Expo Icrontic 2010: ICHQ "Respect" rules

primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' BoopinDetroit, MI Icrontian
edited January 2011 in Community
We have a few rules and guidelines that we respectfully ask that you adhere to. While ICHQ is Icrontic's office and headquarters, it's also home to six people.

FRIDGES:

There are three fridges. One in the house, two in the garage.

The one in the house is off-limits.

The fridge on the RIGHT is open for BEVERAGES only. This fridge is PUBLIC DOMAIN. If you want to drink something from this fridge, you must contribute your own six pack to it. Don't contribute CHEAP beer and take NICE beer, that's just douchey—and believe me, people have done it. Don't take more than you give either. Bringing a six pack that costs $7.99 and drinking 12 beers that cost $15 for a six pack is a real jerk thing to do as well. Be respectful and mature.

Bring something from your hometown! Represent your local breweries :D Stuff we can't get in Michigan is always appreciated. Share your local pride

If you want to keep something for yourself, you should bring your own cooler.

The fridge on the LEFT is off-limits as well. This, in the past, has usually been the "leftover" fridge, but...:

This year, we ask that nobody store restaurant leftovers in the fridges. We simply don't have the room for it, and we always end up with a mess or tons of food that nobody wants. There are many times that people think they're going to eat their leftovers "later" but it rarely ever happens. If you want to bring leftovers home, you should have your own cooler in your own tent or bring them back to your hotel room.

TRASH:

Please please PLEASE don't leave trash laying around. We have plenty of trash cans outside, there is no excuse other than disrespect or laziness to leave trash on the lawn, in the driveway, or in the tent. This means bottle caps and empty bottles, little bits of paper, gum, empty chip bags, etc. I know you'd think I don't have to say this, but... I do.

If a trash can is overflowing, don't throw something on top of a teetering pile of trash. Track down an orange-badge-wearing staff member and we'll change the bag.

EMPTIES:

There will be dedicated cans for empty glass, plastic, and cans. Remember Michigan is a deposit state, so make sure you deposit your empties in the designated containers. We have clearly labeled cans for each type of recyclable.

Those from out-of-state: PLEASE DO NOT CRUSH CANS or PEEL OFF LABELS FROM BOTTLES. This renders them useless and just makes it harder for us to deal with them.

Don't throw glass bottles into the bin: GLASS BREAKS, in case you didn't know. I nearly cut myself and got 3,288 different infections and diseases last year because I reached into one of the bags when I was recycling them and there was broken glass.

BATHROOMS:

There are two bathrooms in ICHQ, one in the basement and one upstairs. We ask that you only use these in an emergency. There are two porta-potties outside that should be used if possible. We don't have commercial toilets in the house.

As far as showering goes; we ask that you make your showers QUICK and SHORT. We don't have a huge commercial hot water tank, and we only have two showers. This is no time for leisurely, relaxing showers. Showering at ICHQ is for those who paid for GENERAL TICKETS ONLY. If you bought a hotel admission price ticket, please take showers at your hotel!

Please bring your own toiletries; using our shampoo/conditioner/bodywash is sad and mean.

Those who bought a general admission ticket get towel privilege. Towels are in the closet next to the upstairs bathroom and there will be a hamper for your used towels next to the upstairs bathroom door.

COMMON SENSE:
  • If you make a mess, clean it up. If you don't know how, ask a staffer and we can direct you to cleaning supplies.
  • Don't leave food laying around the tent. It is outdoors. There are bugs. This is a fact of life.
  • Don't spill beer in the tent. Computers are expensive!
  • Please, drink responsibly. Don't be a drunken asshole. Don't be "that guy". We will talk about you relentlessly for years.
  • Please respect our home. Don't climb shit, be loud, hang on the rafters, break our stuff, or be a jerk. Don't write on our walls. Don't get the police called on us.

Comments

  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited June 2010
    And if something breaks, please just apologize and tell us, don't leave it or hide it.
  • RyderRyder Kalamazoo, Mi Icrontian
    edited June 2010
    I might suggest that you don't buy more than a sixer of beer/beverage at a time, this will give everyone more space for cold beverages.

    I can deal with more requests for rides to the store, but we can't hook up another fridge :).

    I know it is many times cheaper by the 12/18/24 pack, so even if you do buy it this way, maybe only put 6 in the fridge at a time.

    Regarding the leftovers thing I, for one, might be kind of an asshole about this. DON'T PUT THEM IN A FRIDGE. If you are going to bring it home, have a plan. Thank you.
  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited June 2010
    We have 2 large coolers in the garage. Add ice and you've got another fridge worth of beverage storage.

    If people want to pool together and get more (and keep up with ice - there's a convenience store 1/4 mile away), you could have a ton of your own leftover/food storage space.

    PS: Coolers go in the driveway by the house. Garage will not have room and pls don't kill the grass.
  • bjbroderickbjbroderick Clinton Township, MI
    edited June 2010
    I know I will get pummeled for not making it again this year, but are your youngins at home during all this?

    Sorry prime, by the time I got your DM It was already 4:20.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited July 2010
    New rule for 2011:

    If someone is nice enough to buy popsicles for everybody, at least have the decency to throw away the wrappers when you're done. Our table is basically ruined because of popsicle melt-juice from wrappers left laying on it.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited January 2011
    These:

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    When you see them plugged in, do not unplug them and set them sideways on our hardwood tables. They have oil in them. The oil leaks, and permanently ruins (strips the varnish off) the table. This has happened twice at ICHQ now. Two of the only nice pieces of furniture we owned are now destroyed.

    If you need the outlet that the air freshener is plugged into, find someone who lives here and ask them what to do with it.
  • bjbroderickbjbroderick Clinton Township, MI
    edited January 2011
    Your Wallflower sketching is tremendous! Can you do one of those turtles?
  • KoreishKoreish I'm a penguin, deal with it. KCMO Icrontian
    edited January 2011
    I don't think his artistry was the main point of that post.
  • ardichokeardichoke Icrontian
    edited January 2011
    man... Icrontians always finding new ways to ruin the finish on tables. Maybe we need to take up a collection to get plastic wrap to cover the furniture with during events.
  • the_technocratthe_technocrat IC-MotY1 Indy Icrontian
    edited January 2011
    I spilled some semen on the tables and it stripped off the varnish. Sorry.
  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited January 2011
    I spit some semen on the tables and it stripped off the varnish. Sorry.
    FTFY
  • the_technocratthe_technocrat IC-MotY1 Indy Icrontian
    edited January 2011
    Kwitko wrote:
    FTFY

    I lol'd.
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