One thing you learned on playa this year

[Sail Man]

Anybody know how well those pewter steins hold up? I'd hate to MOOP one of those because the handle wasn't strong enough to stay clipped to my backpack.

I have one and it holds up just fine, binered to my belt. I think it still smells of Killians Nice Irish joint around the corner lad's

[chiefdanfox]

I learn lots of thing every year, but one item really stood out this year. I learned that ExpressoDude is one hard working, never say quit, don't stop until the job is done type of a guy. He worked with the Black Rock FX team on the Trojan Horse. He brought his SO and the two of them contributed a great deal to that project. We were faced with several adversities and the team managed to work through them all. He never once complained or slowed down. OK, maybe around dinner time he slowed down a little, we all did. We had a small team as most of the BRFX crew were at the Flaming Lotus Girls show. He worked well with the pyro team as well as the demolition/burn team. His ideas and creativity helped make the burn what it was. Black Rock FX would welcome ExpressoDude back on any show we produce.

Jack

Same goes for Jack and the rest of the Black Rock FX team. You made our horse burn better than we ever imagined!!!!! It was great to work with you again and look forward to the next time, whatever that may be mwahahaha

I totally agree, Jack, Dave and Chris and crew completely kicked ass.

[Tiahaar]

I learn lots of thing every year, but one item really stood out this year. I learned that ExpressoDude is one hard working, never say quit, don't stop until the job is done type of a guy. He worked with the Black Rock FX team on the Trojan Horse. He brought his SO and the two of them contributed a great deal to that project. We were faced with several adversities and the team managed to work through them all. He never once complained or slowed down. OK, maybe around dinner time he slowed down a little, we all did. We had a small team as most of the BRFX crew were at the Flaming Lotus Girls show. He worked well with the pyro team as well as the demolition/burn team. His ideas and creativity helped make the burn what it was. Black Rock FX would welcome ExpressoDude back on any show we produce.

Jack

Thank you Dustdevil Black Rock FX and your team (go ExpressoDude!) for the wildly successful Trojan Horse Burn!
As part of the perimeter guard on the Horse from the time of its pullout till its demise I learned what a challenging, patience-trying, and rewarding job Safety Perimeter is. Most folks were cool with staying back, a few dim bulbs were miffed, diplomacy had to be used on a couple 'but-we-wanna-get-closer-just-for-a-pic' types...and what is it with the ones riding full-speed on a bike right through the crowd into the burn perimeter???!! idiots. But for the great folks who helped and stood in awe at the spectacle, thanks

[The CO]

I learned off-playa that the more you mod the electric trike you drive for work, the more it feels like BRC while you are driving it.

[junglesmacks]

Take LESS drugs


No, seriously. It's a new found high in and of itself.

Don't take drugs Junglesmacks gives you because he wants to try it sober this year!!

Now now, no need to get THAT dramatic!

[skibear]

I brought a big 5 quart tub of ice cream to the M&G. Please don't tell me you didn't get any.

It was GREAT . The ice cream at M&G made my day.
You Rock !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I finally made it to M&G this year!

[Rabbette]

Bring gloves to wear ALL the time. Possibly a satin pair for day and a knit pair for night. (I read about satin gloves 2 days before we were going to leave, so not enough time to get them) However, upon mentioning how I wanted a pair of gloves to my sweetheart while we were at the burn, he says wait here and returns with a pair of lightweight cotton knit gloves. I happily put them on, at this point I didn't care if they were knit, even in the middle of the blazing ass sun they were GREAT! They kept my hands from drying out too much, which apparently is quite a problem for me, no matter how much pampering I do to my hands to take care of them.

Pack a THERMOMETER! When I realized my husband had a fever, I knew it was probably a pretty high temp, b/c he thought he was freezing and he was getting upset at me for getting worried. If I had a thermometer I could have at least proved to him he had a high temp instead of trying to convincing him that I needed to set a bag of ICE on his head to make him better and break his fever.

[thelionking]

I like Chef Boyardee canned raviolis!

[BBadger]

I like Chef Boyardee canned raviolis!

I like the mini canned raviolis, as I like their ratio of filling to wrap. They also need to have some Kikkoman soy sauce and some garlic powder in them to make them flavored good.

[Foxfur]

I like Helga's food (Espressodude's wifey)! She insisted that good nutrition from complete meals would keep you going strong. I was still yelling YAY as I crossed the Nevada / Oregon line .
The US Army could feed any two soldiers on one of her servings...
Steak fajitas with Porterhouse steak, 3/4lb servings of enchilada lasagna, bacon-eggs-taters-toast to kill a small elephant.

I brought home so much food...

[Dr. Pyro]

As I have learned over the years, the playa can be a lousy place for a diet.

[Foxfur]

I'm done with chasing unicorns

Don't give up

[Dustdevil]

I like Helga's food (Espressodude's wifey)! She insisted that good nutrition from complete meals would keep you going strong. I was still yelling YAY as I crossed the Nevada / Oregon line .
The US Army could feed any two soldiers on one of her servings...
Steak fajitas with Porterhouse steak, 3/4lb servings of enchilada lasagna, bacon-eggs-taters-toast to kill a small elephant.

I brought home so much food...

Well that explains a lot. Helga worked with the Black Rock FX Pyro & Arson crew on the Trojan Horse all day long. She never slowed down until it was time to press the button.

[skibear]

Bring gloves to wear ALL the time. Possibly a satin pair for day and a knit pair for night. (I read about satin gloves 2 days before we were going to leave, so not enough time to get them) They kept my hands from drying out too much, which apparently is quite a problem for me, no matter how much pampering I do to my hands to take care of them.

Don't know about all the time, but I wore cheap disposable plastic gloves during setup and teardown.

That's when you are handling rebar and other playa dust encrusted stuff that dries up your hands.
Did lots of vinegar & water hand/foot cleaning -followed with body lotion applications.
Hands & feet stayed in great shape post-playa
hth

[Rabbette]

Bring gloves to wear ALL the time. Possibly a satin pair for day and a knit pair for night. (I read about satin gloves 2 days before we were going to leave, so not enough time to get them) They kept my hands from drying out too much, which apparently is quite a problem for me, no matter how much pampering I do to my hands to take care of them.

Don't know about all the time, but I wore cheap disposable plastic gloves during setup and teardown.

That's when you are handling rebar and other playa dust encrusted stuff that dries up your hands.
Did lots of vinegar & water hand/foot cleaning -followed with body lotion applications.
Hands & feet stayed in great shape post-playa
hth

I had work gloves on for setup and teardown no doubt. (i was about to wear those all the time there if my sweetheart didn't show up with the knit gloves for me.)

It could just be my hands are overly sensitive to the playa dust. I'm not sure I can even put into words how dry my hands were dry all the time. I could have just washed them and about 5 minutes later the would be overly dry. My feet were fine I kept the feet in socks and shoes did the lemon juice baths (really dislike the smell of vinegar)

Wearing light gloves in the day wasn't hard at all there. My hands never got hot in the gloves there like they would in the default world.

[Sic Pup]

As an aside if you do end up with dry, cracking fingers and cuticles (I usually get a couple of hot spots on my fingertips) stuff like Liquid Bandage, New Skin and things of that ilk work wonderfully. It stings momentarily but a little bit will do you for several days. I wouldn't leave home without it.