Wednesday March 26, 2008
I got a phone call from Mark Nesbitt last night to make a reservation for a walking tour for Mark Nesbitt. Does Mark have to make reservations for his own tours? Hmmm.
The other Mark Nesbitt, age 17, was in town visiting Gettysburg College and wanted to meet Mark "the author" Nesbitt. Mark was kind enough to meet with him, and then Mark Nesbitt "The Younger" and his family went on the tour. I hope they enjoyed and I wish him luck with picking a school to attend. Can Gettysburg handle another Mark Nesbitt? Only time will tell.
Now I have to tell people that I am not handsome enough to be either of the Mark Nesbitts!
Haunt ya' later...
"RS"
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Does it get this cold in Phoenix?
Wednesday March 12, 2008 Baltimore St.
I took out the 8th grade class from Desert Shadows, AZ, which is in or near Phoenix, on a chilly evening. The winds died down and it was around 35 degrees at 8:30 when we got started. This was a decent group, not the best I've ever hard but nowhere near the worst. They seemed interested at times and lost at others. Maybe it was the cold sinking into their brains. Some of these kids only had a T-shirt and shorts on. This isn't the desert kids, welcome to the East Coast in March! We enjoyed ourselves and it was no where near cold enough to worry about frostbite!
I think part of the problem this group had was their itinerary. They flew into DC, got on a bus, drove to Gettysburg, ate at Pickett's, and then went on the Ghost Tour. They might have been better served to jog a few laps around the track at the Middle School to burn off some of their energy before the tour. These groups only have a short amount of time and they try to cram as much into the trip as possible. This works two ways. You get to see a lot of stuff on a trip like this, but really don't have enough time to take it in. On the other hand, you get a really broad overview and hopefully that will spark enough interest to make you want to come back and explore more in depth. Six of one, half dozen of the other I guess. At least they stayed overnight in Gettysburg.
Tours start running 7 days a week starting Friday March 14th.
Happy Hauntings...
"RS"
I took out the 8th grade class from Desert Shadows, AZ, which is in or near Phoenix, on a chilly evening. The winds died down and it was around 35 degrees at 8:30 when we got started. This was a decent group, not the best I've ever hard but nowhere near the worst. They seemed interested at times and lost at others. Maybe it was the cold sinking into their brains. Some of these kids only had a T-shirt and shorts on. This isn't the desert kids, welcome to the East Coast in March! We enjoyed ourselves and it was no where near cold enough to worry about frostbite!
I think part of the problem this group had was their itinerary. They flew into DC, got on a bus, drove to Gettysburg, ate at Pickett's, and then went on the Ghost Tour. They might have been better served to jog a few laps around the track at the Middle School to burn off some of their energy before the tour. These groups only have a short amount of time and they try to cram as much into the trip as possible. This works two ways. You get to see a lot of stuff on a trip like this, but really don't have enough time to take it in. On the other hand, you get a really broad overview and hopefully that will spark enough interest to make you want to come back and explore more in depth. Six of one, half dozen of the other I guess. At least they stayed overnight in Gettysburg.
Tours start running 7 days a week starting Friday March 14th.
Happy Hauntings...
"RS"
Monday, March 10, 2008
Scarier than Ghosts
The weather turned wet, cold, and windy over G'burg this past weekend, but our brave guides still hit the streets. In the office on Friday night, I was trying to convince people to go out on tour on Saturday rather than Friday because they wouldn't get wet on Saturday night. I don't think that many people took my advice, but if they did they're probably upset with me! Friday was cold and wet, but Saturday night was one of the worst nights for a tour I've seen in quite some time. The winds were howling around 30-40 mph and the temperature could not have reached freezing. I spoke to someone who was on that tour and they said it was "brutal" to have to stand there.
Over 40 people signed up! When I called in the second guide, so we can split the group, he couldn't believe it. Neither could I. One family came in and their daughters were still wearing their soccer uniforms. Shorts and sweatshirts. If those girls don't get pneumonia it will be a miracle. Others were dressed for the weather but honestly I don't think a gore-tex winter suit would have been enough.
The scariest part of that tour was that anyone was willing to take it!
I would also like to thank all the nice folks who joined us on our winter investigations. I enjoyed them and hope everyone else did too!
Is it spring yet?
"RS"
Over 40 people signed up! When I called in the second guide, so we can split the group, he couldn't believe it. Neither could I. One family came in and their daughters were still wearing their soccer uniforms. Shorts and sweatshirts. If those girls don't get pneumonia it will be a miracle. Others were dressed for the weather but honestly I don't think a gore-tex winter suit would have been enough.
The scariest part of that tour was that anyone was willing to take it!
I would also like to thank all the nice folks who joined us on our winter investigations. I enjoyed them and hope everyone else did too!
Is it spring yet?
"RS"
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