New Flask Policy At CORF

[Norfolk]

Listen carefully, all of you Rendezvous attendees:  Last weekend, a patron attempted to smuggle a backpack full of beer onto the site.  He was caught in the attempt, and now management has tightened gate security DRAMATICALLY.  Purses, strollers, knapsacks, etc. are being checked, sometimes by Sheriff's Deputies, and ALL drink and food items are being denied entry or confiscated.  This includes even bottles of water.

How long this will continue is anyone's guess.

Enough said?

[cowgrrl]

Great.    Does the Faire have non-alcoholic/non-carbonated beverages?  My 10YO daughter doesn't like soda & of course cannot drink alcohol. I usually bring her in a few juice boxes so she doesn't get dehydrated (although she does love water).

[Ms Trish]

Time to get that garter flask stitched up then. I presume they haven't resorted to checking up our skirts yet?

[Francisco Paula]

Thank you so much for this warning Baron i know you guys signaled me this before i went in the gate yesterday. I will say they did not search my big buffalo bag but i saw them checking other bags, one guy had the camel backpack that they checked i didn't stay at the gate to see if they didn't let him take it in.

Cowgrrl they have bottles of water at $2.25, also have ice tea and lemonade. Also i remember seeing one drink faucet at the real rose jewelry at the top of the hill straight up from front gate.

Trish i will volunteer to make sure the flask is secure in your garter for you.

My advise is don't flaunt that you have something.

Oh also if you try to walk out the gate with a drink in your hand they will stop you, if its water or soda they will just let you go but Liqour can not be carried out the gate even at closing in a cup.

[Gauwyn of Bracknell]

Time to get that garter flask stitched up then. I presume they haven't resorted to checking up our skirts yet?

How many can you carry? 

[Gauwyn of Bracknell]

Listen carefully, all of you Rendezvous attendees:  Last weekend, a patron attempted to smuggle a backpack full of beer onto the site.  He was caught in the attempt, and now management has tightened gate security DRAMATICALLY.  Purses, strollers, knapsacks, etc. are being checked, sometimes by Sheriff's Deputies, and ALL drink and food items are being denied entry or confiscated.  This includes even bottles of water.

How long this will continue is anyone's guess.

Enough said?

Are they checking flasks that are on one's belt?  Are they checking side pouches?

[Rani Zemirah]

I would imagine after the first dozen patrons have to be carted out because of dehydration because they can't afford to buy the water, and they don't have enough fountains around the grounds, they might just be willing to lift the water bottle restriction...  How can a Faire, of all places, only have one drinking fountain?!?  

[Ms Trish]

Time to get that garter flask stitched up then. I presume they haven't resorted to checking up our skirts yet?

How many can you carry? 

As I stand about 5'9"/5'10", I have a lot of leg...

[Francisco Paula]

i would say if they see it they will ask what is in it and check it.

I would say hide em

[Merlin the Elder]

We were actually planning on having camels—with water, believe it or not—to ward off the dehydration that we've been cautioned about.  Bummer!  Well, thanks for the warning...

[Al-Nimer]

 

\rant  I'm sorry, but not allowing even bottles of water to be carried in is just plain idiocy, especially when the expected high temps are in the upper 80s.  Do they really have that many beds in the First Aid tent     I think they are just trying to make more $$$ when it's hot out by selling more bottled water.  I can understand not allowing any type of alcohol, but hell, even the Rangers Ballpark allows people to bring plastic bottles of water, soda, juice or whatever, as long as the cooler fits under your seat.

I feel inclined to pack as much as I can into my sporran and pouch, or at the very least bring my wooden mug in FULL of ice.

Once again, common sense fails us as a "no tolerance policy" is enacted by fools.  I hope the PTB are reading this....\rant

[Norfolk]

Come now, Lords and Ladies, lighten up a bit.  Just imagine the TSA manning the gate!

[Ms Trish]

Come now, Lords and Ladies, lighten up a bit.  Just imagine the TSA manning the gate!

If the TSA were manning the gate, the flasks and waterbottles would be banned, but we could pass through the gates with machine guns and flame throwers.

[Norfolk]

Time to get that garter flask stitched up then. I presume they haven't resorted to checking up our skirts yet?

How many can you carry?  

As I stand about 5'9"/5'10", I have a lot of leg...

Ms Trish ... PLEASE.  You are giving my imagination entirely too much exercise here!

[Capt Spleen]

Baron, we have three days of her starting Friday evening.......
You'd better give your imagination, plenty of rest.