[Elfsea] Defender Doom and Gloom

[Spence Mabry]

Thanks for the sanest words about this whole thing 
yet, Don V.

Ceatta
(not planning on fighting but working around where I 
can)
--- Original Message ---
From: "Valentyn Drake" 
<DonValentyn at jeffturnerfiction.com>
To: "'Barony of Elfsea'" <elfsea at ansteorra.org>
Subject: [Elfsea] Defender Doom and Gloom

>Hey folks,
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>Defender is this weekend, okay?
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>I appreciate people being concerned for their safety 
and the safety of
>others.  The notifications of weather expectations 
have been helpful, as =
>are
>the links to the weather-tracking websites.=20
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>That said, the event is happening this weekend.  If 
it rains, we'll deal
>with it.  We've dealt with it 1000 times in the 
past. =20
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>Relocating and/or re-scheduling the event are not 
options.  If =
>conditions
>worsen to the point that safety dictates shutting 
down, I'm sure the
>autocrats and the Baron and Baroness will take the 
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>What we DON'T need at this point are more 
predictions of the wrath of =
>God,
>your thanks to various deities that you're not 
attending the event, or =
>any
>other commentary to convince people to stay home.  
Fact is, we're =
>hosting
>our Baronial event this weekend, and the attendees 
are big boys and =
>girls
>who can take the weather data into consideration and 
make their own =
>choices.
>Make whatever personal plans you will, but let's not 
give the rest of =
>the
>kingdom the impression that our own populace is 
backing out.
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>Thanks,
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>Valentyn
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