Liberties taken

So the organic milk has been taken every month since you brought it, or only this past month has this issue occurred?

Past two months, Paul.  I bring two half-gallons of it.  One I sell at market faire and then what is left allow to be used for coffee.  That was a touch over a quart this past event.  The other is for Luis.  Been doing that for six months and the problem has only been the last two.

Cream is always for coffee.  I recently doubled the amount I bring, from one to two quarts.  It lasted through Saturday night, which is fine.  The pound of Blue Mtn lasted until Saturday night (I used the last because Crimson and I were having a nice conversation and her desire for a cup arose).  Both the cream and the Coffee are brought to be used, so I have no problem with them being consumed.

Interestingly, the little things I brought, like yogurt and bagels and cream cheese, were not taken.  Those I consume myself or give to people who are hungry as"gifts of the bounty of Valos."

I can sort of understand if it was at the last event at Sac... not excusing it.  Sac's kitchen is small and frig space is at a premium there.  Also, with all the bags and such, confusion can happen.  However, if the bottle said LUIS on it, then it's no excuse.  If it was at Daddy Allen, there should be enough frig space to have seperated space for what's feast and what's personal and personal to have labels or seperators.  Oh well, it's a sad thing and I hope the person(s) now know better.

Makes me glad I am lactose intolerant. 

As for Paul Belles' ice pops... that's really bad.

In all fairness, Matt D. had brought a box of Ice Pops at a previous event, and they were open to the public once Fair was over.  An expectation had been set that they were public.

Again, I will stress this for everyone:

The Fridges at the camp are NOT private.  You may place personal foods in there, but priority is for A) Feast, Drinks for the bar, and C) Medicine or other medical needs that must be kept cold.

If you DO place something personal in the fridge, you should A) Label it clearly as being personal, preferably with the word "Personal" on it, and keep it in its own bag, box, or container that is closed or sealed.

Failure to do the above runs the risk that someone will make a mistake and assume your food or drink is for public consumption.  People do bring food to share, and keep it in the kitchen.  Food will be moved around as the feast and fair are prepared, and it is possible your food may be moved or accidentally removed from a bag (This is why I specify "closed or sealed").

If you are particularly concerned, please make sure Luis knows you are keeping something private in the Fridge, so he can alert the rest of the Kitchen staff.  We'll do our best to help, but KR does not take responsibility for personal items stored in a public area.

I think Geof hit it spot on. I will continue to make the announcement before lay-on and maybe we might have to mention that if we cannot satisfy the burden of keeping things "safe" that maybe it would be best if nobody outside of staff be allowed access without expressed permission from someone in the kitchen. Which would be totally ridiculous in my opinion as we are not children that are unable to show a little impulse control.

Not to completely butt in here guys but I can think of a very simple solution.

We more often than not have quite a bit of fridge space, would it be too hard at the beginning of the event to designate what section/s of the fridges are for what type of use.

For example have a section for drinks and feast ie: Game use only
A section for ppl's market fair goodies and only market fair
and then a small section reserved for everyone else's personal food/beverage.

All it will really take is some tape printer paper and a sharpy to make it obvious enough and hopefully idiot proof and if we catch an idiot well then deal out punishment as the situation deams.

Just a thought

T