Subject: RE: TT Getaway 2006 From: Amos Date: 19 Jan 06 - 11:07 PM Fergeddaboudit, Joe; you aren't gonna duck outta TWO Getaways -- no way!!!!! A |
Subject: RE: TT Getaway 2006 From: wysiwyg Date: 19 Jan 06 - 11:03 PM I hope you all realize that the camp has some pretty serious insurance/liability issues to deal with, more than a strait-laced moral code to impose on people. Camp people are really COOL. They most likely just don't want to to be put in an awkward negligence-liability-type situaion if they openly condone something that ends up hurting someone they are legally responsible for keeping safe from harm. Get it? ~Susan |
Subject: RE: TT Getaway 2006 From: Joe Offer Date: 19 Jan 06 - 10:53 PM I'm sure I saw the 2006 Getaway dates posted somewhere, but now I can't find them. When's it going to be? I have a must-attend gathering on October 9 - please say it isn't on that weekend. -Joe- |
Subject: RE: TT Getaway 2006 From: Amos Date: 19 Jan 06 - 08:09 PM I'd win sometimes, and sometimes lose, I'd celebrate, or seek forgetting But through it all, I'd have my booze And never faltered in the getting I threw it back, I'd quaff or sip, In velvet bars or on the highway But never mind, I'm unconfined I did it slyly. (I love it Jeri!!!) A |
Subject: RE: TT Getaway 2006 From: Bill D Date: 19 Jan 06 - 07:28 PM "some do it openly, some on the sly, But we ALL are bloody well boozin'.." Thanks, Micca, for the nice little flask... |
Subject: RE: TT Getaway 2006 From: Jeri Date: 19 Jan 06 - 06:52 PM I did this earlier, then Mudcat went away And now, 'the man' is near And so I face expurgation My breath betrays me, and it's clear My state's not caused by medication Give me a mint to hide the stench Or they'll show me to the highway But my booze is safe, for though I drink I do it slyly Shots, I've had a few But then again, too few to mention I just took what e'er was poured And tossed them back without contention I planned...I schemed, I plotted To get mellow, not get potted But my booze is safe, for when I drink I do it slyly For what is a man, what has he got If not some sense, then he gets caught If you're not Mills, DON'T DRINK VERMOUTH! You can drink whisky, beer and wine Don't get stupid, and you'll find If brains you use, you can drink booze Just do it slyly. (The other verses scream to be included. There's the one about 'spitt it out', about laughing and crying and having 'my fill'. They'll probably quiet down after a while but I may come back to them.) *See the thread about Paul Mills's new CD, or ignore the reference. |
Subject: RE: TT Getaway 2006 From: Amos Date: 19 Jan 06 - 06:48 PM This argues on behalf of very small containers of something very strong, I guess...a constraint with which I have no problem. Easier than lugging stout around!! :D A |
Subject: RE: TT Getaway 2006 From: Bill D Date: 19 Jan 06 - 06:39 PM 9 months? I guess that means we are pregnant with anticipation! Thanks, Nancy, for the PDC (pretty darn clear) explanation of 'policy', such as it is. When we visited the new camp, we asked about alcohol, just to be clear...the exact quote was "we'd rather you didn't." Now, I don't know if that was a tacit admission that they know 'it happens anyway', but it was a clear statement that the Methodists do not sanction it. I doubt they conduct late night cabin inspections...*grin*...but we do NOT want to get on the wrong side of them. As time approaches, we will no doubt clarify this and refer to the clarification, so NO one arrives thinking they can have a bottle on the table at supper...we got pretty spoiled the last 5 years. One of the hardest things for those who MUST have their beer, etc...is having to "take out what you bring in"...that means, NO empties in camp trash bins... " A word to the wise..." |
Subject: RE: TT Getaway 2006 From: MMario Date: 19 Jan 06 - 11:56 AM On nine months or so to go.... are we there yet? |
Subject: RE: TT Getaway 2006 From: Nancy King Date: 19 Jan 06 - 11:18 AM Someone suggested last year that I should conduct a workshop on covert Getaway drinking, as I have many years of experience... Ramblewood, where the Getaway has been held for the last 5 years, is the only camp we've ever used that did not have an official no-alcohol policy, and I understand even they did have such a policy written down somewhere, but chose not to enforce it. I expect the main reason for such policies is insurance -- if people get rowdy and do damage, they would have grounds for kicking us out. But over the 40-plus years we've been doing this, we've never had anyone get obnoxiously or dangerously drunk, and we've gotten fairly good at subterfuge. As this will be the first year in the new place (West River Camp, a Methodist facility), we'd like to make a reasonably good impression, and be careful not to be obvious. We don't know how much the camp staff will be around during the event (at Prince William Forest Park they were almost never on site, but rangers would show up unexpectedly on rare occasions; at Camp Letts there was always a staff member in the kitchen, but we almost never saw anyone else; at Ramblewood the kitchen staff was there all the time, but they didn't care). We'll see how it goes. Basically, the deal is, no obvious alcohol containers in view, and haul out the empties. Either disguise cans and bottles somehow to look innocuous (my friend Nan used to have funny plastic wrappers that looked like soft-drink labels to wrap around beer cans -- "Dr. Pecker" and suchlike -- but I haven't seen those in years) or decant the beverage into another container. I highly recommend insulated mugs with lids. At the Washington Folk Festival, where the no-alcohol policy is very strongly enforced, I have been known to pour my beer into an empty coca-cola can, and this has saved my butt on a few occasions, but is more trouble than it's worth for the Getaway. Perhaps others will have more suggestions. Oh, and do take care not to discard empties in the regular camp trash containers -- maintain a "classified trash" bag or whatever in your room and take it with you when you leave. I hope that answers your question and eases your mind. I for one am looking forward to the new place -- I visited it with Charlie and Rita and several others last year, and it's a very nice facility. All of the buildings are heated and in MUCH better repair than those at Ramblewood, rest rooms are conveniently located in every building, there are several excellent workshop spaces, and the site itself is flat (no more Camp Escher!) and lovely -- right on the Chesapeake Bay (well, West River, actually). It is true that half the beds are upper bunks, but hopefully enough of us are agile enough to deal with that so it won't be a problem. I expect we'll have a good time in any event. I can hardly wait! Nancy |
Subject: TT Getaway 2006 From: John MacKenzie Date: 19 Jan 06 - 06:25 AM I gather from conversations had since with other attendees that it wasn't just my alcohol befuddled memory playing tricks on me, but that this years Getaway is to be a drink free zone. It has also been said that providing we don't 'Flaunt it' we can bring drink and nothing will be said. What does that mean exactly? Would it be possible to have chapter and verse on this one from Charlie Baum or Rita, or someone who's involved in the setting up of this new venue. Giok
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