Hi, Richard!  Recently you wrote in a message to all:

RW>  First and foremost, avoid trip hazards!  Make sure that
RW>  any cables that cross traffic areas or the deck of the
RW>  performance space lie flat on the deck, and are secured
RW>  with gaffer's tape so as to not create a trip hazard.


        Yes.  This is especially important when you want to run cables between
the stage & the first row of seats, as many people seem to do in school gyms &
auditoriums.  If these cables aren't firmly attached to the floor they may not
remain where you put them.  In the absence of a savvy attendant who will stand
on them for you they'll be pushed at right angles to the line of travel of the
first wheelchair whose occupant tries to drive over them.  You don't want some
elderly lady to break her hip, we don't want your electrical equipment to fall
on the piano... but the majority of elderly ladies & wheelchair users can cope
with a 1/4" bump on the surface of the floor *as long as it stays put*.

        Where an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, your investment
in gaffer tape may be the cheapest & easiest alternative in the long run.  ;-)




--- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+
 * Origin: Wits' End, Vancouver CANADA (1:153/716)