[Stargate] [Hou-announce] Sunday in the Park

[Maria]

LOL what Michael said.  I was about to post the same thing but decided to
read Michael's posting before I posted.

Excellent suggestion, if I do say so myself.

Maria
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Silverhands" <silverhands at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Barony of Stargate" <stargate at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 8:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Stargate] [Hou-announce] Sunday in the Park


>
> On May 23, 2006, at 2:51 PM, ihon & Isabeau wrote:
>
> > Greetings all
> > Last Sunday in the Park, we received what we thought was an
> > excellent suggestion, to-wit to move Sunday in Park to Hermann Park
> > near the Natural History Museum.  It seemed an especially good idea
> > for we are much more likely to find people interested in the SCA at
> > a museum than jogging.
> > This last Sunday, we drove to Hermann Park to see what situations
> > we might face.  The good news is the area betweeen Miller Theatre
> > and the Zoo and the area between Miller Theatre and the front
> > Circle (ie directly across from the museus) are both more than
> > adequate.  The area where the pagoda is does not seem workable.
> > Now -- the bad news.  Parking will be a big problem.  When we got
> > there (between 2 and 3 pm) there as not a single open space in  any
> > of the outdoor lots or on the street.   I doubt anyone wants to pay
> > for parking and even those who might be willing will then have to
> > lug their gear quite a distance to get to either or the potential
> > sites.
> > Any ideas?
> > ~i & I~
> > B and B
>
> Your Excellencies,
>
> That seems like a wonderful idea. After all, a large reason for our
> outdoor practices in public places is to be seen, and thus to stir up
> interest and recruit new members.
>
> Regarding parking near the museum: this is a problem faced by most
> urban groups. We are lucky in that free parking is still plentiful in
> most of the greater Houston area. That's not necessarily the case in
> many of our sister groups across the country.
>
> That being said, I have two suggestions:
>
> 1) Carpool (or, more accurately, van-pool). Cram as much stuff and
> people as you can into a single vehicle. This minimizes the impact
> felt by limited parking (or non-existent nearby parking).
>
> 2) Drop off passengers and gear, then the driver can go park the
> vehicle. Even if it ends up being a couple of blocks away, we can
> still avoid the hassle of schlepping gear long distances.
>
> Combining these ideas makes parking in the paid parking garage less
> painful. I.e., if a group van-pools and drops everyone off before
> parking in the garage, the parking fees get split among several people.
>
> Hopefully others will also offer their thoughts, and you can make
> this idea a reality.
>
> Michael Silverhands
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