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Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:32:48 +0000

[...] MAP LIVE, Day 3: Esplanade and the Big Black Spot Posted by The HunHello sports fans, MOOP maniacs and line sweepers extraordinaire! The Hun here, reporting from Gerlach where things are [...]

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Burning Blog » Blog Archive » MOOP MAP LIVE, Day 5: Special Forces — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:32:18 +0000

[...] The Ten PrinciplesMOOP MAP LIVE, Day 5: Special Forces Posted by The HunHey there sports fans, MOOP maniacs and line sweepers extraordinaire! The Hun here, reporting from Gerlach where the DPW Playa [...]

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By: The Hun

The Hun — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:28:19 +0000

TwoHott, this is the very definition of a labor of love. We’re all enraptured by the experience of being out here, and we love what we do. I think you know exactly what I’m talking about.

Alexis, we definitely do take that into account! First of all, your camp will still get a green even if some errant MOOP blows into it. There’s no such thing as a completely MOOP-free zone, not until we clean it anyway ;) Second, we can always tell when a certain camp has created so much MOOP that they’ve contaminated neighboring areas. One camp this year used a lot of OSB, which sent wood chips flying on the wind and littering half the next block. We’re not going to penalize the camps that received unwelcome wood chips, because it’s very clear where the mess originated.

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By: alexis

alexis — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:18:50 +0000

Thank you SO MUCH, Playa Restoration team! What a wonderful video, I’ve always wondered what this looked like! We did all we could to make our little camp as easy as possible for you, but thanks for all your work!

Excited to see your future post of any misplaced treasures you found left behind, too!

I’m curious, though, one thing that concerned us as we de-mooped before leaving, is that the wind kept blowing MOOP from other campsites onto ours. We’d pick it up and two hours later the winds would shift and we’d find a few more stray pieces, which we’d pick up. But surely after we left, the winds continue. So, is that taken into consideration?

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By: TwoHott

TwoHott — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:53:53 +0000

Thanks for the feedback. I realize it is lots of work getting this information out to everyone — but its worth the effort! (Easy for me to say, huh?) Seriously, many of us do care and put effort into keeping it clean. It is a source of pride for us. We appreciate the recognition for our efforts.

Likewise, we recognize and appreciate your efforts. Our feedback is: you all are great! Thank you, thank you, thank you all!

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By: The Hun

The Hun — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:58:37 +0000

Thanks Curley! That means a lot coming from you :)

Eric – We do find some amazing stuff! One year we found multiple antique silver dollars. Why they were out here, we’ll never know. I’m planning to do a post on what we find, probably next week.

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By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 06:15:22 +0000

I would be curious to read about the treasures in the trash. Team members must stumble across the occasional diamond ring over the years.

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By: John Curley

John Curley — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:55:26 +0000

Great stuff, Hun! So good to get a look at the process!

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By: The Hun

The Hun — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:51:18 +0000

Thanks everybody! It’s exciting for me too, having a chance to tell this story.

Lemur – It seems like, in years past, people didn’t know this was going on. Now people are more aware, and that’s awesome.

Quiet Earp – LINE UP!! I’m glad you liked the video, I will make more.

Witchy – Thank you for your work at the Cafe, and for MOOPing too! Fingers crossed you get the green you worked so hard for.

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By: Witchy

Witchy — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 06:43:08 +0000

That was a great post. I’ve been working for the Man for years and did not know that was how we were graded (aka assigned our color on the MOOP map). I only knew that green was less MOOP and the color we wanted to be and RED was bad, made more work for resto, and was the color we wanted to avoid. Thank you! We focused more on MOOPING than I can ever remember at the Cafe this year, so I’m patiently (and hopefully) waiting to see if we made GREEN… :-)

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