This is happening with increasing regularity, and this year is no exception.
Seems like every year, some of the local gutter hippies/homeless types figure out that the Town Park campground is wide open until the Planet locks it down to wristband access only.
Reports are that they are there now and that some folks have already had booze and cell phones stolen.
We all know one another. We treat each other with respect. We recognize each other as brothers and sisters. But gone are the days when Town Park was all ours beginning with Bear Creek Preserve land rush and you could leave your wallet and bourbon out in plain view while you ran to the green room.
These guys stand out each year as the obvious low lifes. They don’t have wristbands. They will ask you nicely for a beer so they can see which cooler has the goodies. They come back later and steal your purse, cooler, etc. It happens at least once every year during pre-fest.
If you’re getting there before Thursday, June 17, keep an eye on your stuff. Don’t leave booze out in camp when you’re not there. Hide your valuables. And get your wristband early. Tell the Town Marshalls and the PB campground crew if you see suspicious people lurking around, asking questions, pretending to be looking for someone you don’t know, or going through your cooler. Keep an eye out for the annual Low Life Patrol and let’s party safe and look out for one another.
i have never heard of anything like that in townpark, and i don’t doubt it consedering the circumstances of the pre-wristband time in the campground. letting officials know who/whats going on sounds like the most effective measure, but what about confronting the ‘lowlifes’ and preaching some of the festavarian gospel of family, kindness, and respect… i wonder if that would have any effect, and possibly change some young gutter hippie’s life forever…
just a thought :talk
on the other hand, i have seen duck tape, zipties, and little redneck creativity solve these types of problems before
I noticed the other day that these rogues had a puppy. The last two years, there have been low-lifes with puppies. This could be the “Puppy Ploy” to meet-and-greet-and-seek from the Festi-family.
Be careful, folks! :dog
We all look out for each other. I’m from the city originally and would never leave anything behind that is valued by me. Yep I still wear an (80’s so my son says) fanny pak, when I want to keep things close.
Could lock a cooler if it came to that. Easy to identify the lil buggers than. We are sooooo much more clever. LIL PAD LOCKS anyone?
How bout fake lure coolers. We can label em like tiki punch and jamba juice. Goin fishin, just sit like get smart in the bush and wait… :evil with squirt guns…
Hey kids I hate to say it but it is bad ken left to go to town…30 mins later his beer was gone.
Authorities have been told and Rick says the cops will be heading up the hill…
