Arrival

Ok, first, someone should post pictures of the shade structure bicho has created for the Bar. I e-mailed it to relevant parties but am too close to going to GWAR to post anything that's not ranty.

Order of business: topic: ARRIVAL!

Essentially I say we leave Lawrence at 12:01AM on the 26th. This places us at burning man near 2am the 27th barring unfortunate events.

Personally, I've felt it's wonderful to arrive on the playa when the gates open. This is typically when all of the theme camp placers are awake and present - sure they are busy, but it beats waiting 8 hours for them to wake up. Second, it will maximize the amount of time we get to sleep under the stars on the first evening. After a 26 hour car trip, landing on the 100 degree sunny playa trying to find someplace to sleep is not a good idea. Doing camp set up the morning after arriving after a 6 hour confusing sleep is always a good idea in my book.

Some say it's silly to wait through the crowds of the start and entrance - I've heard the crowds never get lighter until about Tuesday at 1am. They pick back up hardcore from then on (20k cars getting searched always means a line - and they are at their most efficient as greeters in the first 6 hours.) This basically negates that. Sure we'll be tired of sitting in the car, but there's nothing keeping you in the damn car once on the playa.

Further, for the sake of argument, there's the sheer number of people coming up highway 447 from reno - the cops will be present and will pull over a mighty .01% of the traffic. We're gonna win $1000 on the gasoline slot machines before they nab us. I assume the cop presence on these roads never lightens, but the traffic certainly does.

Anyway, if anybody has any conflicting opinions I say voice them! Otherwise the kapt'n requires no mutiny!