Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 23:23:58 -0800
Reply-To: Julianna Thoennes <mumbrue@ATTBI.COM>
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From: Julianna Thoennes <mumbrue@ATTBI.COM>
Subject: Re: EveryBus 2003 Feedback
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Ok, I'm floored!
I just checked our schedule, and we will be needing a place to stay the
night on the fourth of April, right near where Everybus is taking place! By
Golly, it must be fate! LOL Life seems to work that way. : )
Anyway, we are driving from Corvallis Oregon, to Tampa FL, then up to Boston
MA, starting on March 21st. How many people generally show up for Everybus?
The flyer says the group camping is for 30. Looks like there were more
busses than that in there though. We will try to get out of Florida early,
so we can get there in time to get a spot. I spose we can just squeeze in
there somewhere though. Let me know any details that we might need!
Julianna
90 VW Vanagon Westfalia-Tiico Conversion (The Rastafalia)
76 VW Automatic Bay Westfalia (Pea Pod) Going home soon to her new owner.
----- Original Message -----
From: "ncbus@mindspring.com" <ncbus@MINDSPRING.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 6:15 PM
Subject: EveryBus 2003 Feedback
> Hi,
>
> Everybus is coming up in about 6 weeks. In an attempt to salvage the event
and its location for the 5th annual EB I made the decision the author the
EveryBus riot act - www.everybus.com. Feedback was mixed. Some folks were
quite grateful and others were put off by it. Some who would attend that
have no issues complying with park regs will not attend because the feel the
spirt of the riot act is not congruent with that of VW bus camping. I
respect their opinions and in part I agree.
>
> Below is an excerpt form a reply that I wrote to one person who has
decided not to attend on principle. I am glad they contacted me to express
their decision and opinion.
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> "I agree that fellowship is the key point of VW bus camping events.
> However, at recent events the small but visible "party element " is
starting to
> outshine the VW bus fellowship. EB 2002 is a good example of a small group
of
> people behaving badly that jeopardized EBs standing with the park
> management.
>
> I have personally invested a lot of effort and personal resources into EB
> over that past 5 years. Hundreds folks have invested their time and money
> to attend. I strongly feel that I should make an effort to ensure that
their
> stay is pleasant and returns the personal and material investment that
> they made to attend.
>
> The riot act is meant to tip the balance back in the favor of people who
> want to camp, enjoy their buses, have fellowship with others of similar
> interests while maintaining a reasonable amount civility and respect for
each
> other, the facility and staff of HST."
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> To put it another way, the riot act was intended to separate the signal
from the noise. It appears some of the signal was lost in the process and I
am sorry for that.
>
> At this point I need to get a realistic idea of who is planning on
attending so I can finalize some planning issues. In the past the carabus
list has been helpful but I have not added that feature to the web site this
year due to time constraints. If you are planning on attending please let me
know.
>
> Thanks
> Chris
>
> cc:
> fullmoon bus club
> vanagon list
>
> thanks
> ncbus
>
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