Top 10 Reasons NOT To Go



Tucson

you not participating. 

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Tucson

 

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tutu-timmy
Phoenix

 

-
azzah
prescott
 cammie
 

- cammie
Minickoy Boy
Jerome
Aaron
Distance to get there
Dust storms
the line of traffic during the start and exodus
 

-Aaron
DustDr
Phoenix
AKA: Uncle Gumby
Having to leave and wait another year to be there... 

-AKA: Uncle Gumby
Psytek
Tempe
Albie
1.It sucks..... DON'T GO! ;)
2. Yahoos
3. Shirt Cockers
4. Hippies
5. LEO
6. Playa boogers.
7. Sore feet from walkin for miles in military boots.
8. DPW, at least the surly jaded ones

 

-Albie
Prudence

Ali
 

-Ali

Tempe
Amanda
 

-Amanda
The Sauce
Santa Cruz, CA
Antaeres
 

-Antaeres
Apple
Albuquerque, NM
Apple
 

-Apple
Aurora
Scottsdale
Aurora
 

-Aurora
ISMIST
Tucson
bill
 

-bill
Mild Bill
Tucson
Bill
Not complaining. Alright... I have had people ragging on my lack of being dressed up... when I had just finished putting together a dance floor that required hundreds of hours of work to design and build: "they ruined my burn" ... can you tell. 

-Bill
B Rad
Another Planet
Brad
 

-Brad
AZrider
Phoenix
Brad
 

-Brad

Scottsdale
Brandon
10. No running water.
9. You will not be clean.
8. When you are uncomfortable, you will not be your better self.
7. You will get playa dust. In everything.
6. Your ass will hurt from riding your bike, and your feet will hurt from walking.
5. You can't see everything there is to see.
4. You will have to come back.
3. Your job will still suck.
2. You may never again talk to some of the awesome people you met.
1. You probably can't explain what just happened.
 

-Brandon
Life
Tucson
Brian
 

-Brian

Phoenix
Brittney
 

-Brittney
LizAbuG
tempe
Bug
 

-Bug
Buster
Scottsdale
Buster
right now the only things I dont like is waiting!
(and how hard it has been to make it there!!!)
 

-Buster
Princess Pinwheel
Tucson
Candace
 

-Candace
Windpipe
Tucson
Chad
It's a brutal, salty ordeal. 

-Chad
carl
phoenix
Chris
1. The mean freeky people
2. the grumpy people
3. the freeky acid trip.
4. the thunderdome on a freeky acid trip.
5. the dirty ice chest when all the ice is melted.
 

-Chris
Cycnus
MESA
Chris
Can't wait to fill this in after the 6th. 

-Chris
Chrizzle
az
christ
 

-christ
DrPop
Mesa
Corbin
the weekend. I prefer the week....less drunks and weekend boozers that trash up the place.
people that leave early without the needed replacement(late arrivals)
$$$
and most of all =leaving the site
 

-Corbin
hermione
Phoenix
corinne
see above answer. i don't enjoy people who don't understand/know what limits are. 

-corinne
KT Kate
Cottonwood
Cow Trailer Kate
 

-Cow Trailer Kate
Dr Germ
Glendale
Da Germ
not a thing nothing bothers me @ the man 

-Da Germ
primal (wmd)
Prescott
dan
Too far x10 

-dan
Judah
Phoenix
Darryl
it's too far away from my home
(I'll Just have to move)
The port-a-pottys
(bring your own toilet system people trust me)
And don't poop and pee on the playa someone like ME!!!! could slip in it at night!!!!! There is a burner somewhere that owes me a new right sandle.I had to burn my last one cuz I was not about to pack that out with my stuff.
(Don't worry the sandle was made of reed,hemp and and other plant fibers it burned completely):) \<>/
 

-Darryl
Diesel
Another Planet
Diesel
 

-Diesel
VeryBadSanta
Mesa
Don
Selling coffee  

-Don
corey
glendale
dorey
 

-dorey
Epic
Prescott
Epic
1. Tourists who come in on Friday / Saturday night, throw their empty beer cans on the playa and then walk off.
2. Undercover cops who are way to obvious! lol
3. Larry Harvey
4. People who think they are superior to everyone else because they are "old school" burners.
5. People who have never been thinking that they know what it's all about.
6. Cops outside of BRC who will give you a speeding ticket for going like 1 mile over the speed limit just to generate revenues!
7. Ah, the fact that it's during the first week of classes for most schools, making it hard to do both.
8. Adjusting back to the default world
9. Adjusting back to the default world
10. Adjusting back to the default world
 

-Epic
Blu
Tucson
Erin
 

-Erin
Fawn
Mesa
Fawn
 

-Fawn
Frank O'Bear
Phoenix
Frank
1. Having to be on guard for unwanted Law enforcement
2. excessive generator use
3. the exodus
4. the long drive home
5. going back to work
6. whining campers
7. people who had a rotten time
8. Hangovers
9. observing people getting busted or searched by Law enforcement
10. hosing Playa dust out of my panties.
 

-Frank
PUUUMA
Phoenix
Gayle
You have to go home. 

-Gayle
fancy geoff
Phoenix
Geoff
The dust
the heat
 

-Geoff
Dog Bite
Tucson
GiGi-D
1)stupid dust

2) people who get burnier than thou.

3)people who take advantage of others

4) people who touch and don't ask first

5) the reputation... some times people make it sounds like a drug orgies.. its so much more
 

-GiGi-D
BuilderG
Another Planet
Gordy
 

-Gordy
grover
Another Planet
grover
lack of hay bales 

-grover
Space Vixen
Tucson
Hazel Meade
 

-Hazel Meade

phoenix
Holly
 

-Holly
Hoss
Phoenix
Hoss
The waxy, single ply toilet paper in the porta-potties. The long drive home afterwards.  

-Hoss
Speedbump
Phoenix
Ian
There seems to be too many “burners” who don’t get the pack it in, pack it out ethos ……. That and Darkwads…. 

-Ian

Glendale
Ivan
 

-Ivan
James ( i need a Burner Name ;)
Mesa
James
Sunburns likely in areas u didn't expect them in a "normal" environment

wind burns in same areas
"Weekenders" Come on, if your going to come into our world, make a commitment
 

-James
Jana Banana
Prescott
Jana
leaving it 

-Jana
Dj Shifta
Las Vegas, NV
jDub
The COPS! 

-jDub

phoenix
Jeff
 

-Jeff
JM
Arcosanti
Jeffrey
 

-Jeffrey
Jenn
Mesa
Jenn
 

-Jenn
Theda
Phoenix
Jenna
See above 

-Jenna
Jet Lag!
Chandler
Jet Lag!
 

-Jet Lag!
23
Phoenix
joanna
 

-joanna
Joe
Tempe
Joe
 

-Joe
Hot Candy
Flagstaff
John
 

-John
Just John
Tucson
John
Is there a Circle K nearby? 

-John
Mostaccioli
Tempe
Joseph
 

-Joseph


Josh
 

-Josh
Julz
Gilbert
Julie
 

-Julie
Workinonit
Tucson
Justin
The magical faerie dust!
 

-Justin
Kinfinity
Tucson
K8
it's only once a year. 

-K8
BOB
Tempe
Karine
 

-Karine
Karma
Tempe
Karma
The morning heat. Missing certain awesome happenings that your burner buddies tell you about that you missed because you were doing something else. 

-Karma
Kat
Mesa
Kat
 

-Kat
Valkyrie
Lake Havasu City
Kate, Valkyrie or Victorian
How far it is from my home...  

-Kate, Valkyrie or Victorian
Amazon
Tucson
Kay
tell you that later too! 

-Kay
clamoring

Kayobi
 

-Kayobi
Kel
Scottsdale
Kelly
It should be air conditioned with valet parking.
I start to long for a conversation with a person who isn't high.
The "porta potty ritual" starts to become annoying and I start to forget the luxury of just walking in and sitting down.
Crunchy hair.
Being clean for about ten minutes, post shower.
 

-Kelly
Petra
Scottsdale
Kelly
1. The police 

-Kelly
Paydirt
Cornville
Kim
 

-Kim
Kismet
Boonies beyond Flagstaff
Kizmit
Freezing all night. Again. 

-Kizmit
Knotch
Elfrida
Knotch
It is all part of the experience. Flow with it. 

-Knotch
james
accra
kojo
............................ 

-kojo
jewel
Another Planet
kris
 

-kris
jewel
Phoenix
kris
1. Dust, although it united quite a few people and certainly provided new experiences when I was there
2. The line to get in and leave, although, again...new experiences and people
 

-kris
Flaiir

Kristin
 

-Kristin

Mesa
Kristy
 

-Kristy
Blaster, or Hey you!
Phoenix
Lance
 

-Lance
Playasandman
Tempe
Lars
 

-Lars
Convinced (By Boobies)
Mesa, AZ
Levi
 

-Levi
Ariez
Mesa
Lindsay
....uhhhh... blank? 

-Lindsay
sundog
Scottsdale
Lisa
Don't really know until I've been there, but these have crossed my mind:
* Harsh environment so no dogs allowed - I'll miss my babies!
* Public &/or portable toilets are gross!
 

-Lisa
Das Bus aka Mayor GKOTU
Bullhead City
Lora
1. - The yahoo factor

2. - People that don't clean up after themselves
 

-Lora
Portia

Madeline
 

-Madeline
Madison
Glendale
Madison
 

-Madison
Mandylion
Phoenix
Mandy
 

-Mandy
SunRunner
Tucson
Mark
 

-Mark
Marshmello or Mello
Phoenix
Marsha
The day I leave!!!! They may have to escort me off the playa this year. 

-Marsha
Mary
Tucson
Mary
 

-Mary

Glendale
Michelle
 

-Michelle
Me Yike El

Mykl
1. Nose taters
2. Cracked dry skin
3. Morons only there to see naked people and party
4. the police
5. crappy music
6. Generators
7. airy fairy hippy bull shit
8. poop on the playa
9. camp in fighting
10 leaving
 

-Mykl
Naked Mike
Mesa
Naked Mike
-I don't like it when people just see it as a big party. I think the gates should close on Thursday unless you have made arrangements. (because the weekend is all some people can physically do).
-I don't like it when people revert back to normal life so easily. Think about your actions off playa...
-Money, I'd like to do away with it entirely at the event, find a different way to do ice and coffee.
-Lack of water. I love the playa, but sometimes I wish it was at sea :)
 

-Naked Mike
nils
Another Planet
nils
 

-nils
Pam
Mesa
Pam
The changes I've seen over the years are for the most part fine, I do have difficulty with people who just come to observe.  

-Pam
qqtpie
mesa
Pam
 

-Pam
BIG PHREEKY
Los Angles
PAUL
LAW ENFORCEMENT
NO POT
 

-PAUL
R-Evolver
Scottsdale/Gilbert
Paul
 

-Paul
Suggestions?
Scottsdale/Gilbert
Paul
 

-Paul
Elusive Fire Moose
scottsdale
Poje
 

-Poje
qqtpie
Mesa
qqtpie
 

-qqtpie
Dandelion
Another Planet
Ranger
ticket price 

-Ranger
Renae
Phoenix
Renae
 

-Renae
RJ
El Mirage
RJ
 

-RJ
mr. mom
Tucson
robert
It's too damn far away
the frat boys from Reno that show up on Saturday
the dust - oh wait I love the dust!
the noise - oh wait I love Techno!
the crowds - oh wait these are my friends!
 

-robert
R-Jag

Ron
 

-Ron
Mr. God
Prescott
Royce
Too short.
Too far away.
Too many L.E.O.
 

-Royce
Sailor
Tucson
Sailor
 

-Sailor
Sarah
Tucson
Sarah
People who leave messes for others to tidy.
 

-Sarah
Scarlet
I travel around. In Australia at the moment
Scarlet
 

-Scarlet
Doom Doom Doom (SAK)
Tempe
Scott
It's only once a year.
It's not long enough.
I can't live there all year.
I don't have my own airplane to fly there.
I never have enough money to pull off the projects I really want to do.
Uhmmm... Other stuff I suppose.
 

-Scott
Scotto
Phoenix
Scotto
 

-Scotto
Shadow
Elfrida
Shadow
 

-Shadow
Tgaps
Tempe
Shawn
Later... 

-Shawn
Conchita
Tucson
Shelleytini
There aren't enough things to do. 

-Shelleytini
Sirius
Flagstaff
Sirius
Everything. Burning Man sucks. Don't go. 

-Sirius
skybri
phx
skybri
cracked heels 

-skybri
nonstr8
Tucson
Sparkles
the RV's 

-Sparkles
Steve
Scottsdale
Steve
1. Dust
2. Porta-Potties (of course I'd miss them if they weren't there).
3. Rumors of frat-boy assholes who've been showing up in recent years just to get fucked up and oogle naked bodies.
4. People who don't participate.
5. Sleeping in a tent.
 

-Steve
Town Crier
not in AZ anymore
TC
 

-TC
Serpico
Gilbert
Tim
1. That techno song they keep playing. 

-Tim
TommyB
Prescott like Biskit
TommyB
The Cost
coming back to the default world
Not being able to see everything in one week
Paul Addis

 

-TommyB
Trae
south of nowhere
Trae
LEO and the people that dont 'get it' but still go. 

-Trae
Laetor
Chandler
Trey
1 through 10 - it ends. 

-Trey
Monkey
Scottsdale
Troy
1. Dust, Dust, Dust.
2. All the toilet paper is gone & you really have to go bad.
3. Not a cheap trip, Burning Man is actually very expensive.
4. Scary, naked bodies everywhere & horny & walking toward you.
5. Going back to work after is hard & somewhat depressing.
6. The cold and the heat the sunburns.
7. You're not going to be eating like you normally do.
8. Zero visiblity if the sand storm really kicks up.
9. Getting up in the morning & having to get dressed to go pee.
10. Sleeping on an air mattress.
 

-Troy

tempe
Valerie
 

-Valerie
Verbal
Phoenix
Verbal
It was better next year. 

-Verbal
azviv
Phoenix
Viv
 

-Viv
Wade Miller
Phoenix
Wade
 

-Wade
The Zizzo
Chandler
Zizzo Zizzo Zizzo Zizzo...endl;
 

-Zizzo Zizzo Zizzo Zizzo...endl;


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