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Dread and anxiety from sound.
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<blockquote data-quote="Tim McCulloch" data-source="post: 215422" data-attributes="member: 67"><p>Hi Jimmy-</p><p></p><p>Well, the anxiety may be "irrational" but the concerns are real. I think the "trick" is getting those 2 things to work together without them becoming overwhelming. Just as clients hire you because you're an audio professional, it's wise for you to have a professional 'head space' consultant.</p><p></p><p>Now about weather - you need to just say no when clients expect you to risk YOUR safety, the safety of the public, the safety of performers and the client's staff & volunteers. The gear is secondary - you won't care about your mixer or speakers from a hospital bed or cemetery.</p><p></p><p>If there are storms, the event needs to be paused or stopped. Seriously. I re-wrote our contracts 20 years ago to give our representative on site the right to make safety decisions and withhold services, power down and, if necessary, strike gear BEFORE the lightning is closer than 8 miles, the winds come up above 25MPH, or the rain is within 30 minutes. We don't fool around. I've loaded out PA at a festival where the promoter was convinced the weather issue was temporary. Somewhere I have a pic of the FOH console table in a river of water (2 feet of water); the PM4000 was removed about 30 minutes before the flash flood.</p><p></p><p>Don't mess with weather - Mother Nature will kick your ass in the most unforgiving ways - and don't neglect your health (from head to toes).</p><p></p><p>Good luck, Jimmy. Let us know how things work out for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tim McCulloch, post: 215422, member: 67"] Hi Jimmy- Well, the anxiety may be "irrational" but the concerns are real. I think the "trick" is getting those 2 things to work together without them becoming overwhelming. Just as clients hire you because you're an audio professional, it's wise for you to have a professional 'head space' consultant. Now about weather - you need to just say no when clients expect you to risk YOUR safety, the safety of the public, the safety of performers and the client's staff & volunteers. The gear is secondary - you won't care about your mixer or speakers from a hospital bed or cemetery. If there are storms, the event needs to be paused or stopped. Seriously. I re-wrote our contracts 20 years ago to give our representative on site the right to make safety decisions and withhold services, power down and, if necessary, strike gear BEFORE the lightning is closer than 8 miles, the winds come up above 25MPH, or the rain is within 30 minutes. We don't fool around. I've loaded out PA at a festival where the promoter was convinced the weather issue was temporary. Somewhere I have a pic of the FOH console table in a river of water (2 feet of water); the PM4000 was removed about 30 minutes before the flash flood. Don't mess with weather - Mother Nature will kick your ass in the most unforgiving ways - and don't neglect your health (from head to toes). Good luck, Jimmy. Let us know how things work out for you. [/QUOTE]
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