[Steppes] An informal poll and February Populace

[Susan McMahill]

Bryn Gwlad's site is heavily shaded as well as being on the banks of a lake. They can cool off in the lake if necessary. Canton doesn't have that option.
 
Lyneya



> Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:55:02 -0800> From: juliecunningham65 at yahoo.com> To: steppes at lists.ansteorra.org> Subject: Re: [Steppes] An informal poll and February Populace> > Master Robin said....> **snip**> Pros:> 1. All of Warlord fits there.> 2. A large list field,> 3. Parking for over 600,> 4. Camping for over 400,> 5. An air-conditioned hall big enough for court,> 6. Nearby hotel rooms for over 200, that are normally empty on a > holiday > weekend.> 7. A safe archery range,> 8. A big enough place for equestrian events (and the right to have horses onsite),> 9. the right to drink alcohol, and> 10. enough showers for 400.> **snip snip**> 11. We don't have to construct showers.> 12. The owners bend over backwards to please us.> 13. It's easy to drive through, for set-up purposes.> 14. Electricity and water available at almost all camping locations.> 15. Good quality restrooms.> 16. Several good restaurants nearby.> > Cons of Canton:> 1. Modern, mundane site (see numbers 3, 5, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, and 16, > above).> 2. Most of the safe camping in not shaded.> 3. People who choose shade over safety, and therefore don't camp above > the > obvious flood lines, are at risk.> 4. Security issues with the locals (see 13, above).> ****Snip**> > I agree with pros and cons here. I would add one more Con - > > 5. that other SCA groups might not come to this event simply because it is held at Canton, a site that they do not like. That would effect attendance and also our profit.> > Also, one more comment about his #12 Pro, the folks at Canton do work a lot of overtime hours to make sure we have what we need and are happy. When you run the event this makes the job SO much easier!> > Another Pro - everyone knows where it is.> > I do not like driving that far, but would drive a bit further if we could get a more natural looking site that has close to these amenities.> > After Lyneya posted her message about being overheated, I remembered that I too had been overheated working as the event steward. I was very thankful to have the cold shower! So showers are important but I have a question. How do others down south deal with not having showers during the heat of the summer? From what I could remember, the Bryn Gwlad site only had two and they seemed to be able to make do.> > I am hopeful that the one site in Anna will prove to be another option for future Warlords. > > My two cents....> > Katheryn> > > > > > > > ---------------------------------> Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business.> _______________________________________________> Steppes mailing list> Steppes at lists.ansteorra.org> http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/steppes-ansteorra.org