SC - Serving question

[Elaine Koogler]

"catwho at bellsouth.net" wrote:

> >Again, I question this tactic.  I don't pay to go to an event, dress
> in my finer things, PAY for feast to be asked to work.  It
> is the responsibility of the hall steward to obtain servers and do
> their training *before* the feast and preferably before the event.

I guess our attitudes at events are different here.  It is very rare that I go
to an event, even in my best "bib and tucker", that I don't offer to help in
some manner...and the only events I don't pay to attend are those which I either
autocrat or am the head cook for.  On rare occasions, if we have some folk in
our group who are financially unable to pay for the event, we'll let them come
and work for their food...but that happens only rarely.

> What if you had a truly presedence set feast where there was an
> entire table of dukes and duchesses.  Would you be bold enough to ask
> their graces to supply a server of themselves?

Truth be told, these are usually the first people in line to be of assistance,
wherever their help is needed.  We have a joke in Atlantia about how you find
the King/Queen/etc....see who's washing dishes!

As I said in my earlier post, I know that this isn't period...and yes, I don't
want to get food or whatever on my best garb.  To that end, I usually carry an
apron with me to most events...just in case I'm needed.  If my garb is such that
I really don't want to get anything on it or damage it in any way, I'll try to
find something I can do that won't damage it.  I'm not trying to portray myself
as some kind of "goody-two-shoes"...most everyone here works that way.  We tend
to think that helping out makes the event more fun!

> Melbrigda
>

Kiri