[SCA-AE] last plea

[Liz Orwig]

Drama? Here? Never. *tongue firmly in cheek*  Yes, I am going for 
dramatic effect.  But more than that, I'm attempting (badly) to make a point.

Yes, I do know lots of people are committed to other events both in 
and out of kingdom.  A simple missive by someone... anyone saying ... 
well, anything at all at that point would have been welcome. Even if 
they weren't planning on coming.

But Also consider this:

Last year at this same event, I was on this same battlefield alone 
bearing water.  I had posted no less than three times to the kingdom 
list. Once in February, once in March and once again in April.  To 
that end I was the only one for a good hour or more until several 
folks on retainer who were not on duty at that time, one who was, and 
a several others I'll whose names I'll never know came to help.  I 
was even berated by a few fighters for not having people on the 
field.   At that point I was almost in tears.  Those few people who 
had said they would help either didn't or didn't come to the event 
and didn't bother to tell me they weren't coming at the time.

So my plea, having been offensive to some, for which I Sincerely and 
with great heart, apologize, has certainly been in earnest.  Yes, it 
was dramatic.  And, yes, there are going to be people who will look 
down upon me as a result.  But to get the fighters what they need on 
that field without killing myself to do it, I will take that 
chance.   There is very little I am not willing to do for my kingdom 
or my barony. But I will not be subject to the words I was subject to 
the first hour on the field last year as the only person with water.

Sincerely,

Erzebet

At 02:38 PM 4/7/2008, you wrote:
>I really hope you are going for the "dramatic" nature of the last 
>few lines of your post. I am not sure where, in this kingdom, you 
>reside, but you may want to consider this:
>
>   Maybe people, in your area, have commited themselves elsewhere, 
> making it impossible to help out where you need it.
>
>   In my area, of the kingdom, if we find ourselves shorthanded, we 
> do a "grab" recruitment, at what ever event we need the help in. 
> Meaning, you go up to people, and say-"I need your help for a 
> moment, here is what we need to accomplish." We would never tell 
> anyone that they we are ashamed of them, or that they do not think 
> highly of their kingdom because they have other things they are commited to.
>
>   At one of our summer events, about 3 years ago, my son, 11 years 
> at the time, started helping, in the kitchen, around 10:30 in the 
> morning, and finished around 10 pm, after all of the work was 
> completed. He chose to help, when he saw that some was needed. My 
> husband was on the battlefield all day, and I was minding our 
> merchant stand and our toddler, so we couldn't lend a hand, so, our 
> 11 year old, chose to give up his whole day, to help others in 
> need, and has done so every event we attend, ever since.
>
>   I may, at times, get upset or feel hurt, by people's actions or 
> lack there of, in our kingdom and barony, but I would never say 
> such harsh words at our whole kingdom.
>
>   A thought would be to look to all how are actually attending this 
> event, for help, first, do not attack the whole kingdom, because 
> there are those of us, who are good people, and who do help, on a 
> regular basis, that take offense to such words.
>
>   Sincerely,
>
>   Lady Giovanna
>
>
>Liz Orwig <elady1 at suddenlink.net> wrote:
>   Greetings Citizens of Aethelmearc;
>
>'Round about February, I sent out a missive to the kingdom list
>asking for help doing water bearing during my barony's event;
>Blackstone Raids. I asked that people respond privately to the email
>address listed at the bottom of the page.
>
>NOT ONE GENTLE in this whole kingdom contacted me. Not one. Zip,
>ZERO. So, for the last time: I am asking for help bearing water on
>the field the day of the field battles. There are stations for the
>archers, the thrown weapons, and the Fencers. Those groups are
>relatively small, and much more stationary than the field
>battles. Consider the job of one or even of five people getting
>water across 1/4 the field of battle for Pennsic, with 200 fighters
>on the field.
>
>I will say that the first time I personally am berated for lack of
>people on the field with water for the fighters from anyone I will
>not have nice things going through my head. Several people from the
>Midrealm and a couple people from Atlantia have said they will be
>there to help. But not one person from my own kingdom responded. I
>am ashamed and disgusted. I cannot believe that this entire kingdom
>thinks so little of her fighters or her people as to not lend help in
>time of need.
>
>
>In Service,
>Lady Erzebet Fauconneau
>Soapmaker, Bird of Prey rehabber
>Barony of Blackstone Mountain
>Aethelmearc
>
>
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>
>Liz/Erzebet/Midge
>
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"Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake 
in the day to find out it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are 
dangerous, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible."
T. E. Lawrence - Lawrence of Arabia