FTF Field Closing

[Bissa]

Originally Posted by Disco_Dante

You'd have to go in with a shotgun every other week and clear out the hobos and hippy communes that would pop up.

or put up good high fences with locked gates, that solves the problem of people accidentally wandering into a game and will deter people from taking refuge in your buildings.

EDIT : it would cost more but it would solve a few problems, so it may be worth it.

[coach]

Originally Posted by Bissa

or put up good high fences with locked gates, that solves the problem of people accidentally wandering into a game and will deter people from taking refuge in your buildings.

EDIT : it would cost more but it would solve a few problems, so it may be worth it.

screw tall fences. electric fences are the way to go. hahaha

[Bissa]

Originally Posted by coachster

screw tall fences. electric fences are the way to go. hahaha

ya, I was thinking electrified fences with razer wire on top of them, but both of those are illegal as far as I am aware.

[KoolAidMan]

i see it on fences all the time unless your thinking of the circcular versioon i see it as angled at the top with strrips of barbed wire at the top

[Bissa]

ya, that is barbed wire, razerwire is much more vicious.
does anyone know the legalities on how high you can make a fence, if you can put barbed wire onto it, and what the legalities about being electrified are?

[Brian McIlmoyle]

Originally Posted by Bissa

ya, that is barbed wire, razerwire is much more vicious.
does anyone know the legalities on how high you can make a fence, if you can put barbed wire onto it, and what the legalities about being electrified are?

and how is that relevant to this thread? Take your pointless jabbering elsewhere.

[Bissa]

I'm sorry, I was making a suggestion to how another feild could be improved to make protection of the public easier and got somewhat off the main topic.
I agree with what venture said, go to the city and state that this will disrupt the ability of your business to run, and you would like to get an exemption if possible.

[Jayne Finch]

pretty sure under halton bylaw you need a fixed, freestanding building on the property to classify as a buisiness. dont think brian has one at the field.

[Rock 'N' Roll Outlaw]

And I dont see how he could state that as a source of income either. Isn't that the point of being a "business"? Then he would have to keep the paperwork involved, then include that in his taxes. I dont really see that as a viable option.

[Brian McIlmoyle]

Originally Posted by Jayne Finch

pretty sure under halton bylaw you need a fixed, freestanding building on the property to classify as a buisiness. dont think brian has one at the field.

And can't build one due to green belt restrictions...

I'm pooched .. land was never zoned for commercial use, it's recreational/ agricultural..

Technically I could never run a business on it ... but I would be the only one breaking the bylaw... if I did... with the firearm prohibition .. every player is at risk.. so i'ts just not worth it.

[Brian McIlmoyle]

Originally Posted by Rock 'N' Roll Outlaw

And I dont see how he could state that as a source of income either. Isn't that the point of being a "business"? Then he would have to keep the paperwork involved, then include that in his taxes. I dont really see that as a viable option.

No I claim income from Games .. and from training I do as business income.. and write off the expense of all my guns ans gear as a business expense

most years I break even... last year I had a small loss .. this year .. with all the stuff I have "invested in" for my business ... it may be a loss this year again

[B.O.P.E.]

I'm just totaly bumed out over this....this will be my first and last time there...now I'll have to explain to my wife why i'll have to leave an hour earlier to go to games.

[lt_poncho]

What a great run, Brian - some really excellent games over the many years there. Thank you for all your efforts in providing this. Certainly all good things come to an end - fortunately most of us all have souveniers of a good thing.

[DuffMan]

End of an era. I've only attended a couple games at FTF, back when it was EOTEC, but enjoyed them tremendously. Thanks so much for the field and dedication to the game, and Canadian community Brian. I take solace in the fact that the closing of the field will leave you with more free time, less debt and fewer nights on the couch...until you find another one.

[Gunk]

I second the statements of loss and sadness. I made it out to Z4, and I'll be there for FTF, but I wish I could go back again. It's a great field, and the wild turkey things that live in trees will be missed.

Hey, what's going to happen to all the displaced Ewoks from the village? Oh won't someone think of the Ewoks?!