Hello ARdith,

On Fri 2011-Nov-04 20:29, Ardith Hinton (1:153/716) wrote to Richard Webb:

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

YEp, and the best way to keep it where you put it is
gaffer's tape >  YEs in many parts of the world this
means you'll have to order it, unless you live in a
metropolitan area with a theater supply place.  sOme office
supply companies also carry it, but they're more rare.

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

That it is.  IN all my years in this business I"ve seen just about every
mishap possible .


Regards,
           Richard
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