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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Paul Gilbert [<A HREF="mailto:niklas@pbgilbert.net">mailto:niklas@pbgilbert.net</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 2:13 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: The Barony of Ravensfort</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Cc: afty@ansteorra.org; redtape@ansteorra.org;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>hou-announce@ansteorra.org; barony@ansteorra.org;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>ansteorra@ansteorra.org; ansteorra-announce@ansteorra.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: [Afty] NORTH SEA RAIDS CANCELED!!! PASS IT ON!</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Importance: High</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Greetings,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>A short time ago, I spoke with Sir Kief and he along with a consensus of </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>the officers of the Barony, the B&B and staff of the event and with MUCH </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>regret and agonizing over whether or not to hold the event, have made the </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>decision to CANCEL North Sea Raids for this weekend due to weather and site </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>related issues.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>The National Weather Service is calling for temps very cold on Friday and </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Friday evening with rain, possible sleet or snow. Combined with wind chill </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>of in the 20's, that is pretty miserable.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>For Saturday, it does not get much better. The chance of rain drops, but </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>there is still the chance of snow or sleet and the temp in the day goes to </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>the 40s, but still near freezing at night.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Combine all this with the inches or more rain we have received over the </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>past several days that has made the site very wet and muddy and it makes </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>for a cold, muddy, wet mud feast with the tearing up of the site due to </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>cars, people and usage due to rain soaked grounds and mud.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>SOOOOOOOOOOOO...........</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>NORTH SEA RAIDS IS CANCELED !!!!</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Please, contact everyone you can, know or see that the event is canceled.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Plans to reschedule it will be discussed Monday night at the Baronial </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Business meeting at the Rayford Road Community Center in Spring at 7pm.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>There are tentative plans to reschedule it pending a potential open date. </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>But, that will be discussed Monday night.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>We greatly !! regret that this has been done at such a short notice, but it </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>is un-avoidable.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Please send/post or copy this notice out far and wide so those that do not </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>have good connectivity will be informed and can act accordingly.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Thank you for your work, it will not be in vain. We can use and will use it </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>for the re-scheduled event or for Crown Tourney in May.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>See below Sir Kiefs message.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Ansteorrian weather is so fickled and has won this battle, but not the war!</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>In Service,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>HE Niklas Vasilevich</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Baron of Raven's Fort</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>____________________________________________________________</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Heilsa fellow Ansteorrans...</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>The bad news is that Raven's Fort must CANCEL North Sea Raids...</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>The good news is that everyone can spend Valentine's Day with</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>their loved ones in a more temperate environment...</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>The forecast of temps in the low 40's during the day and at or</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>below freezing during the night coupled with Wind, Rain, Freezing</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Rain, Sleet, and Snow on Friday and Saturday morning are too</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>much. The site is also extremely muddy and the chances of</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>hypothermia are all too real.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Raven's Fort may well re-schedule this event...but it will be</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>after Gulf War.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>We apologize to all those good Ansteorrans that have made plans</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>to travel to our Barony...but we cannot beat the weather.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Your good, but extremely disapointed and frustrated, neighbor...</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Kief - Steward of North Sea Raids</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>------NOAA Forecast-------</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="http://www.srh.noaa.gov/data/forecasts/TXZ177.php?zo=1&city=Walker+County" TARGET="_blank">http://www.srh.noaa.gov/data/forecasts/TXZ177.php?zo=1&city=Walker+County</A></FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Friday. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the morning</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>then a chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 40s.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Friday night. Cloudy with rain likely. Rain possibly mixing with</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>sleet or snow late. Lows in the mid 30s. Northeast winds 5 to 10</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Saturday. Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain possibly mixed with</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>sleet or snow early morning. Then a slight chance of rain through</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Chance of precipitation 30 percent.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Saturday night. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>---------end NOAA Forecast-----------</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Paul Gilbert, KE5ZW H.E. Niklas Vasilevich,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Huntsville, Texas Baron of The Barony Raven's Fort</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>niklas@pbgilbert.net CSM, Crane, ORH, KGA , AoA</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>936-291-9532 home Kingdom of Ansteorra</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>936-714-3198 cellular Society for Creative </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Anachronism</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> AIM Name: KE5ZW</FONT>
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