There's a place to sign up for the waiver job, and you don't really sit that
much.
--Pat K
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>From: "Mark Smith" <msmith@tilia.com>
>To: "Thana, Peter {High~Palo Alto}" <PETER.THANA@ROCHE.COM>,
<Smokerbros@aol.com>, <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
>Subject: RE: Last Sunday
>Date: Wed, Mar 5, 2003, 12:58 PM
>
> If having someone of the waiver table would help, couldn't we make this
> count towards your "work" for the day if it isn't already?
>
> I'm sure after a long day some people may prefer a sit down at 3 o'clock in
> the afternoon rather than running after cones, especially on some of those
> hot summer afternoons.
>
> Just a thought.
>
> Mark.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thana, Peter {High~Palo Alto} [mailto:PETER.THANA@ROCHE.COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 10:23 AM
> To: Smokerbros@aol.com; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: Last Sunday
>
>
>>I'd just like to add one thing... BE CAREFUL! I approached some
>>locals doing donuts at GGF once many years ago, and one of them
>>got out of the car carrying a Bowie knife! I backed off real quick,
>>and
>>realized that the entire world doesn't look at life and its value quite
>>like I do.
>
> I couldn't agree more. Seeing one of us injured or worse by confrontation
> is the LAST thing I want to see at any of our events. Everyone in our club
> is passionate about keeping our sites and wants autocrossers to be
> represented well. But you have to know when you're outnumbered and when
> it's not worth it. People who are being aggressive and doing donuts might
> do that kind of thing on a daily basis. Having someone running up to them
> screaming may look rather threatening, and who knows what they've been
> smoking or what they are packing.
>
> The problem of theft is an ugly one. I feel really bad for Kevin. As
> someone pointed out to me, the paddock gets very empty in the afternoon,
> after reg has closed, a lot of people have left, and the remaining groups
> are working or on grid. These are the times of the highest risk. We could
> say we need someone to man the waiver table at all times thru the
> afternoon, but I think this is complicated because a)we have a hard enough
> time staffing that position thru the morning and b)having one person there
> alone with no one else in site isn't safe IMO. As always life is more
> valuable than property. That is not to say we shouldn't think of
> solutions, just that we should all be careful and vigilant of both property
> and health.
>
> Peter
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