[Steppes] Gulf Wars 2005 - Gift Basket Project and Group Camping

[Brent Ryder]

Good to know, but the possiblity of breakage from poor packaging or just 
packing into luggage and subsequent handling as well as the possibility of 
the cork coming out and staining all that expensive garb in a wonder berry 
cordial makes the idea on the hazardous side to me. It would be easier and 
quicker than many ideas and would easily be ready in time. The thought that 
either Ansteorra or the Barony of the Steppes being specifically 
responsible, or seen as responsible, for an accident of this nature is not 
the picture I would like to have even if the possibility is remote.

But that's just my opinion and I'm willing to chip in as much cordial as I 
have if this is the direction we all want to go.

Borek

>Just an FYI:
>There is no airline regulation prohibiting alcohol in either carry-on or 
>checked baggage.  While it can be transposted, it cannot be consumed on the 
>plane; the only alcohol that can be consumed during flights is that offered 
>or sold by the individual airline.
>I carried 8 bottles of cordials in my carry-on bag to Scotland in June.  
>The bag was both x-rayed and hand searched, and there was no problem with 
>the alcohol or glass bottles.
>
>Julianna
>
>Brent Ryder <borekvv at hotmail.com> wrote:
>Howdy All,
>
>At business meeting last, there was a point brought up about Gulf Wars.
>Basically, TRMs have asked the groups of Ansteorra to provided largess for
>the 19 kingdoms and principalities of the Known world. To make things more
>equal, each group is being asked to produce 19 of the same items so that
>when combined together into baskets, the total gifts for each kingdom or
>principality is the same.
>
>I have heard the collective groan when this is mentioned and the invariable
>recollection of the horn project....
>
>I have also heard a reccomendation of giving cordials. This particular idea
>is good in some ways and bad in others. The main problem being that some of
>the attending crowns will be flying in and nothing like a bottle of cordial
>is going to make it onto a commercial airline and some few will not want to
>risk their wardrobe on the possibility of the bottle breaking in transit.
>
>This goes for just about any fluid given in a container.
>
>Likewise, the temperature of various vehicles make things like candles or
>other wax objects, including chocolate and similar candies, impractical for
>gifts.
>
>What we are looking for is a project, producible within the next six months
>or less, for 19 separate and individual kingdoms and pricipalities that
>travels well. This could be regalia related, largess, decorative boxes
>filled with such things as medications for the various ills of TRMs and 
>TRHs
>and attendant entourages, etc. In short, something unbreakable and small
>enough to be put into luggage as well as being suitable for royalty.
>
>All suggestions welcome, let's kick it around and get the ball rolling on
>the project so we can do a good job and not be in a time crunch to finish.
>
>On another note for Gulf Wars, does anyone know at this time if they are
>going to make it, or are planning on making it, but are unsure at this 
>time?
>If the Steppes is going as a group again, this would be another thing to
>work out sooner than later. Topics would be transporting of gear, menus,
>division of labor, etc.
>
>At this point I am planning on going for the entire week and may check into
>being there on the weekend prior if possible to layout and setup camp. 
>Since
>I do not fight, I may even be talked into keeping up the campsite and
>dealing with meals and such with sufficient encouragement.
>
>
>HE Borek Vitalievich Volkov CB, CSM, OOS, Star Emeritus
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>
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