The joys of working by the hour, or why I am not doing Dickens this year

[wolfe_girl87]

Most of you know the main reason i am not working Dickens Fair is because of my work Schedule.  I worked 3 of the 4 Dickens weekends this year, and when your workday starts around 7 AM meaning you are up at 6 ish, the idea of then putting on your costume and rushing around is just not fun.  While this was the main reason there were some other small

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[reichmarshall]

I do it.

[wolfe_girl87]

I am not sure what you mean....

[reichmarshall]

I wake up at 6am, work from 7:30 to 12:30 and go to Fair from there... for no money.

[wolfe_girl87]

and how often do you complain about being tired and broke?

[tsgeisel]

I won't begrudge anyone the decision to just visit Dickens, instead of working, but it is possible to mitigate the costs, especially if your schedule is flexible enough to *work* Dickens.

But, hey, if you value your *real* family more than your *Dickens* family, well, it is your life...

[wolfe_girl87]

What do you mean it is possible to mitigate the costs?

[tsgeisel]

Various shops, restaurants and the ale stands pay people to be there all day, or even just half of it. So while there's some initial outlay, you get some of it back as well. And while costuming is fussy, they're not nearly as fussy about the behind the scenes folks as they are about Other Books or Fezzis. Also, a bunch of people carpool, which cuts the cost of a parking pass, or even removes the need for one completely, if you find someone to travel with.

It's not a perfect solution if you want to play all day, but it's a solution.

[missmorte]

I have a historically accurate, previously approved by the costume department, dickens fair outfit that I am going to be selling. I bought it from one of the girls of the GBACG. The bottom is red plaid. The top if black/red.