Comments on: MOOP Map Live 2012: Day 6 Results

By: AJonthePlaya

AJonthePlaya — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 03:21:45 +0000

I was close to Camp Conduit (I was at 2:40 and F, between the Vodka Bar and the back end of Camp Gallavant) and, in looking at the final map, I too am wondering if there was some type of error? If you look at the yellow band for almost 1/2 of F it looks a tiny bit suspicious that the ENTIRE row was left in yellow condition. I’m not trying to be a b*&%$ – I truly appreciate the efforts of the clean up crew but I also take my mooping quite seriously and it bothers me to think that my camp could be thought of as being careless :/

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By: Ranger Siggo

Ranger Siggo — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:39:55 +0000

Thank you Playa restoration team. Every year, you painstakingly remove the remains of the greatest city on earth so that we retain the rights to build it again. The heroic embodiment of ‘Leave No Trace’.

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By: G

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:14:20 +0000

@Hun

“G – some of those roads were really messed up!! I can’t say for sure, but the cause of the red line might actually be the condition of the soil. When it’s very bad, we try to fix it. But don’t take my word for it.”

AHA!
That WAS a heavily washboarded patch.

This gives me ammo for my (personal) crusade against water trucks. They are supposed to keep the dust down? . . really? I mean keeping the dust down in BRC . . Really? I’d take a little extra dust rather than the washboard craters that over watering creates. Certainly the next white out there where I can’t see 10 feet , I’ll be thanking the water tucks for keeping the dust down . . snark.

Lastly, can’t resist rejoicing here that my camp earned the green.

Luv you Hun :)

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By: Tracy McLellan

Tracy McLellan — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:44:02 +0000

Jammin’.

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By: Camp Conduit

Camp Conduit — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 21:23:44 +0000

While I am likewise grateful for all the fantastic work done by the DPW and all cleanup crews, I must agree with Doc. We did daily MOOP sweeps in Camp Conduit–a 50′x50′ camp comprised of six people (we were at about 3:05 and F–surrounded by Camp Walter and Devil’s Playground, but not affiliated with them). We pre-checked for existing MOOP on arrival, then carefully staked down ground cover cloth over high-traffic walking and social areas. When we struck camp, the ground cloths were carefully de-MOOP’d and then rolled up, so that any potentially missed MOOP was contained and carried off the Playa. I then personally swept our space multiple times, as well as areas around our space where camp strikes had already occurred. I physically crawled over many of the square feet of our camp, carefully searching for MOOP with a rake and my fingers. Camp Conduit’s space was absolutely spotless and pristine when we finally pulled away, as it has always been in past years. I am therefore completely baffled that our camp space is flagged as yellow. For me, this result calls into question the accuracy of the map. It also saddens me, as all our hard work appears to have been useless. Next year, I will take a few dozen photos of our space before we drive away. If nothing else, doing so will make me feel better about our efforts.

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By: AJonthePlaya

AJonthePlaya — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 03:04:22 +0000

Yikes – my tiny camp was the first to leave our street and I KNOW we moop-checked very carefully before we left. This is the first year I forgot to take a pic before leaving and now it shows yellow on my spot! Boo hoo. Next year I’ll make sure to document!

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By: The Hun

The Hun — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 19:33:23 +0000

Doc, I hear you and the more I look at this, the more I tend to agree. However, I also trust the people who were there that day. So I’m gonna get to the bottom of it. For now, strike that “they won’t change” comment and hang on for a bit longer. Please don’t expect too much though ;) We are doing our best to be accurate at every single stage of the game, so there is a good chance this is no mistake, but the honest-to-goodness reality!

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By: Doc Pyro

Doc Pyro — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 19:30:21 +0000

The Hun, yes, you might say I’m part of Barbie Death Camp. I created the thing! And still, doesn’t it seem a bit curious that the yellow line would be so continuous for such an extended period? And that such a demarcation between green and yellow for over seven blocks cannot be written off to fast or slow MOOP line folk. It defies logic. Now, were we perfect (like last year)? Probably not. With over 300 people in the Village, including one of the European Core Burn projects and much of the crew from Burn Wall Street living within our confines, likely some debris may have been left behind. Oddly enough, most of those people were where the green line is! It just seems that the map, as presented here rather than the one at the SF Decompression, does not mirror reality. YMMV.

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By: The Hun

The Hun — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:32:52 +0000

little wing – You rock!!! We’ll figure this out, I promise.

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By: little wing

little wing — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:52:27 +0000

Thank you DPW for all you do! I am completely disheartened to find our camp yellow. We mooped our camp *daily* and then line sweeping in four directions (up, down and both katty corner both ways) at the end leaving it virtually spotless- Dang, my kitchen floor has more crumbs.. I am wondering if there was some wind carry or trash that blew off someone’s vehicle at the end because that is one long ass strip of yellow on F. Thanks again for staying out there and making sure BRC was clean as a whistle. xxx Dusty hugs to you!

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