and would be a great hassle (and possible safety hazard) in the long
>run.
>
>To prevent people from stealing the carts and being stupid with them,
proper
>precautions can be taken - locking them up and putting the key in a good,
>safe place comes to mind.  If anyone does get stupid with the cart, then
the
>posted course of action should then be followed (see above).  They are not
>toys for playing with.
>
>My two bezants worth,
>
>Mistress Xene
>
>
>
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