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Kondini Inner circle 3609 Posts |
Right on, same over here.
Our quote is to play them and beat them at their own game,,,or in English "To appear to abide by their ruleing in order to achieve our own aims". Our culture is turning into a nanny state,our looks, performance, speech are all dictated to by the powers that be. Signage has been questioned and some shows banned. The content of our own performances has been questioned but public opinion so far has kept us going. It seems that the nanny tendancy will stifle that which we proclaim now,,,,free speech !! Even the fringe performances are at risk with sheets of rules as to what is permitted and what is to be frowned upon. From my personal standpoint, I feel we have had the best of it and they say things come around again in the end,,I don`t think that I will be here second time round. Public liability Insurance has trebled in the last 5 years and the new invention of Risk Assesment has come in,,,all in the advancement of what we do ! Ken. |
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Stephon Special user Maryland, USA 911 Posts |
Ken, you're depressing me.
~Les S. Moore, The Dapper Dipper
Swami Yomahmi and Cheeky Monkey Sideshow "Comedy is a man in trouble." ~Bill Irwin |
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Harley Newman Inner circle 5117 Posts |
Can we please get back to the soap opera? We don't want Stephon to be depressed.
Harley (who, unlike the Curator, was never known as "Errrr")
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus” -Mark Twain
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mumford Special user 652 Posts |
Take the risk out of the equation and get the coleman fuel after you reach your destination.
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thegreatnippulini Inner circle of Hell because I've made 2582 Posts |
You know, the more I think about it, this whole thread belongs in the "Up In Smoke" section of the Café.
TGN, the artist formerly known as .........
The Great Nippulini: body piercer, Guinness World Record holder, blacksmith and man with The World's Strongest Nipples! Does the WORLD care? We shall see...
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BostonBlackie Regular user Chicago, IL 111 Posts |
A couple of years back a local carnival company, who did mostly church and neighborhood carnivals, was caught warehousing mental patients to run their rides. The company would rent out an apartment and put six or more in there. Many were not getting any treatment. Most were off their anti-psychotic medication while setting up and running the rides. Since then Illinois has supposedly cracked (pun intended) down on this sort of behavior. But how much time and resources that can be allocated for such things is negligible.
The question is why would you risk your business, your livelihood, on such a practice?
It wasn't the brightest thing I've ever done in my life. Sadly though, it was far from the dumbest.
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Harley Newman Inner circle 5117 Posts |
You've probably heard the phrase "ship of fools". In the middle ages in Europe, they were loaded on ships, to serve as sailors.
There are always people looking for ways to increase their profit margin, and don't care who's exploited in the process. Wait...who am I thinking of...Wal-Mart?
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus” -Mark Twain
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thegreatnippulini Inner circle of Hell because I've made 2582 Posts |
What does any of this have to do with travelling with torches?
The Great Nippulini: body piercer, Guinness World Record holder, blacksmith and man with The World's Strongest Nipples! Does the WORLD care? We shall see...
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Harley Newman Inner circle 5117 Posts |
What's the difference between a duck?
One leg is both the same.
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus” -Mark Twain
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randirain Inner circle Fort Worth, TX 1650 Posts |
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On 2009-04-07 13:32, thegreatnippulini wrote: Ok... so I skipped over all the bickering... What I did read was a good idea from Gwyd, and "make new ones when you get there". So.. my thought is... Why not make/buy some new ones, don't use them, throw them in your suitcase and don't worry about it? It's only the fuel, and the fuel smell, they care about. Even if they search your bags, what is wrong with a peice of metal with some kevlar wrapped around it? My friend was aloud to take 5 pounds of broken glass as a carry on. Randi |
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Matthew W Inner circle New York 2456 Posts |
My torches are made of Metal Skewers that come with a large loop on the end. I bend another tiny loop onto the other end hook the wick to.
I use old cotton t-shirts for the wick. Easy to make.
-Matt
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MagicJared Regular user 120 Posts |
Nah its alright, my question has been thoroughly answered. You guys can keep bickering.
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The Curator of the Unusual Inner circle Tampa FL 1399 Posts |
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On 2009-04-07 14:20, randirain wrote: Heat-Merchant!....
You come to a point in your life when you really don't care what people think about you, you just care what you think about yourself.
Evel Knievel contact: curatoroftheunusual@hotmail.com |
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randirain Inner circle Fort Worth, TX 1650 Posts |
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On 2009-04-07 23:29, The Curator of the Unusual wrote: Ok.. I have been trying to wrap my head around this... but you got me... call me stupid, but I have no idea what you mean. Randi |
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The Curator of the Unusual Inner circle Tampa FL 1399 Posts |
A "Heat- Merchant" is a trouble maker, Hence "Sells Heat"...You posted a intelligent post...ignoring the Bickering, Thus, by doing so...it cues the Bickerer's to start Bickering like the first intelligent post did in the first place...Get it?...Oh well, its called Show Guy Humor....
You come to a point in your life when you really don't care what people think about you, you just care what you think about yourself.
Evel Knievel contact: curatoroftheunusual@hotmail.com |
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Rotten Special user 829 Posts |
Following the lead....
My grandfather loved pickles but hated cucumbers and refused to believe that a pickle was a cucumber pickled. Gotta work on my pic again tomorrow because I deleted it from my puter after loading it. Doh! Thank you Todd. I'll try try again. Will Rotten to friends, Ted Campbell p.s. I grew up in theater and learned to enjoy having a characters name. You don't have to be running from the law to have an alias. I am Superman on stage and Clark Kent off stage. Will does things on stage Ted would never do. Misclaimer: Traveling with fuel is not possible. Don't even do it in a cab as the insurance will not cover damages due to it not being a fuel transport vehicle. So rent a car, and purchase full insurance, and drive it like it's stolen. |
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randirain Inner circle Fort Worth, TX 1650 Posts |
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On 2009-04-08 00:45, The Curator of the Unusual wrote: Gotcha! Now I will get it next time. Randi |
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Sylver Fyre Regular user Michigan 152 Posts |
Just to add to the original posting... Gwyd and I traveled by air internationally and I bought some new torches. I don't make my own because I don't have the time to make proper good looking ones and have no desire to. OKAY that's all BS, the real reason is I'm lazy. What's important is if I needed to I could in a bind. We wick/make everything else, my torches are the one luxury I indulge. And really I don't indulge that much... I have a great vendor that used to sell them at $6 a piece (think they recently went up to $8). They are a simple design but clean looking and well put together. I bought a few extra so I had a set for my trip and when we returned I soaked my tools in hot water then ran them through a dish washer... I had no issues bringing them back in my checked luggage. They were packed in with the suitcase of broken glass, my bull whips and our other props. We didn't have any issues at the airport though we did include a listing of our props, a letter of intent for them and other promotional items of explanation for those inspecting our luggage.
My fuel buckets also went in the dishwasher for a bath. Fuel was purchase when we got into town. It was part of the rider that someone would drive us to a store where such item could be purchased. The left over fuel stayed behind. What we found interesting was customs stopped us and asked us to open our suitcase, not cause they thought we were up to something, but because they didn't believe that we had a case of broken glass. They then became very curious and interested in what we do. Just have an open attitude and share a little bit of yourself. This may bring some excitement to their hum drum day and now they have a good story to share with their friends. Do a little demo if you have a chance, it will make their day to see you shove a nail up your nose or the like. (unless your skills are fire only.. then don't do a demo you might dig yourself in deep). They are people who probably are bored with their day job and you could be the one to make their day. Just be up front and comply. Same thing goes for fire marshals.
Sylver Fyre
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Harley Newman Inner circle 5117 Posts |
I always take the glass, as carry-on. It saves on luggage weight.
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus” -Mark Twain
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Stucky Inner circle I'm Batman! 1355 Posts |
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On 2009-04-06 11:46, The Curator of the Unusual wrote: One name: Buckethead. Buy the fluid when you get there. In a pinch most convenience stores (and even a few inconvenience stores) sell Ronsonol. As for torches, I have a little tip I have never really shared online. I tip it here because it will likely be lost amongst the silliness. Speed Torches - A nice shiny torch that the head can be changed out in 5 seconds. You can take it thru carry on luggage with no problems. How is this possible you ask? One word - Roach Clips.. er.. sorry that's two words. Hemostats. (Not tissue forceps, but you can use those too) They taper at the top, lock a cotton ball or two in place like a mofo, and look nice. They transfer great as well (too great sometimes, watch out). When you take them thru the airport, they are medical supplies and will be viewed as such. Where do you get such finery minus a degree in medicine? Some hardcore hardware stores carry them, (In various sizes) as do most crappy indoor bazaars (there is always that ONE store), or you could just go for a check-up and steal some from the room whilst the doctor is away. So there yah go. If for some reason you want to get uppity about knowing who I am, Brett knows. (Tho' it would take a microwave and light bulb for him to tell anyone here. Shhhhhhh....)
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