Water. Cool, Clear, Water.

[ShyDavid]

From the change in location announcement:

"No potable water is available. Bring all the water that you will need (1 to 1.5 gallons per person per day)."

What is Community Kitchen doing to do for water? And how will Kitchen prevent people from taking water from Kitchen, id Kitchen has water?

[netgnomemom]

The Kitchen will get it's water from a local company. The water will be for Kitchen and Medical. I would hope that the retreat attendees would understand that the water must be reserved for the Kitchen, otherwise there will be no coffee, no breakfast, no soup... How would you suggest we keep the water from being taken? Suggestions would be happily welcomed....
Christine

[sagefire]

that would be a serious breach of etiquette. Perhaps public flogging of the culprit?

Seriously, the penalty should be stiff.

[Flwyd]

that would be a serious breach of etiquette. Perhaps public flogging of the culprit?

Hey, let's not encourage anyone!

Seriously, the penalty should be stiff.

After the flogging, I would hope so.

Trevor
(not wearing his official communications hat)

[ShyDavid]

TSuggestions would be happily welcomed....Christine

We can just appeal to everyone's critical thinking ability and sense of what is right and just, and ask them to leave Kitchen's water for the kitchen. They'll do it.

(Pause for laughter to stop.)

Okay, I suggest the person running kitchen bring a padlock: I suspect the water transport will have a lockable spout.

[sagefire]

Okay, I suggest the person running kitchen bring a padlock: I suspect the water transport will have a lockable spout.

That's actually a really good idea!

[divekermit]

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[ShyDavid]

A firmly enforced policy will be absolutely no washing of dishes, people, or anything else within the immediate area of the water sources. This is to prevent waste and keep the refill area clean. The refill area will be marked somehow (probably with survey tape) and signage will be posted. Nearby campers will be advised of this policy and can help us keep an eye on this.

Once again Dragonfest staff is thinking all the problems through: way cool. Perhaps a note in the ticket packet about Kitchen's water being exclusive to Kitchen has already been thought of: if Kitchen runs out of water, it will be damn hard to prepare breakfast. Saturday will need twice as much water since there's the community soup.

[divekermit]

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[redhaired girl]

Ok may I suggest one brings a few 5- 7 gallon jugs and a garden hose. It can be a short hose.

In Bailey there is a water station that sells potable water. 17 gallons for a quarter. Yes, you'll need quarters. Maybe someone with a truck could make a run for a group now and then.

Location of the water station. Head back to Bailey. When you reach 285, go left towards Fairplay. Go about 7/10 of mile: Pass the Chinese Restaurant, the PO, Moore's Lumber, the Firestation. On the left/south/riverside of 285 is ElRio Mexican Restaurant, right past it (same parking lot), is 2 little buildings, a white one and a brown one. The white one is the water station. Hook up the hose, get the lids off the jugs, put in the appropriate number of quarters and you have water.

[ShyDavid]

Ok may I suggest one brings a few 5- 7 gallon jugs and a garden hose. It can be a short hose.

In Bailey there is a water station that sells potable water. 17 gallons for a quarter. Yes, you'll need quarters. Maybe someone with a truck could make a run for a group now and then.

Location of the water station. Head back to Bailey. When you reach 285, go left towards Fairplay. Go about 7/10 of mile: Pass the Chinese Restaurant, the PO, Moore's Lumber, the Firestation. On the left/south/riverside of 285 is ElRio Mexican Restaurant, right past it (same parking lot), is 2 little buildings, a white one and a brown one. The white one is the water station. Hook up the hose, get the lids off the jugs, put in the appropriate number of quarters and you have water.

Way cool! Thank you for that information. I have already packed a one-foot hose for Kitchen to use because the Water Buffalo in past years was a bit too high to readily fill the 6-gallon water jugs that Kitchen uses.

As for 17 gallons for a quarter, I am hard pressed to think of any time I have ever seen a 17-gallon water bottle.....

[divekermit]

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