SC - upcoming feast - fishing for thoughts

[Laura C. Minnick]

> micaylah wrote:
>
> > I totally agree with this but I doubt "lean times" could actually
occur.
>
> Don't count on it.  Our barony has been around for over 10 years.
We've had the
> occasional money-loser, but nothing really spectacular until last
fall.  We had
> an event that everyone we talked to said they were coming to.
Unfortunately,
> all it was was talk....We bought food for a little less then the
number we were
> expecting because we know that some are just talk.  However, as it
turned out,
> most of the people who had promised to come (some very good friends
who had
> pushed us to have this event again) didn't come.  We lost a bunch of
money.  To
> the point now that we would be strapped to front the money for an
event!  We are
> co-sponsoring Atlantia's XXth Year celebration in the hope that the
profits will
> be enough to put is comfortably in the black again...by which I mean
that we
> have money to front our next event...and to cover baronial expenses
like the
> newsletter, etc.
>
> So....don't get too comfortable!

Having been a Barony ourselves for nigh in 20 years we have experience
with what you are saying and have learnt quite a while ago that "talk"
doesnt pay the Piper. Solving this problem was quite easy....reserve
with payment. Period. Don't know about other Cantons but this has been
the norm here in Ealdormere for as long as I can remember. If in fact
this is what you qualify as "lean times" then we have slogged thru this
one, as Im sure every area has, a few times. I dont really see this as
the lean times but rather a unique setback that doesnt occur often.

Micaylah