If you are going to Crawford on Friday: READ THIS! (Important)

[brainshrub]

I am in Crawford at the Peace house. This is a very important message, please spread the word far and wide:

There is a high-school football game here in Crawford on Friday night. This means that there will be next-to-no parking available in front of the Peace House.

Crawford is a tiny town only 15 - 20 blocks long. Traffic here is going to be a bear on that evening and the organizers are nervous that the congestion will agitate the locals.

Try to arrive as early as you can on Friday. If you don't think you can make it here before 5pm, please consider coming on Saturday morning. You probably won't be able to get near the town after 5pm anyways.

It only takes one person to slow down suddenly in front of the Peace House to create a fender-bender that will block traffic for hours.

The locals have been understanding; but visitors from neighboring communities may not be so accommodating, and many will be drinking alcohol.

When you get to Crawford, if you want to check into the Peace House, DO NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN YOU GET TO THE PEACE HOUSE. Follow the instructions of the volunteers promptly. They may bark orders at you, they are not being rude: They are trying to avoid an accident in this town.

I know this might be asking for a lot considering the traffic on DU, but please keep this thread kicked until Friday night.

If you have a blog, please post the above information. Tell everyone you know: Friday night, the traffic into Crawford may be next to impassable. Be patient.

[wli]

1. buses/carpooling, anyone? n/t

[brainshrub]

6. God yes! Please carpool if your comming Friday night.

You have no idea how tight the normal parking situation is with the football feild next door. Without it, they might only have the land next to the railroad tracks across the street.

[wli]

11. I'm not going to set foot in Texas anytime soon

But I thought it would be useful to point out that shuttling and the like easily evades the parking issue.

ON EDIT: What about hiring transportation? A lot of people may be willing to donate money, and it is a very easily-transferrable form of support, so perhaps hiring shuttles and taxis and so on would make sense, and provide a good way to use donation money?

[Generic Other]

2. posted a link here:

8/18 ALL DU Cindy threads DAY 12
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4387685

[uppityperson]

3. Okey dokey kicky

thanks for everything you are doing.

[Scout1071]

4. Kick.

[TomInTib]

5. Very apt post

Trust me, as one who spent a lot of years in this area, DUers do not want to be in evening football traffic.
Especially those w/ bumperstickers etc.
There are great people in Crawford but Friday night (football) is a whole 'nuther story.

[rurallib]

7. Just a comment - football in 100 degree heat Good God!

[Bellamia]

12. Phila. Eagles practice in 100 degree heat.

They are professionals of course, and if yer makin' millions, what's a heat stroke?

[NoPasaran]

38. It chills off to the 90s after sundown anyway n/t

[hatrack]

16. Read "Friday Night Lights" if you want to understand TX HS football

Renting the video does not count.

[Liberty Belle]

8. Kicking

[Liberty Belle]

9. Kicking

[blue neen]

10. Kick

for very pertinent information.

:kick:

[HootieMcBoob]

13. just so it doesn't fall off the page

:kick:

[LiberalUprising]

14. KICK

We'll be there Sat morning

[ourbluenation]

15. kicking for the travelors

[rodeodance]

17. HS football and Tx go together like Sunday and Church. Be careful all.

[SeattleGirl]

21. Football IS church in Texas!

And a kick for this good info!

[jayctravis]

18. Help those footballers and families as much as you can...

Not the time to get in people's faces. Generosity will help people understand.

[frictionlessO]

19. Oh wow! This would be me then... Brainshrub do you know if there is a

rideshare leaving the Austin airport sometime after 2:30 pm? Acmejack and I were going to catch that I think.

If it was a scheduled rideshare will you be pulling it till later now or will you let it go through as scheduled?

[brainshrub]

24. I've been asking around.

There is no train that stops in Crawford. It goes by, but you'd have to jump off at 35 mph.

www.amtrack.com

[frictionlessO]

25. No no, not a train. I was wondering if Peace House had any carpools that

they had scheduled maybe.

I am not sure if they have certain cars/vans arriving that they were expecting. I thought maybe if they were expecting us it might be alright to try and just go straight to camp...

Its ok Imsure everything wil work itself out i either get there later on Friday or early Saturday.

Thanks!

[unrepuke]

20. Be careful not to tailgate pickup trucks

dragging pipes and chains.


They the ones been knockin' back Lone Stars all day

[rasputin1952]

23. OMG...Lone Star...

:puke:

What swill!!!!!

be careful all...I'll be w/you in spirit. Remember, keep your dignity!
If it worse that Nebraska football, it will be very interesting indeed...:)

[ncrainbowgrrl]

22. kick

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[ncrainbowgrrl]

30. kick again

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[ncrainbowgrrl]

44. kick again

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[sonias]

26. kick for being kind to the neighbors

We do really want to win the hearts and minds here, not just talk about it. Let's be considerate out there.

Sonia

[proud2BlibKansan]

27. Wow how long have you been there?

I was there until noon today.

Sorry I missed you.

[okieinpain]

28. you know I have to say this is post is very smart, very smart indeed

this is the kind of organizing that dems need for 06, and 08. my hat is off to the poster.

[vickitulsa]

42. Mine too, and my hat is a NASCAR racing one!

From another Okie in pain but one who's feeling better every day now. I see a lot of light in the distant foreground and I'm quite sure this time it isn't an oncoming train.

I really do WANT to make my way down to Camp Casey and I have the time and freedom, but I don't think I can handle the trip and the rigors of hanging out there physically, and I don't have the funds for a trip. Unless some of this carpooling talk materializes into a reality -- THEN I might be able to at least consider it seriously!

Meanwhile I'm trying to think of way I might be able to contribute from here. Since I can't send money, maybe I can offer my services in some other way. Surely the growing gathering of Cindy-backers have needs they could let us all know about if we want to help but can't make the trip or send money?

~VV

[BrightKnight]

29. kick - n/t

[NoSheep]

31. Kickin it.

:kick:

[TacticalPeek]

32. Kick night.

:kick:

[Tigress DEM]

33. And if someone's cow gets out... oh lorry! nt

Good luck.

[blogslut]

34. kick

Crawford is very small and every resident will be at the game. Y'all be careful.

[Paradise]

35. kick. n/t

[mikita]

36. kick....

[movie_girl99]

37. kick

[MADem]

39. WHEN DOES THE GAME END???

You might want to post that info, and let folks know when traffic clears. Perhaps some folks might want to time their trip so they get there after the game goers have departed....

[ray of light]

40. kicked and nominated!

[dogday]

41. Please take care of yourselves

a crowd like that drinking after a football game is not conducive to good protesting. Some of these good ole boys might decide to come up with some after football activities...

[coffeenap]

43. kick

[LiberalUprising]

45. Kick

[JanMichael]

46. Kick

are you going to Idaho?