Capt. Sterling

Will do with the questions and unfortunately we were not there in 2007 but in 2006... I think I will make the drive over after the holidays... I need to pick up some evidence in Williamsburg any way... I will need hotel and modern camping info as well...

Love the flick! appreciate the help as always!

Thank you Lady, much obliged!

My word, I need a new wig!!!

?? who said that and in regard to what??

Hey Lady, when will the DVDs be ready to order?

My favorite.... Will work for food....

From what I am seeing of the pirate community, and mind you, this is not a bad thing, but they are far from regimental like Rev. War and ACW. Having done the Wild West thing, which I would say is more like the pirates, I would highly recommend at least one safety meeting where everyone participating must attend... KISH has done this numerous times and it works brilliantly... the more people on the same page the better... follow ups with representatives from each crewe each evening, when others wish to go to town or the pub, by all means but the first meeting should be a must for everyone. I would recommend that the very first night...after a vast majority of folks have arrived... there should be a pot luck dinner where we can all meet and greet and go over the scenarios, battle plans, and allow people to explain how they would like to contribute. Again we would be all be on the same page then...

As a matter of fact our Croaker has experience from WWII events... or at least he knows someone who does... I shall contact him and find out directly... if so, he can teach you in the trade if you like... Thank you Bo... if he would be willing to teach what he knows as well, it would be greatly appreciated...

What was the tree situation like? If we can string hammocks and tarps, we take up a whole lot less space? Can I take a drive over to review the grounds again after the holidays?

What was the tree situation like? If we can string hammocks and tarps, we take up a whole lot less space? Can I take a drive over to review the grounds again after the holidays?

I'll smoke it fer ye....

Next year... Maddogge... next year... We shall just have to hunt down the guy who said no....

I whole heartedly agree with ye Lady.

Ah you were too busy stocking me with cigars... Maddogge was teaching most of the day... next time we shall make sure you move to the head of the class.

Thanks for sharing... great Pictures!!

OI!!! Ye slovenly lot ye!!! If only I had known... will be keeping a close eye on ye at Blackbeard's!!!

Whoo Hoo! Dem's me lads!! Always in trouble for something... makes me damn proud to be their captain!!!

My apologies about the photo credit Mission... ye done well lad... for a surgeon that is.... ahem...

**arms crossed, foot tapping** Ah, wager I will that he did not listen at all!

Yeah I'll buy that...

My Word Lilly, calm down... have already gotten instructions from Dutchman as to what is required of us... get me a head count and how many and what size tents we shall be packing....

I can accept that Hurricane, but then one particular person doesn't need to be shooting his mouth off and giving folks grief. We still don't know what was eating this guy, but we won't work with him again...and for some reason everyone seems to know who he is, and we haven't been naming names...if someone has a problem with us... please come talk to us its the only way to get around something that is most likely nothing more than a simple and easily fixed misunderstanding.... As to time, reenactments have always been a "hurry up and wait" affair. And I certainly don't hold Harry accountable (although if he truly likes a little flogging now and then we would be happy to oblige ) the man was running around all over the place... what he needs is reliable/accountable folks in EACH camp to step up and say "hey we will make sure the guns in our camp are safe, we will make sure we are where we need to be on time, we will make sure you have runners available during the day IF you need to get in touch with us in a hurry...." Hell I detest walkie talkies but if necessary for safety... well then safety first.... Again, yes, I can understand growing pains but then lets work together to get things back on track... there are far too many very experienced folks in every camp that could make the entire event run a whole lot smoother and take some of the burden off of Harry's shoulders... but I think we should allow the actors to care for the actors and the living historians to care for their own... the two don't always know what is expected of each other's camp. People that I found most helpful were Nigel, Fayma, and Capt. Jim... who always seemed to be trying to stay on top of everything...William Red Wake would most likely have been on top of things as well but.... ahem... we had him chained to a tree...

I had the basics over by the careening camp along with folks knowledgeable in first aid, who recommended we all take a basic cpr course... couldn't hurt could it? From past experience I have seen countless surgeons carrying real bandages and some type of cut cleaning meds onto the field... to treat minor things immediately. As they are already playing surgeon, folks know who to turn to. Also for the heat, I was rather surprised to see such a lack of water bottles, canteens etc... especially out on the field... without a lick of shade that area could be brutal. Also I would recommend having some ice strategically placed just in case someone goes down from the heat... Gettysburg does it all the time, so does Monmouth... along with making sure neckscarves are soaked in cold water before taking the field. Also, we did have a number of medical folks available, they were most gracious to volunteer themselves right here in the PiP threads... they should have been pointed out in the safety meetings and then spread amongst the different battling groups. I, for one, was very disappointed in the terrible lack of communication regarding meetings, no one took into consideration when changing meeting times to let the careening camp know until it was already too late to get to the damn meeting. Sorry it may have been just peachy to tell the folks already in the fort that we will be having a meeting in 30 mins, but by the time someone from the careening camp found out and ran back with the information twenty minutes was already used up and we still had to get gear, secure camp and walk all the way back to the fort and then to be insulted by someone who was checking our guns about being late who didn't even know how to handle some of the items we were carrying??? Okay,,, I'll stop venting now..maybe. aw what the heck you all hate me any way.... Communication is the key to safety in these events. It needs to be a whole lot better which could mean more meetings set in the evening, when public is NOT around and sent in schedules a least two weeks in advance to groups.... please don't tell me, at ten o'clock am on Thursday that all my people must be at a mandatory meeting at 2 pm that afternoon or else they will NOT be taking the field!!! Folks are still flying, driving in on Thursday because we were told the event does not officially start until Friday and not a word of the 2 o'clock meeting was mentioned prior to that morning... IF it had been we would have arranged flights, etc, to accommodate... The safety meetings should also include EVERYONE, not just folks handling weapons... the more people aware of exactly what is supposed to be going on the safer the scenario .. and this includes the vendors as they should be helping to draw the crowds back from the actual fighting and policing for safety reasons... when we walked in for the first battle, they had no clue!! There should also be reenactors that police for safety also... in one battle several young children ran out behind the soldiers in the fort... they should never have had that opportunity in the first place.. Sorry folks I've been doing this for 35 years now... and the one thing that truly keeps people safe is communication well in advance and no alcohol during operating hours. Fayma is an excellent example of a great communicator... she contacted me countless times regarding every little detail for a project she was handling for me... she made sure she found me immediately and went over each item as soon as we arrived... she went out of her way to make sure we had the information we needed.,,,

Give him time lad, give him time...