Thursday, July 06, 2006
...and breathe...
10:39 am | 
Posted by
Cat |
My goodness, what a whirlwind!
In the end, I had to say no to Performance 1 (and 2), and the organisers finally agreed. Unfortunately, I couldn't get my rep to speed up the chemical-distribution process, which meant I would have had to use stinky fuels indoors.
That doesn't sound so bad, but it brings up a wide range of implications. Firstly, the fuels are renowned for being triggers of asthma attacks. I don't think that my public liability insurance would cover that if I was using those particular fuels indoors.
Secondly, because the fuels also tend to be extremely smokey, it would mean that the fire alarm and sprinkler system would have to be disabled, which would then void the buildings cover in the event of an accident.
Both situations may not happen (and this was the first response I had to my concerns) however, I couldn't go through it without it weighing on my conscience. When you deal with fire, all it takes is just once - and the results can be catastrophic (hehe). There is enough safety to worry about when actually performing with the stuff without worrying about asthma and property insurance.
In a way, I'm relieved...because I'm not a fan of big crowds, but likewise I'm also dissapointed, because I'm not a fan of big crowds...It would've been a great oppurtunity to get over stage fright. I still get butterflies when standing in front of 10... I was even a nervous wreck infront of the 3 when doing filming for Coke.
Oh well, that's the end of that...but there is still one oppurtunity - a tentative booking for next week, weather pending. Not holding my breath...
xxx
In the end, I had to say no to Performance 1 (and 2), and the organisers finally agreed. Unfortunately, I couldn't get my rep to speed up the chemical-distribution process, which meant I would have had to use stinky fuels indoors.
That doesn't sound so bad, but it brings up a wide range of implications. Firstly, the fuels are renowned for being triggers of asthma attacks. I don't think that my public liability insurance would cover that if I was using those particular fuels indoors.
Secondly, because the fuels also tend to be extremely smokey, it would mean that the fire alarm and sprinkler system would have to be disabled, which would then void the buildings cover in the event of an accident.
Both situations may not happen (and this was the first response I had to my concerns) however, I couldn't go through it without it weighing on my conscience. When you deal with fire, all it takes is just once - and the results can be catastrophic (hehe). There is enough safety to worry about when actually performing with the stuff without worrying about asthma and property insurance.
In a way, I'm relieved...because I'm not a fan of big crowds, but likewise I'm also dissapointed, because I'm not a fan of big crowds...It would've been a great oppurtunity to get over stage fright. I still get butterflies when standing in front of 10... I was even a nervous wreck infront of the 3 when doing filming for Coke.
Oh well, that's the end of that...but there is still one oppurtunity - a tentative booking for next week, weather pending. Not holding my breath...
xxx
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