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Burning Man 2024

Oh yeah it's been reported to have been that way for years.

You see it's a festival for LEO too. IIUC it's a prime assignment for some. And there's the ones who want to go and see cool things and meet cool people and keep them safe. And the ones who want to see things 'out of the norm' and arrest people for it to 'protect' who even knows what.
 
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Um, yeah it's like a 90's throwback. It's not Thaaaaat hard to burn one. If the fuzz is walking around put it away. I had no issues. :laughing
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The fuzz is a 60's throwback :laughing
 
It's probably because it's BLM land and maryjane is still illegal by federal law.
 
A Festivus Pole was installed, across the street, followed by a street sign next day.
The new street name, Burning Tree Trail. I need to slip a small piece of cardboard with the word "man" over the middle

Festivus Pole's will appear Sat nite after the burn
 

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It's probably because it's BLM land and maryjane is still illegal by federal law.
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Yup. I did manage to talk to one of the Rangers/LEO's when I was there. Good guy. 25-28 years maybe old and was more interested in making sure people were safe than busting anyone for anything. He said he would like to participate in the event sometime.
 
Pop in and give it a view, , ,

Live Webcast

For those who can’t join us on the playa in person, we’re pleased to offer the Livestream straight from Burning Man. Although we won't always be on the microphone, please ensure that you're not muted. All are invited to...
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Radio station,

bmir.org

BMIR 94.5 FM The Voice of the Man

bmir.org
 
The webcast looks like a mixture of weird looking vehicles and bicycles.
I popped in. A minute was enough.

Can't say I am interested in going, but if some people love it.. all good.
 
Man burns Sat nite around 9:30/10:00

Temple burns Sunday nite a bit earlier, , ,

Cruise around the playa, looking for something happening, or do the same, cruise the streets looking for a party.
Bigger parties are scheduled thru the week, with addresses and times
Marvel @ the engineering involved with art cars, let alone the art work, , ,
 
budman said:
The webcast looks like a mixture of weird looking vehicles and bicycles.
I popped in. A minute was enough.

Can't say I am interested in going, but if some people love it.. all good.
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It can be the most surreal and sensory overload bike ride of your life. Literally my favorite part of burning man was mobbing around on bikes with friends wondering how what i was experiencing was real. For me that part was 10/10.
 
There is one experience some have had @ BM, that I consider THE extreme.
It has been done before, during daylight, with lots of supervision,

Step out of a light plane @ 10,000' over BM at night.

I have noticed this year, portapotties on the playa, this wasn't done my years here.
That used to be a thing, turds on the playa,

Living there for a week gives you a community, Friday changes, way more people are bussed in for the weekend. Special glampers, VIP's, Special needs, Brass hats, Politicians, in little villages.
Saturday's bedlam, extra full now, community fabric is stretched thin, find the time for a nap before dark.

Burners call what we left behind, for the last week, The Default World. Where we reluctantly return to, ,
the blue pill.
 
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Lol was at Costco looking at the Segway gocart 2, some old guy comes up starts talking about the Segway model he just bought a few weeks back.

I chop it up with him a little, turns out he has had many segways and modified them to have handles instead of knee leaning for control.

All for what, I asked him since he has many units previously

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Something happened last nite, I think The Man suffered another bout of premature ignition, ,
They usually want to tease with their poi spinning and dancing around with fire, until 10 pm
Sometimes The Man doesn't wait. I've watched as loaders dressed as firemen, go in and set the fuses and timers, come boiling out, with fizzles and sparks, showing the way, @ 9:45.
Fireworks going off is a start, normal, a big explosion covered The Man with a tarp looking thing, that was soaked with accelerant.
That burned the man, he was gone in ten minutes, NOT normal, they were talking about this burn lasting for a couple of hours, the platform may have lasted, I bailed after he disappeared, couldn't see the crowd dancing around the fire at all. Too many art cars blocking view.

People out @ the burn site sifting thru torched treasures of glass and nails, this morning, probably as hungover as I was, back then.

Temple tonite, , ,
 
No Temple burn, evacuation notices, high wind 15, to gusts @ 45, forecast for Sunday evening, and Monday 11:am to dark, blowing dust to whiteout conditions.
Playa camera down since yesterday afternoon,
Not their best year, , ,
 
It seems that the end of burning man included a very long and very slow traffic jam...

Burning Man exodus is absolutely unhinged due to epic dust storm
BLACK ROCK CITY — On Monday afternoon, Burning Man’s exodus line snaked for miles through the Black Rock Desert, but a raging dust storm often prevented drivers from seeing more than a few cars in either direction. Updates to Burning Man Traffic’s account on X suggested wait times of between 4 and 6 hours for much of the day, but that was only from “Greeters to blacktop.” Getting to the Burning Man staff at the event’s perimeter was an hourslong endeavor in itself, as the line was backed up all the way into Black Rock City and moving at a glacial pace.
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