Cat Herder:
Bobcat and I are nailing down where we want to be, and I have a question first. What's more important to everybody? Being on the corner, or closeness to center camp? So for example, if we could get a corner on C or D, but not on B, would you rather go back a street or two for the corner, or stay on B for proximity? (Keeping in mind that the blocks from B to C and C to D are relatively short blocks.) I'm thinking no further back than D no matter what, and if we can't get one by then, we just go back to B and take something mid-block. This decision also affects our WWW listings somewhat, since I listed our location as B near 7:00.
Pipe up if you give a damn one way or the other.
CH
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Biff:
I think a corner is great, however would not want to be too far out, definitely no further than D. I'd take mid block to get closer to the playa.
wannabeclosetotheplayasoitseasiertostumbleoffofitBiff
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Kip:
I vote for staggering distance from the playa and not next to stinky latrines. Other than that I don't have a preference.
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Bobcat:
bEING FAIRLY slow I wonder if perhaps someone could define: "staggering distance" or maybe provide the function:
e.g. 4 drinks + 2 hours sleep = 257 feet
10 drinks + no sleep = 10-25 feet
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Kip:
Bobcat, I think I can help. Paraphrased from "The complete idiot's guide to understanding Einstein" by Gary F. Moring:
Einstein's mathematical description of Brownian motion works not only for molecular collisions, but can also be used to describe the path of a drunk as he staggers down a street. After you've had one too many drinks, your movement down the street as you bounce off lamp posts, parking meters, and fellow pedestrians can be accurately described with a scientific formula:
d = L(√n)
Where,
d = distance
L = length of each step
N = number of steps
√ = square root sign
Suppose a randomly staggering drunk whose paces measure 3 ft in length takes 49 steps altogether. The square root of 49 is 7. This number multiplied by 3 equals 21 ft from where he started. If he were sober and walking in a straight line, he would have covered 147 ft, or 3 x 49.
Note that I think if we want to account for sleep deprivation and BAC, we may have to introduce a coefficient (maybe like #drinks/#hrs slept).
Or sumthin. :)
Kip
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Biff:
That's too funny Kip, now let me put it in language that Bobcat can understand:
After the burn last year as I was leaving the porta-potties by our camp Bobcat staggered by me after coming off the playa, passed right by me, never saw me, never said boo. By the look on his face, I figured that not only did he need to get to the porta-potties right then and there, but I also figured it was about as far as he was going to be able to stagger. Bobcat, that's the staggering distance you want to keep in mind. You might want to make a few practice runs prior to land grabbing.
noneinsteinBiff