From: corun@access.digex.com (Corun MacAnndra)
Subject: Re: Pennsic prices
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, Greenbelt, MD USA
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 23:34:11 GMT

In article <1992Sep14.185939.23670@watson.ibm.com> mittle@watson.ibm.com (Josh Mittleman) writes:
>Greetings from Arval!  Hal wrote about a Western event:
>
>> The $25 paid for privies abouve what were permanent on the site--and
>> their regular service.  There is a shower building on site.  There is a
>> lake adjacent to the site--state owned, I think.  Off-site parking was
>> paid for--though not where it was intended to be. 
>> 
>> What more does one need?
>
>For a very large event: Trash dumpsters and removal service.  Medical
>supplies.  Extra insurance.  Clerical supplies for the troll booth,
>security, chirurgeon, classes, heralds' point, chatelaine.  Supplies for
>the battles & archery, including haybales, boundary ropes, archery targets,
>marshall's staves.  Transportation & other supplies for security.  
>
>Perhaps some of our past Pennsic staffers can list more.

Arval and Tibor have each listed many of the items necessary for running
Pennsic. Add to that list batteries for the walkie talkies, daily cleaning
of the privies, those nifty medalions that help us keep a head count of 
paid campers and eliminate the gate crashers who want to get into Pennsic
at the expense of honest SCAdians. Also, this year an attempt was made to
counterfeit those medalions. Fortunately it was thwarted early, but this
means that next year's medalions will have to be harder to counterfeit. That
means more research, and the potential for greater expense. There are also
separate medalions for the staff, but those only number a hundred or so.

To continue, gas to heat those showers that have it. Not all the showers
at Cooper's Lake are solar, and 8000+ SCAdians will take many more showers
than your average camper, especially since, according to PA state law, no
privately owned campground may allow swimming in any stationary body of
water (read lake) that cannot be chlorinated. It's Pennsylvania, the laws
are different there. (side note: the Coopers do stock the lake with bass 
and trout each year, and since it's privately owned, you don't need a 
fishing license). This law does not include the creek, but it's hardly
adequate to substitute for all those showers.

I don't know what the Grimms people (they supply the big tents for Herald's
point etc.) charge, but given that every other shopkeeper in Butler County
raises their prices in August, I would assume they do too. You gotta admit,
the SCA brings significant revenue to the County, and it's a fairly depressed
area economically.

And finally, the pre Pennsic information flyers that go out to the Knowne
World. I don't know what the circulation of the TI is, but I'd guess they're
close to the same.

Anyone else got anything to add?

In service,

Corun


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