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last year some jerkstore first year security asshat superviser argued that my 2nd, plastic bottle of Vodka for bloody mary's was one too many for the 3 people in my car. I argued he didn't know the actual rules as clearly shown in the book. Of course, this was the year they ran out of books at multiple entry points as well. Wanted (desperately) to continue the discussion with his boss, but the vodka wasn't all i was bringing, so i lost that battle to win the war I was still seriously pissed, tho, plus had a giant useless bottle of ZingZang mixer :/
if this was indeed last year, then it wasn't the first time they ran out of books...I will never understand how this is possible.
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Post by th3int3rn3t on Feb 29, 2012 13:39:40 GMT -5
Last year at the super jam I got my green laser pointer taken away. I was Ina trance, shiningit everywhere and some dude just runs into me and goes "Gimme that F***'n laser!", swiped it out of my hands and walked away. I was crushed. Also I lost 200 glow sticks going into centeroo that I had stashed in my camelbak
Post by bonnaroodavid on Feb 29, 2012 14:42:57 GMT -5
My friend had some bottled water (sealed) confiscated going into Centeroo. They guy working security said you could only have 2 bottles at a time. We argued, but he was being a jerk, so we just gave the water to other people in line. I was in the line next to him and got in with probably 8 bottles.
How DO people get in with glowsticks for late night? I've never seen a successful attempt going in to Centeroo, but often see people walking around Centeroo covered in them. It's some sort of witchcraft!
Last year at the super jam I got my green laser pointer taken away. I was Ina trance, shiningit everywhere and some dude just runs into me and goes "Gimme that F***'n laser!", swiped it out of my hands and walked away. I was crushed.
Laser pointers, especially green ones, are actually really dangerous to anyone's eyesight. It's pretty reckless to shine one in a crowd. The safest way to display your laser would be several meters back from the crowd, at an angle well over everyone's head.
Here's the deal, up until the mid 90s laser pointers were very weak and harmless. Now many laser pointers bought from the internet are way, way stronger and fall outside any US regulation. They come directly from Russia and China. The green ones are the worst and probably will really mess up someone's eyes perminently . There were a ton of green ones at Burning Man. Red ones, any more than 0.25 seconds at 3 feet is potentially harmful. By the way it takes 0.25 seconds to kick in your blink reflex.
While I don't agree with this guy's method, he should have educated you instead of taking your property, laser pointers are seriously dangerous and not a harmless dance accessory.
If you want to be in a trance in the crowd try LED finger-tip lights like these:
They're super bright and everyone can enjoy them with no risk of eye damage.
Post by th3int3rn3t on Feb 29, 2012 18:03:42 GMT -5
I was shining the laser straight into the air and onto the tent, I'm not the kind of idiot who shines lasers in people's eyes.
And Friday night I just walked straight into centeroo with 100 glowing glowsticks in my bag and they saw them and did nothing, then the next day they took my 200 hidden ones, so really I think it just depends whos letting you in.
.... And I've never once thoughtof throwing something over the fence. Brilliant.
Post by purplefuzzystuff on Mar 1, 2012 0:32:07 GMT -5
Last year I experienced the worst security guard ever. In the six years I have been going to roo I have never been treated so poorly.
This is going to sound silly, but last year our camp's theme was dinosaurs and so I had this little pterodactyl that hung on my camelbak. He was small and hardly noticeable, I often forgot he was there. Well, whenever I get up to the line to go into centeroo I always have my bag ready to search and this guy looks at Huzzoozoo(pterodactyl's name) and tells me that I have to throw him away cause I can't bring it in, my reaction was simply "Oh, I didn't realize I wasn't allowed to bring him in, no one else said anything to me, so I didn't know"
To which he responded with "Get the quack out of my line you cannot bring that in"
Everyone just kind of stopped and looked at him, like, he was actually yelling at me and he just kept yelling at me....essentially unloading on me over this little stuffed animal...
I told him he needed to calm the quack down, it's not like it was the end of the world.
I just got out of his line and went through another. I get a bad taste in my mouth every time I think about it. There have been a lot of jerks at bonnaroo, every year there are a little more, but this guy was awful....to be cussed at by a staff member....really?
Some day I'll be able to write the story of last year's profoundly expensive entrance with humor. I will say for now is if you are not abiding by the rules posted on the Roo site.. be extremely smart, and make sure every one in your vehichle is too. AND have the rules from roo printed so if there is a question on interpretation you have it in writing. But i will write the story some day and make ya'll laugh even though we were not.
I had a friend in my group who was on certain medication for dependence and was for hawhile.He had 7 bottles. They didnt give any probs. I dont know anyones situation but he had them in a locked safe with the presciption on it plus it was liquid in plastic bottles. It is interesting to see some differences in the toll booth ops because if people were getting there diabetes meds effed with I guess he was lucky. They do have certain policies where you would have to check in the mediucal tent for certain medical conditions that require medications. But if you think about it if you were not allowed in with legal presciption medication I imagine alot less people would go so I am sure it doesnt happen often that overzealous toll booth operaters gank your shi for no legit reason
In eight Roos I've never had anything stolen or confiscated by security. Hopefully that continues.
I try not to push it, though. We've bought wine in a couple of times and it went unnoticed but for the most part you can get some decent beers in cans if you don't wait until the night before to shop for them.
Generally speaking, if you are respectful and act like you've been there before the process is usually easy enough.
Never had anything taken, never had any problems. Don't bring glass, and be nice going in, you'll not have any worries.
Personally, I'm more concerned about the highways going in than the gate. The people at the gate know they are getting your money, the cops on the highways have to ticket you to get theirs. Be careful driving in....
My first year I accidently had a small glass container in my vehicle that I honestly forgot was there. When the staffer search my vehicle he told me I wasn't suppose to have glass and I explained that I just forgot it was there and he confiscated it but he actually just threw in the trunk when he was searching there, so he was pretty cool. Of course that was back in '06. I have never had any issues at the gates besides that. I did have the centeroo jerkoffs take three cans of beer that I was able to get in from me and my friend. The worse part of this, other than they were complete a$$holes to us was that some folks five feet behind us were smoking no no word and said a$$holes never even approached them. They don't mind you smoking no no word but my bringing in beer hurt their profit I suppose.
What's security's stance on hookahs? If the base isn't glass is it cool? I read on the site you're not allowed to have charcoal unless you have a grill, but if I hide it....? Anyone have any experience?
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Last year (my third Roo) our RV was searched by pit bulls that left very few stones unturned and called in the cops. They took great delight in confiscating mucho booze and some corn. As tacobandit and purplefuzzystuff say. It all depends on who searches your vehicle. It cost 2 grand to appease the courts (two separate counts) because I wasn't aware that one member of our group was holding carelessly.
It was much different from my first two experiences and I was really surprised. If anyone wants details I'll gladly share them at the brunch but not on the boards. I wouldn't have minded too much about the first offense but the second one was overkill and the joy on those ferrets faces made me want to do violent things to them.
What's security's stance on hookahs? If the base isn't glass is it cool? I read on the site you're not allowed to have charcoal unless you have a grill, but if I hide it....? Anyone have any experience?
Officially, they will take your hookah quick as anything regardless of the material of construction.
You can bring in anything as long as they don't find it, but you run the risk of consequences if they find it like quacker said.
Quacker summed it up above. We got a deputy dog wanna be at the toll booth who took great pleasure in the whole ordeal which lasted 1-2 hours in the blazing afternoon sun without water or sunscreen.
Wanna be and his toll booth posse had to look really really really hard for the first offense - and after that almost nothing was left untouched, unpacked, completely ransacked.
Add about $400 to the total mentioned for all the booze. There was insistence that the rule was one case of beer - OR one handle per person - choose what to keep. I think it was after the careless find that wanna be said never mind - we are taking it All because someone is lying to us.
7 people - they left one case of beer in the cooler and overlooked 1 handle of captain. It definitely left a bad taste for a while. Quacker and I just decided a week before the line up that we will be back for 2012. But it will just be he and i this year. No careless carriers, no drama.
I'm wondering if anyone who has been searched by the 5-0 can post or PM me a play-by-play. This year my hubby and I bought an '88 GMC van which WILL undoubtedly be pulled over for searching when entering the grounds. I am wondering what kind of search I should expect if/when we get searched? In the past 2 years I've driven in a sedan full of girls so not one's bags got touched, but this vehicle looks pretty suspicious. I wanna be as prepared as possible because I know this will likely be a headache.
On a related note, does anyone know if security is tighter on wednesday night vs. thursday? Or vise versa?
Folks, I understand what the intention of the thread is. But we need to really stay away from making suggestions on how to get illegal or prohibited items into Roo. Thanks.
Folks, I understand what the intention of the thread is. But we need to really stay away from making suggestions on how to get illegal or prohibited items into Roo. Thanks.
I'm wondering if anyone who has been searched by the 5-0 can post or PM me a play-by-play. This year my hubby and I bought an '88 GMC van which WILL undoubtedly be pulled over for searching when entering the grounds. Luckily, my hubby is very car savvy and I believe we have a good plan to hide any prohibited items from the security. I am wondering what kind of search I should expect if/when we get searched? In the past 2 years I've driven in a sedan full of girls so not one bag got touched, but this vehicle looks pretty suspicious. Also does anyone know if dogs can smell corn? And if they can, do you have any suggestions for throwing them off? I wanna be as prepared as possible because I know this will likely be a headache.
On a related note, does anyone know if security is tighter on wednesday night vs. thursday? Or vise versa?
this is toeing the line of whats allowed on the forum, for sure, but I can tell you this:
I was working the tollbooths last year, and the security team was searching some people harder than others, but the DTF (druqs task force) was pulling everything out, taking out seats, I didn't see a dog (but that doesn't mean there wasn't one), really thorough
dogs can most certainly smell your corn, its one of the smelliest plants you would be bringing with you, and you will get a wide variety of responses as to how strong their noses are and how to conceal the scent, but I'm not going into that. Suffice it to say that you should hope to NOT get pulled over by the popo on the way in
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Folks, I understand what the intention of the thread is. But we need to really stay away from making suggestions on how to get illegal or prohibited items into Roo. Thanks.
Sorry! Should I edit?
I would appreciate it. Even though I said something afterword I don't want somebody to read it and start throwing suggestions out there. Thank you :-)
this is toeing the line of whats allowed on the forum, for sure, but I can tell you this:
I was working the tollbooths last year, and the security team was searching some people harder than others, but the DTF (druqs task force) was pulling everything out, taking out seats, I didn't see a dog (but that doesn't mean there wasn't one), really thorough
dogs can most certainly smell your corn, its one of the smelliest plants you would be bringing with you, and you will get a wide variety of responses as to how strong their noses are and how to conceal the scent, but I'm not going into that. Suffice it to say that you should hope to NOT get pulled over by the popo on the way in
I definitely am hoping not to get stopped. Just trying to prepare myself for the worst. Thanks for the info. I can't believe they were pulling out seats! Did you notice if they were searching mostly bigger vehicles or did it seem random?
The volunteers flagging you into lines randomly select you. They may profile a bit, but it can absolutely be random. My mom and I got selected for a random search in our unassuming new Toyota Corolla. The police were so annoyed that we were chosen that they barely searched us. Minus the medicine interrogation, they didn't seem to care.
Quacker summed it up above. We got a deputy dog wanna be at the toll booth who took great pleasure in the whole ordeal which lasted 1-2 hours in the blazing afternoon sun without water or sunscreen.
Wanna be and his toll booth posse had to look really really really hard for the first offense - and after that almost nothing was left untouched, unpacked, completely ransacked.
Add about $400 to the total mentioned for all the booze. There was insistence that the rule was one case of beer - OR one handle per person - choose what to keep. I think it was after the careless find that wanna be said never mind - we are taking it All because someone is lying to us.
7 people - they left one case of beer in the cooler and overlooked 1 handle of captain. It definitely left a bad taste for a while. Quacker and I just decided a week before the line up that we will be back for 2012. But it will just be he and i this year. No careless carriers, no drama.
That really sucks, I've always been skeptical of giving someone a lift for that exact reason. I'm no saint but at least I know what my risk is. I'm always worried someone will lie, piss off the man, and then I'll end up on the wrong end of deputy dog's "how dare you lie to me" search. I'm glad you guys decided to come back though, hopefully lightening doesn't strike twice.
Never been hassled coming in the gates, but in 2009 my wife and I were pulled over outside of Fayetteville, TN, right where you turn onto Lynchburg Highway (HWY55/50). I noticed when we were driving through that there weren't any Speed Limit signs up, but you could see the green posts that they would be on. A couple minutes later we were pulled over by an undercover guy for "speeding". By that time, 4 other cop cars had pulled over behind us. They circled our SUV with the dog a few times, but we didn't have anything, so we were on our way. Never mentioned anything else about "speeding". I'm just happy for all the peeps who got through while they were wasting their time on us! ;D
I was still seriously pissed, tho, plus had a giant useless bottle of ZingZang mixer :/
