[Sca-cooks] Pennsic question

Dianne & Greg Stucki goofy1 at suscom.net
Sat Jul 29 08:30:45 PDT 2006


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From: "Stephanie Ross" <hlaislinn at earthlink.net>
To: "SCA-Cooks" <sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 10:55 AM
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Pennsic question


> You are right, I have no place passing judgement on Pennsic when I haven't
> been there in 20 years. I think your description of how it has improved is
> the first real positive thing I've heard about Pennsic in years. So, I'll
> keep my big, opinionated mouth shut if you all who go to Pennsic will post
> about how much fun you've had this year and why I would like to be there! 
> I
> definely want to go to meet all of you and the members of the SIG list. I
> just dread the being dirty for two weeks and having to bring my children.

I camp with the same group as Brangwayna, and we have a lovely shower 
set-up. Certainly no need to be dirty for two weeks! I have hair down to my 
butt, and I was very skeptical about being able to get it clean with a five 
gallon shower bag, but it was fine.

> Although, their daddy lives in Baltimore, and he can take them for two
> weeks. Hmm, I feel better already! I did have a lot of fun when I went, I
> must admit, but the full two weeks was just too long. I also carpooled, so
> I didn't have any way to leave site to get away. Luckily, my lord's aunt
> lives in Beaver, about 20 minutes away, so if I start getting crowd-phobic
> and don't want to stay til the end we can go visit her.

I go for a week (actually, less, this year) and my non-SCA husband takes the 
kids and goes to visit his parents. And if I get crowd-phobic (and yes, I DO 
understand, I get the same way), I just go back to camp and hide out for a 
while.
>
> Your point is taken about the cleanup involved when we leave. In theory
> there shouldn't be much except for garbage in bags due to the "leave it
> cleaner than you found it" creed we espouse. However, I know how much
> garbage we leave behind after one of our Kingdom events (we always camp
> here in Trimaris, at every event. If it's not camping, it practically
> considered just a revel.), so I can only imagine the tons of garbage after
> Pennsic. Even if it's bagged it has to be a huge mess. How many people go
> to Pennsic these days?

Between 11,000-12,000. And yes, even bagged, it's a HUGE mess. I am very 
grateful to the Coopers for what they put up with from all of us!

Laurensa
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