[Moo] Misinformation regarding the Atlantian 30th Celebration site

Mon May 17 08:26:34 PDT 2010

Before this gets out of hand with misinformation let me clarify the  two 
points Heloise is referring to in Cairistiona's email.

1. There is potable water on site.

Let me repeat, THERE IS POTABLE WATER ON SITE.  But, this is not the  
situation where every camping group can have a hose hooked up to the tap and  
pull water into there own camp for showers et al.  A single shower setup is  
doable, as well as still being able to provide water for people and  horses.  
(Remember the line about this being a friendly site for  animals?!?!).

The food situation is still under a lot of discussion.  Think about  
Sapphire and how few times they have ever offered a feast or lunch on site for  
people.  And we are talking a site number estimate of 500 to 1000  people.

2. There is electricity on site.

Let me repeat.  THERE IS ELECTRICITY ON SITE.  But not to have  500 
extension cords overloading one single outlet.  (So I am exaggerating  that bit, 
but it is basically a single circuit available).

Sorry if I am being blunt, but I have seen way too many discussions get out 
 of hand because people overreact to information.

(I am only doing this email because I was there at the site, and I know for 
 a fact that my husband is in meetings all day and cannot respond to this 
email  string before it gets out of hand.)

Elizabeth

In a message dated 5/17/2010 10:11:42 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
ahamel77 at gmail.com writes:

I agree  with Cairistiona, we need to figure out a way to get showers
and drinking  water on site.
To me, showers are a deal breaker on a multiple day camping  event.

Not having electricity or water will make it really difficult if  we
plan to provide food, especially with the crowd we are  expecting.
I've done it for Baronial Birthday when we were in a cow field  and it
was hard enough for just 100 gentles.

Heloise

On Mon,  May 17, 2010 at 7:35 AM, Aimee Kratts <troenwolf at hotmail.com>  
wrote:
> I didn't know that we'd won the bid. That's  fantastic!
>
> I'm wondering two things:
>
> 1.  What kind of attendance are we estimating?
>
> 2. Is it the  kind of event that we can have classes at?
>
>  Amie
>
> ________________________________
> From:  SiegfriedMcClure at aol.com
> Date: Sun, 16 May 2010 22:08:15 -0400
>  To: moo at stierbach.org; watchtower at sudentorre.atlantia.sca.org;
>  abhainniarthair at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Moo] Atlantian 30th  Celebration - Information
>
> Greetings to the Barony and her  Cantons!
>
> I wanted to send out a local message to you regarding  recent activities
> concerning Stierbach's event for  2011.
>
> In case you haven't heard, Stierbach won the bid to host  Atlantia's 30th
> birthday celebration.  The date is set for Labor  Day, September 2-5 2011.
> Our initial site was to be the Virginia State  Fairgrounds, just north of
> King's Dominion.  For various reasons,  this site appears to no longer be
> viable.  This past Friday, I  had a site walk-through at "James Madison's
> Montpelier" with my wife  and Their Excellencies.  The visit went well, 
and
> this seems to  be a wonderful alternate location.  I am expecting a  
contract
> to be sent to me before the next Barony  meeting.
>
> The point of this message is to lay out the potential  changes to the 
event,
> and give you an opportunity to comment.   Any constructive comments are
> welcome on the lists.  Any  destructive or inappropriate comments can be 
sent
> to me directly, I'm  willing to entertain any suggestions.
>
>
> Cons -
>  Primitive Site
> No hall
> Limited water
> Limited  electricity
> Port-a-Potty rental required
> Large tent rental  required
>
> Pros -
> Discretely Wet
> Equestrian  allowed
> Pets allowed
> Pretty
> Inexpensive ($1,500 for  the weekend)
> No required vendors or buyouts
>
>
> A  link to the site is here:
>  
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=montpelier+station,+va&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=51.355924,78.662109&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=
Montpelier+Station,+Orange,+Virginia&ll=38.231447,-78.174634&spn=0.006279,0.
009602&t=h&z=17
>
>
>
>  As far as I'm concerned, the pros well out number the cons.  Even  after
> adding in the required rentals, the overall cost for the site  should be 
less
> than before.
>
>
> Please note  that the site change has not been formally approved by 
anyone,
> as of  yet.  Your comments may have a significant impact on that  approval
> process.
>
>
>
> In  service,
>
> Siegfried McClure
>
> Autocrat for  Atlantia's 30th Anniversary Celebration
>
> m.k.a. James  Ernst
>
> SiegfriedMcClure at aol.com
> 540-720-5518  (H)
> 571-217-4666 (C)
>
>
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