How not to attract new blood

This was prompted by a discussion over on callistotoni 's journal about the aging of the SCA and what to do about attracting new blood.

( The ranty )

Accordingly, I just sent the following to the kingdom webminister: 

( The polite suggestion )

 In other, completely unrelated news, a real human being with a name and everything emailed me back from Campmor to inform me that they would be happy to accept my Visa gift card. Even with shipping, I'm spending somewhat less for the identical merchandise than I would if I bought it from REI, minus the aggravation. I've got a nice 0 degree sleeping bag and a lightweight, packable tea kettle on order. Even if the bag only gets used at Estrella, it'll be worth not lying awake, teeth chattering and counting the minutes until dawn like I did last winter.