[Elfsea] My Conclusions from the Data

[Richard Threlkeld]

Shopping and eating establishments are available at the south end
of Trinity park also.

Caelin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: elfsea-admin at ansteorra.org [mailto:elfsea-admin at ansteorra.org]On
> Behalf Of housedragonstar
> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 8:47 PM
> To: elfsea at ansteorra.org
> Subject: Re: [Elfsea] My Conclusions from the Data
>
>
> Okay, I just can't resist...
>
> Thanks for the map.  It does shed light on a number of issues and even if
> the accuracy ain't 100%, you did a fine job.
>
> So, no matter where it lands, we are still driving an hour.  We
> bought drive
> time when we decided to live away from the city.  I would like to
> point out
> that we are still technically in the boundaries of Elfsea and if some
> enterprising person had noted this off the Domesday about 3 years
> ago, Loch
> Ruadh would not have annexed us.  But they did, and we love them for it.
> So, those of you who live in the Steppes and just like us
> better...well, you
> bought that extra drive time like we did.
>
>  It comes down to this for me...if I have to spend the time and the gas to
> get there, where I am most likely to be able to combine other "goin' to
> town" errands.  (Geez, you know you live in the country when you start
> talking about "goin' ta' town.)
>
> So, for shopping, general spending of money at restaurants, etc....Bedford
> hits the mark.  Hey, two malls, several shopping centers, plus
> all of those
> restaurants...(as I reach for the motivational diet video), how can we
> resist the lure of multi-tasking?  Do you all know how close duck tape and
> Hancock's clearance tables are to that site? Not to mention the Half Price
> Books over there, and Barnes and Noble?  Since they took the Starbucks out
> of Albertsons in Azle....well, we need not go there.
>
> I know that this has nothing whatsoever to do with SCA and fighters, but
> Polydore and us, well we are way out here it seems.  Might as well have
> other reasons besides practices to justify that expense of time
> and cash for
> gas.
>
> And just to point out...Hulen and all of it's wonders are still about the
> same drive time from us...so either way we look at it, we are driving an
> hour just to get where we are going.
>
> Medb and Daire
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Timothy Rayburn" <timothy at elfsea.net>
> To: <elfsea at ansteorra.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 8:01 PM
> Subject: [Elfsea] My Conclusions from the Data
>
>
> This concerns the data mentioned in a previous message located at
> www.elfsea.net/fp :
>
> My personal feelings regarding the data that I collected is that Trinity
> Park has many many close people to it, 51 in fact who are closer
> to it than
> any other park, but this is because it is the closest park to Loch Ruadh
> (LR).
>
> On the other hand, those who were quick to dismiss the Bedford Boys Ranch
> should note that 41 people are closer to it than any other park.
> Furthermore the Arlington parks combined (Stoval, Randol Mill,
> and Vetrans)
> combine to 54 people being closest to those.
>
> My belief is that Trinity would be a very good place for fighter
> practice if
> two things were true :
>   1) Loch Ruadh inteded to have alot of their people commonly
> attending the
> Sunday practice.
>   2) It was felt to be safe and secure, at all hours.
>
> Bedford Boys Ranch on the other hand has no concerns about safety, and
> places fighter practice near a population center that already
> frequents our
> practices quite regularly. Bedford Boys Ranch is also closer to
> much of the
> Arlington residents than Trinity would be.
>
> All of this said, I realize that distance should not be all that matters,
> but I would encourage those who support each of the locations
> (Bedford Boys
> Ranch and Trinity) to start talking about more than distance and
> recruitment
> information, and speak directly to why it would be a good place
> for Fighter
> Practice.  The fact of the matter is any of the parks would be a
> good choice
> if all things are equal.  So my question to those who are forwarding a
> particular park is :
>
> What makes your park the best amoungst equals (in distance)?
>
> Timothy
>
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