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No way in or out of Burning Man after storm
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Re: No way in or out of Burning Man after storm
#202This is probably most of what I will hear about at burner parties for the next year.
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#203Earlier quoted context omitted.
Burning man has peaked. This year there were tons of people trying to sell their ticket at discount. Some friends were giving away tickets. I don't think we will see the same demand again. Which is good - 70k people is more than enough. Next year, just watch craigslist or fb marketplace a month beforehand.
You'll have about 250k people at Glastonbury, but there is alot to do at Glastonbury having been a few times, so 70k sounds rather cosy, which seems so unusual for the US which normally does things bigger and better. Going to Burning Man is something on my bucket list, which is why your comment surprised me, how can you say its peaked?
It is because Burning Man is not Glastonbury. If it hadn't peaked in popularity before this it sure has now.
That really doesn't mean anything as far as the quality of the experience. It might even be better subjectively with less people. If it is something you really want to experience then go sooner rather than later though. I really loved BM when I was younger but I have aged out and it is pretty much the last thing I would want to do now. This mud just hammers that point home for me.
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#204Earlier quoted context omitted.
I watched the vid, idk how I feel now. The protestors appear to have been illegally protesting. I really know nothing about it apart from what was in the vid. Having said that, the/some people going to Burning Man, didn't seem like very nice people either. I get that blocking the road isn't cool at the best of times, but feel this could've been handled better. I'm not from the US, so had no clue who Rangers are (are…
illegally protesting gasps!
America has never protested or done anything illegal. It was peacefully formed after they hugged it out with England.
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#205>Death at Burning Man investigated in US, thousands stranded by flooding
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/3/death-under-investig...
>Trapped in Mud, Burning Man Attendees Are Told to Conserve Food
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/02/us/burning-man-storm-floo...
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#206Those climate protesters who tried to blockade the entrance are probably laughing now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8fDM60MS84 (Though it seems unlikely that a particular rainstorm could be attributed to climate change.)
Pretty disappointing how big of a jerk that one burner guy appears to be, including physically intimidating behavior. I don't know much about BM ethos but this is not the sort of person I want to be spending time around
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#207The article paints a pretty dire picture. Having never been to that part of the world, is the nearest place that could support Reno? I assume this would need a post-hurricane type support airdrop of supplies?
It’s not dire. People overpack, and anyone asking for water or food will get it. There won’t be ice, people’s generators will run out of gas, and I’m sure some people will run out of acid and have nothing to do, but no one is going to need supplies air dropped in.
The story that will get any clicks though is about the pending Burning Man disaster. Of course no one wants to read about reality and how this is not a big deal.
No one will even remember this was a story by Thursday.
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#208Folks, the article is breathless and ridiculous. As someone who is not there, but who has been there four times and run build lead for my camp... Rain is not unheard of. It's probably pretty muddy and less fun than it normally would be. Nobody is starving or dying of dehydration, and there is no danger of that. Most camps (and many people) have a huge surplus of supplies. Last time I was there, I drove out with a few…
It’s been impossible for me to get a ticket to attend. How do I increase my odds of getting one? You’re lucky to have gone 4 times already!
It was a super easy year to get tickets, there were tons on craigslist in the Bay Area
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#209Earlier quoted context omitted.
> The man is not going to burn I promise you, the man will burn if the burners are at all dedicated to the cause. Dried wood only soaks a few millimeters of rain unless it's completely submerged for a very long time. Use an accelerant to get it started, and nature will do the rest.
Will they be allowed to? I imagine there is some sort of agreement with local/state government in place and this rain will already cause them to keep the camp up longer than was probably approved.
> Will they be allowed to?
Well, I cannot answer that, but I believe my hedge "if the burners are at all dedicated to the cause" still applies?
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#210Earlier quoted context omitted.
breaking a leg or arm can be lethal due to immediate complications or emergent complications due to lack of prompt evaluation and treatment.
Sure, but that is not the common situation. One advantage of everything being deep intractable mud - mud is soft! So less chance of compound fractures from a fall at least. Though vehicle recovery is going to be epic . And that is a good way to break/kill people if not done very carefully. I’ve seen (very expensive) vehicles end up completely destroyed and abandoned when someone wandered a bit too far out into a surp…
>>Sure, but that is not the common situation. -- when prompt attention is available.
falls are not the only cause of bone fracture.