SC - re: Tasting Dinners

[Stefan li Rous]

Kat said:

> Phlip writes: 
> > Why in blazes are you letting people take money out of your feast budget
> > for a private party? Unless I'm very mistaken, that comes dangerously close
> > to violation of the guidelines for acceptable usage of Shire, etc. funds.
> 
> My sentiments exactly; and I'm dern glad to hear it's not "accepted"
> practice elsewhere in the Known World.
> 
> I just about had a cardiac last year when I was planning our annual White
> Shield feast and they asked me to be sure and save the receipts from the
> tasting dinner!  You shoulda heard me go off...  <blush>
> 
> I've been trying to discourage the practice, but "everyone knows" that's how
> it's "always been done" ...and you know how hard it is for people to give up
> Getting Something For Free...

I happen to agree with both of you. However, is this really any different
than having a meal at an event for specific group such as a peerage or
landed barons and baronesses which is paid for by the event fees but
which only a "privaledged few" may participate in?

Perhaps this no longer goes on in Ansteorra, but years ago I decided I
would not attend events that did this. I believe coronations were the main
events where this was done.

It may be splitting hairs, but serving special dishes or the same dishes with 
special, more expensive ingredients to the the high table might also be
considered 
to be a similar misuse of event or group money. I am undecided myself on this one.

Stefan li Rous
Ansteorra  (Austin, TX)
stefan at texas.net
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