Town Park virgin? Get your answers here!

[Kaptain Karlos]

ahh the great hot shower debate ...a few of the camps that will remain Nameless have the one or two
coleman hot water on demand systems with shower tents set up and im sure if you offer to haul your own water and maybe a small bottle of propane they will set you up. Hint just look for one ponytailed mexican
just dont tell anyone its a secret 

Cool!  Now I know where I'm showering... 

Kaptain Karlos

[Monkeygirl]

ahh the great hot shower debate ...a few of the camps that will remain Nameless have the one or two
coleman hot water on demand systems with shower tents set up and im sure if you offer to haul your own water and maybe a small bottle of propane they will set you up. Hint just look for one ponytailed mexican
just dont tell anyone its a secret 

Cool!  Now I know where I'm showering... 

Kaptain Karlos

I wonder... is there a "two-way" shower curtain on this shower?

Ron? 

xoxo MG

P.S.  Jerry said the blast of cold water at the end can be... oh yeah... bracing?  Try traumatizing.  At least for a wee lass like meself.

 Listening to: Heather's Wetter - Bonepony (responsible for the post, I think)

[Ron N Deb]

ahhh did the poor lass wee herself   

 

[Daniela]

I'm planning on bringing a bicycle to the festival.   Is it necessary to bring a bike lock or is it safe to just lean it up against a tree?  What about in Town Park?  Are there bike racks or do you just throw it any old where?   I know festivarians are held to a higher standard but I do love my bike... 

[TellurideTom]

I'm planning on bringing a bicycle to the festival.   Is it necessary to bring a bike lock or is it safe to just lean it up against a tree?  What about in Town Park?  Are there bike racks or do you just throw it any old where?   I know festivarians are held to a higher standard but I do love my bike... 

It's not so much the festivarians as it is the "drifters" in and out of town.
It's best to be safe, and keep it locked, but avoid locking it to a tree. Tree's can be damadged by chains rubbing against them, and you can get a fine if you're caught in town doing it.

[Ron N Deb]

we do have a few as Tom called em "drifters" there are there every year ...all the Vets know em ... and we always get rid of em ..just be safe ...not paraniod...just smart !

 

[Hooch]

I'm planning on bringing a bicycle to the festival.   Is it necessary to bring a bike lock or is it safe to just lean it up against a tree?  What about in Town Park?  Are there bike racks or do you just throw it any old where?   I know festivarians are held to a higher standard but I do love my bike... 

You are bringing your bike??  Is this new?  It's not on my list.  Do I need to put it on my list?  Town Park is like right there in the middle of everything!!  Are you planning to bike 47 feet from the tent to the tarp line?  I have to admit that I'm going to miss biking back to the condo drunk at midnight trying to carry 2 lawn chairs, a tarp, and a backpack like we did last year.  Good times! 

 Listening to: the constant background drone of an office environment.

[Hippie]

actually weirdness happens up until the time that Planet Bluegrass starts controlling access by checking wrist bands. They are almost always some minor little issues like kegs disappearing and such during the pre festival period.

I try to keep my valuables under wraps until Thursday morning.

After the festival starts you just can't find a better bunch of folks and pretty much everyone respects their neighbors stuff.

Hope that helps
 


 Listening to: KWMR morning show

[Monkeygirl]

I'm planning on bringing a bicycle to the festival.   Is it necessary to bring a bike lock or is it safe to just lean it up against a tree?  What about in Town Park?  Are there bike racks or do you just throw it any old where?   I know festivarians are held to a higher standard but I do love my bike... 

You are bringing your bike??  Is this new?  It's not on my list.  Do I need to put it on my list?  Town Park is like right there in the middle of everything!!  Are you planning to bike 47 feet from the tent to the tarp line?  I have to admit that I'm going to miss biking back to the condo drunk at midnight trying to carry 2 lawn chairs, a tarp, and a backpack like we did last year.  Good times! 

But a bike is handy for things like ice runs, showers at the high school if the lines are too long in TP, keeping the cracks in your feet at a manageable level (if you walk into town 8-9 times a day for two weeks, like I do, it eventually may become an issue)... egg in a spoon on a bike races down Colorado Ave in the wee hours.  Note:  haven't done that for a decade... but for the group that USED to attend every year from SLC (they now think they're too old) - this was a tradition!

You know... stuff like that!   

xoxo MG


 Listening to: a silent, and empty conference room... where are the attendees for my meeting?!

[SteamboatPaul]

MonkeyGirl is absolutely right. Having at least one bike in camp is a big help. If you are traveling far or with limited space and you don't want to go on any actual bike ride of any length, I would leave your bike at home. As long you know that someone in your camp has one. Another plus is zipping back and forth from TP to Elks Parks with minimal loss of music viewing time.

When it comes to security. There has been some shenanigans in the past. A few years back some one came through TP and liberated a bunch of booze, leaving behind rather valuable stuff that could have been taken as easily as the booze. I am not aware of any major thefts in TP over the years. 
 The Hippie as a good point, better safe than sorry. It is a fairly public place until the wrist bands kick in.

 Listening to: Lame radio well, it is Aeorsmith, I guess that's okay

[Hooch]

actually weirdness happens up until the time that Planet Bluegrass starts controlling access by checking wrist bands. They are almost always some minor little issues like kegs disappearing and such during the pre festival period.

I try to keep my valuables under wraps until Thursday morning.

After the festival starts you just can't find a better bunch of folks and pretty much everyone respects their neighbors stuff.

Hope that helps
 

Hmmm...that raises in interesting discussion.  Daniela and I are planning to come down Friday the 15th for the tent run on Saturday, stay that night, and head back to Grand Junction sometime Sunday and *ahem* work on Monday and maybe part of Tuesday before returning for good.  But, if there are a few problems with non-festivarians fiddling around the camps then I'm wondering if we should leave only the tents and nothing inside them or, alternately, just plan on staying there the whole week!!!  

[Auntie Hope]

Uhhh, Hooch.....

RETORICAL QUESTIONS IN YOUR POSTS WILL GET YOU SMITED!!!

If at all possible, stay the week.


Hope Lin 

[Debbiefromtucson]

But, didnt we have some problems with the "drifters" last year after PB took over???  The ones that we had to have escorted out from Fishbone...

[TellurideTom]

Hmmm...that raises in interesting discussion.  Daniela and I are planning to come down Friday the 15th for the tent run on Saturday, stay that night, and head back to Grand Junction sometime Sunday and *ahem* work on Monday and maybe part of Tuesday before returning for good.  But, if there are a few problems with non-festivarians fiddling around the camps then I'm wondering if we should leave only the tents and nothing inside them or, alternately, just plan on staying there the whole week!!! 

Of course staying there the whole week is a better and more fun option.
If that's not possible, just let your neighbors know when you'll be back and ask them to keep an eye out for strangers. It's very rare for anyone to get ransacked with that many people around. Most of the thefts in the past have been related to local kids getting booze in the middle of the night.

[Monkeygirl]

Hmmm...that raises in interesting discussion.  Daniela and I are planning to come down Friday the 15th for the tent run on Saturday, stay that night, and head back to Grand Junction sometime Sunday and *ahem* work on Monday and maybe part of Tuesday before returning for good.  But, if there are a few problems with non-festivarians fiddling around the camps then I'm wondering if we should leave only the tents and nothing inside them or, alternately, just plan on staying there the whole week!!! 

Of course staying there the whole week is a better and more fun option.
If that's not possible, just let your neighbors know when you'll be back and ask them to keep an eye out for strangers. It's very rare for anyone to get ransacked with that many people around. Most of the thefts in the past have been related to local kids getting booze in the middle of the night.

AMEN Tom!!  I've never been able to understand how someone can go, then leave and then return... once I get there, I just can't face the drive out until AFTER festival when it becomes compulsory!   

But then again... the drive for me is 8 hours.  I guess if you're just a couple of hours away, it makes a little more sense.   

xoxo MG

 Listening to: Screamin' Cheetah Willies