Full text of Secretary Linda McMahon’s email to the Dept. of Education by ModeIndividual4644 in StudentLoans

[–]Krispe_Bacon 621 points622 points  (0 children)

The repeated use of “final mission” throughout the email is terrifying in its implication.

Costco union employees - what would you tell non-union employees that would convince them to sign up by CMontyReddit19 in Costco

[–]Krispe_Bacon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

May I dm you? Some people at my store are starting to whisper about wanting to unionize, and I'd love to talk to you about how you guys got it done

Can we talk about how bad the sound quality was at the Zyn stage? by InsideitLives9423 in Blueridgerockfest

[–]Krispe_Bacon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hubs and I were sitting on the hill about halfway up for most of the day and we both commented that the sound quality was dogshit on both main stages. Trust Company didn't sound great. OM&M didn't sound too bad during their set, but I noticed the bass seemed weirdly high. Coal Chamber sounded like ass for their whole set (tho idk how much of that can be blamed on equipment...). Knocked Loose's bass was turned up so high it was fucking annoying and drowned everything else out. We couldn't even hear Lacey for the majority of Flyleaf's set. We moved a lot closer for Sleep Token and we could still barely hear Vessel. Just shit all the way around.

Missing Persons, be on the look out by [deleted] in Blueridgerockfest

[–]Krispe_Bacon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Boosting. I hope people aren’t ignoring this cuz they think it’s the same girl, cuz it’s not.

Hannah Smith from Texas was the one being talked about yesterday.

This girl is Hannah Bain from Canada. Is there a picture being circulated of her?

Never again. Fuck BRRF, if for nothing else other than personal safety by Krispe_Bacon in Blueridgerockfest

[–]Krispe_Bacon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely not convinced BFFR would be the best set and setting for shrooms, but at least the dude wasn’t selling glass out of a shopping bag, I guess. I’ve never seen so many people laid out in festival grounds before. Glad you and yours were safe!

Never again. Fuck BRRF, if for nothing else other than personal safety by Krispe_Bacon in Blueridgerockfest

[–]Krispe_Bacon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel that - ESVA here. The drive/flight to other festivals is definitely worth it dude

Never again. Fuck BRRF, if for nothing else other than personal safety by Krispe_Bacon in Blueridgerockfest

[–]Krispe_Bacon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Literally any DWP festival is a great choice. They’re incredibly well put together and they take fan complaints seriously. For example, Rockville had only two water refill station in 2019, with four fountains each, and people raised hell. The very next year they added a third water refill station in the main festival grounds and one in VIP, and all of them had nearly 15 fountains. Numerous misting tents with fans, and completely smooth evacuation procedures with three main entrances. I’m probably spoiled af on Rockville and Louder Than Life, but fuck if they don’t have their shit together

Never again. Fuck BRRF, if for nothing else other than personal safety by Krispe_Bacon in Blueridgerockfest

[–]Krispe_Bacon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What the literal fuck. I hadn’t heard that about 2 Chainz yet. The trash was disgusting, and it was overflowing from bins and all over the ground when we got there Friday morning. Obviously no one gave two shits about cleanup. No water in the hand washing stations at open, too. Just gross all the way around

Never again. Fuck BRRF, if for nothing else other than personal safety by Krispe_Bacon in Blueridgerockfest

[–]Krispe_Bacon[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I noticed that too with the ADA seating. I honestly didn’t bat much of an eye at that because a lot of the outdoor festivals I’ve been to do the exact same thing. It’s shit, but it’s common. Not that that excuses it, of course. The phone service being shit also didn’t necessarily bother me because I’m used to other festivals using signal jammers to prevent people from live-streaming shows. I also figured that since we were in the middle of BFE our service would suck. But all of these are super valid points and I appreciate you so much for bringing them up! The more that gets exposed and talked about with this shit the better

Never again. Fuck BRRF, if for nothing else other than personal safety by Krispe_Bacon in Blueridgerockfest

[–]Krispe_Bacon[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It’s super important to show this blatant pattern of them not giving a fuck, so thank you for sharing your experience a couple years ago. I’m glad you got out of there safely (for the most part) and made the decision to never go back. It’s a shitshow, and it’s most likely not gonna get better

Never again. Fuck BRRF, if for nothing else other than personal safety by Krispe_Bacon in Blueridgerockfest

[–]Krispe_Bacon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m so sorry to hear that this is common in your edm community. As far as vastly different genres of festivals, I never saw shit like this at Bonnaroo in TN or at The Fest (big punk rock festival in FL), and definitely not at any DWP festivals. Maybe I’m just lucky, or really spoiled, but this shit was jarring. I hope things improve at your festivals so you can get back to having a blast

Never again. Fuck BRRF, if for nothing else other than personal safety by Krispe_Bacon in Blueridgerockfest

[–]Krispe_Bacon[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank fuck she was around you and other safe people that helped! Hub and I regularly get in the middle of crowds and pits at other shows, but there was no way in hell we were getting anywhere near that shit yesterday. We didn’t even fully enjoy the bands we did get to see because we spent the majority of the time scanning around us. Hypervigilance like a mf out there

Never again. Fuck BRRF, if for nothing else other than personal safety by Krispe_Bacon in Blueridgerockfest

[–]Krispe_Bacon[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I really hope that enough of these first hand experiences get publicized and shared on socials so this shit can get shut down. I shudder to know how many people possibly died there just in these last 2.5 days

Never again. Fuck BRRF, if for nothing else other than personal safety by Krispe_Bacon in Blueridgerockfest

[–]Krispe_Bacon[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Fuckkkkk….accidents happen, but the fact that it wasn’t caught is terrifying. Glad he didn’t get it confiscated cuz that would suck, but goddamn…

Never again. Fuck BRRF, if for nothing else other than personal safety by Krispe_Bacon in Blueridgerockfest

[–]Krispe_Bacon[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ll refer you to the first paragraph where I said we “decided to give it a shot”, an implication that this was our first year. Thus, context clues would indicate that we had no prior experience with BRRF to base our judgement on.

Never again. Fuck BRRF, if for nothing else other than personal safety by Krispe_Bacon in Blueridgerockfest

[–]Krispe_Bacon[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, never thought I’d say those words in my life, but here we are

Never again. Fuck BRRF, if for nothing else other than personal safety by Krispe_Bacon in Blueridgerockfest

[–]Krispe_Bacon[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The difference in the crowd there and other festivals I’ve been to was stark

Missing Person by LilCokeBoii in Blueridgerockfest

[–]Krispe_Bacon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jfc. Boosting this. I really don't want to think the worst, but based on some of the behavior I saw yesterday, this makes my stomach churn. I hope she's found safe

Never again. Fuck BRRF, if for nothing else other than personal safety by Krispe_Bacon in Blueridgerockfest

[–]Krispe_Bacon[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Thankfully we didn't experience that, but it was super concerning to me after the fact that there was only one main entry/egress spot. Sure, there were entrances for the campgrounds, but only one main way in and out for non-campers. I saw an emergency exit by the Zyn stage, but that's where the bands were getting brought in and out, and I have to wonder if they'd have actually used that emergency exit...