[Sca-cooks] Getting moo

[Stefan li Rous]

Selene replied to me with:
> > Could be worse I guess. The Burnet site where TFYC was held is now
> > next to a prison.
> >
> > Stefan
>
> There's a prison near the GWW site as well, which does not seem to
> bother anybody.  If a prisoner ever escaped, he/she would be OUTTA
> THERE, not hanging around the neighborhood.  Besides, you think prison
> uniform is made to be glaringly different in the Modern milieu, think
> how much less it would blend in with us.  Heh.

I think the main concern was that the prison is rather large and  
rather modern looking, rather than any concern about the prisoners  
escaping. Many folks disliked the site already because it was rather  
mundane in many sections.

It did have a really big, enclosed horse arena though. One fall event  
when an early cold front blew through and temperatures dropped into  
the forties, most of the event was moved from outside into the arena.  
The big problem was really the strong, cold, north wind, as well as  
the damp conditions. So the barn helped for that. The folks that had  
problems with hay though weren't happy, even though we had covered  
the entire area with plastic to keep down the dust. The tournament  
was still held outside, though. Many camped out there on Friday  
night. I don't think many did for Saturday night. We almost left  
early Saturday morning. My lady wife usually gets up early, around 5  
am to take a shower (no shower = no event attendance). Well, the next  
thing I know she is back at the pavilion saying "Start packing. We're  
going home!". Apparently the strong north wind kept blowing out the  
pilot lights on the water heaters, so no hot water in the showers.  
Brrrr. I did manage to calm her down and we stayed until after feast  
that night.

Stefan
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