Do people really just walk away from things if they think they had a bad experience?? I mean.. Doesnt anyone give seconds chances anymore before you quit?? Do you give your children up for adoption the first time things didn't go right? Divorce your spouse after the first fight?? Stop mining after the first time you don't find gold??

Everything in LDMA and GPAA is "subject to change".. Don't believe me? Read your paper work that you agreed to. Things at outings have been changing and evolving constantly for at least the last 10yrs. Some of it works some if it doesn't.. How will they know unless they try??

I think the new caretakers did a fantastic job... and it looked like the other 75 participants agree.

If you want to be quiter and walkway from a great organization that is your right but there is no need to try to sour the rest of the community and turn them against the very people who worked their asses off to do their best to make sure everyone one had a great time... Obviously you can't please everyone.. But they tried.

I guarantee you if I had come that far I would have worked with the crew and found a spot for my highbanker.

Good luck on your next adventure

Pam

Donna and Bryan are good people.

Would have been nice if EVERYONE had been told of the change when they signed in. That didn't happen.
After the event, with hindsight, reading the email blast to participants, it was known by at least the 8th of April there was no common, and it was going to be a free for all. But that was not expressed clearly, so folks who are new to outings know what to expect.

I understand the reason for the experiment.

Yeah, I could have forced my way to a set-up, and pissed off the guy next to me with excess hose by walking on it until it got a hole, or making 6" pieces out of it to get it out of the way. Of course, as soon as I start stepping on his hose, he complains, and I'm the bad guy and get kicked out. Not the way I do things, i try to respect the next person mining, but some there apparently don't give a damn. When I go out to set up my older banker, I have 2-10' and a 20' intake, and 20, 30, and 50' lay flat. I don't use more than required to keep my footprint as small as possible. I consider that to be respectful of someone else trying to work the same area.

Nobody from Dom on down made any attempt to get people to consolidate, it was more of "that's the way it is, too bad"

If that's the attitude you foster at Burnt, so be it. Good luck

As to leaving, that will be a decision between my claim partner and I.