[Geysers] OF Visitor Education Center

[eydgrigg at att.net]

Scott, I think the focus on the single word has to do with attitude. Mainly the NPS one towards anyone outside the service. It speaks of a contempt  for the general public. It affects thier consideration of outside suggestions and negetively affects developement. I have been a custodian most of my life(after majoring in planning with an emphasis on recreation in the seventies) but from past experience any suggestions I might have would be ignored. After all I am "not familiar" with the "special challenges" within the national parks. Whether that is true that is how it seems to be perceived. I have repeatedly tried to get on plannings' mailing list and to get up to date information on projects and I have been repeatedly ignored being just a visitor. Dave Grigg   PS Yes the old building is terrible being a political structure and not thought through. My fear is that this one will be the same in that respect. dg
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In a message dated 2/1/2005 17:43:08 PM Pacific Standard Time, upperbasin at comcast.net writes:
BTW, it's kind of funny that we're discussing one word in this document.  I
suggest you actually dissect what it says about the building itself, its
site, and the way the visitors will approach it.  Something is awfully odd
about it.  

What really ought to be discussed is the need for a useable facility, which the existing VC decidedly is not -- from the visitor standpoint or from the employee standpoint. Take it from one who _had_ to stoop to avoid the ceiling when using the slidefile; who had to trundle up and down and up and down stairway to accomplsiuh anything; who replaced -- how many -- light bulbs in stupid "state of the art" prediction boards; who -- foo -- the new facility is needed, and nautilis or whatever be daxxxxed.

Scott

P.S. Really, is "Old Faithful Runoff" or even something as benign as "Geyser Rush" really worse than "Geyser Flush"? They alla refer to a crowd departing "The Geyser" at once.
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