RAW VIDEO | Burning Man Festival: Attendees told to shelter in place and conserve food, water & fuel

[@privatepilot4064]

Drowning Man? Swimming Man? Wallowing Man? Snorkeling Man? Come on Man!

[@francus7227]

On their knees gargling man....

[@suds5214]

Rain Man, man

[@cindyhodge6384]

Mudman!

[@Michael-cr2rn]

Uh , Aqua Man😂😂😂

[@terri6854]

Bogged down man

[@jasonwilson9406]

Imagine when the sun comes out and it's 120 degrees and humid from all the water vapor. That's gonna be hell.

[@privatepilot4064]

Steambath Man!

[@la7era1u54]

Ya that will be horrible. I live in southeast Louisiana and the humidity is so oppressive after it rains. However, this summer has been very dry. I think we had one 30 minute storm in about a 2 month period. Yesterday and today was the first real rain we have had all summer. I went from having to mow the grass every other day during a normal summer, to not mowing in about 2 months because there wasn't enough rain to keep the grass alive

[@garybregel4606]

No shit!!!!!!!

[@rob6850]

The smell of warm feces will be unpleasant.

[@Pinkielover]

For a few hours sun will dry everything up pretty quick.. It's like that here in Arizona Phoenix.. Stuff dries pretty quick

[@CaptainAmaziiing]

I used to work for the setup/ teardown crew, and this is actually pretty serious. If it doesn't dry out pretty quick this will turn into a genuine humanitarian crisis. As it is there is no porta potty cleaning, and they require 24/7 pumping. Dysentery is still a thing with no hygiene. There is no ice delivery, so everyone's coolers are warming, and food spoils fast in the desert, and people didn't plan to stay past Monday. Driving is simply not an option, the mud sticks to your tires so thick and heavy they no longer fit in your wheel wells or gain any traction. 75,000 people will need to be evacuated on foot to the pavement over a mile away, and buses will need to be chartered to drive everyone to Reno, the nearest city with an airport and infrastructure. Meanwhile, critical supplies will need to be shuttled in the same way. Cars and camps will be abandoned by necessity. If it doesn't dry out soon, Burning Man is in dire trouble, both the people there, and the event as a whole. Nevada, and insurers, will refuse to permit it again if it goes too badly.

[@korodski]

😂

[@GaiaCarney]

@CaptainAmaziiing - I hope you will be proved wrong, I fear you will not be 💔

[@TheMusicalChills66]

Will be interesting to see how this plays out. I will be in Reno next Friday - Sunday and on to Tahoe after that. Hope they can all safely evacuate before it gets too dicey.

[@wakeupamerica2024]

I think fire trucks with hoses at the road would do fine. They can figure it out from there. Who doesn't check the weather before going into no-man's land. These people would all die in Alaska.

[@rustyjohnson9558]

Hippies don't check the weather, come on, man.......wake up and smell the karma.....@@wakeupamerica2024

[@ptcglass]

In my 20’s I was so jealous of the people who got to go, all the art they got to see and all the pictures they took. Now that I’m in my 40’s you couldn’t pay me to do this!

[@gladlock]

we were once young and stupid. fitting in and bragging rights were everything

[@diamondsandhenna]

Looks awful doesn't it? And being trapped with no food and non stop electronic music, those people are going to turn on each other

[@WednesdaysDragon]

Whoa. I'm 58 and I wanna go for the first time. But then I wasn't allowed in the house during my adolescent stage very much. Maybe I'm already "conditioned." 😅

[@diamondsandhenna]

@@WednesdaysDragon you weren't allowed in the house during your adolescent stage? What??

[@diamondsandhenna]

@@WednesdaysDragon so that makes you want to live without food , water, and toilets or toilet paper for a week or two? It's going to rain tomorrow . Those people will be stuck a long time out there

[@rustyshackleford4338]

On a positive note, it helps keep the dust down.

[@undercovermother5243]

😂

[@mattcarman1772]

There is always a positive point of view - right. I imagine the clean air to breath too

[@netwrench6570]

@@mattcarman1772 Rainbows man, the rainbows into the pot O mud.

[@NYBrandywineTree]

Jajajajajajaja

[@CavemanVanDweller]

😉

[@thequickbrownfox7289]

On a lighter note, this was the first shower many attendees have had as an adult.

[@wolfmannews]

Now they are getting a free mud bath, what a wonderful vacation with all the amenities, now they will return home with silky smooth skin.

[@jcarry5214]

Most of them are middle class yuppies nowadays I think.

[@jcarry5214]

@@wolfmannews If they come back with skin, yes it will be smooth.

[@frankmacleod2565]

You don't know many burners I guess. Most of them probably earn far more than you do in a year, they're rich city people

[@thequickbrownfox7289]

@frankmacleod2565 You don't know sarcasm, I guess.

[@billisfromohio]

Burning man, everything but waterproof.

[@drinkingpoolwater]

😂

[@troyhonda71]

After all the years of leaving that area a total mess with debris and excrement, mother nature is giving them some karma

[@Liz-z9h]

It’s the largest leave no trace event in the world. There’s no debris or excrement.

[@mcats8]

@user-ms2mu8jl1c yeah right. It takes months to clean up after the event is over.

[@boblatkey7160]

That's a flat out lie, they have never left it a mess and it's always been cleaned up.

[@sharksport01]

​@@boblatkey7160 Don't argue with them, they're the same people who took a experimental vaccine for a "virus" with a 99.9% survival rate.

[@danroberts8141]

I have been on the Black Rock after the festival. They literally cone it off and take a streetswiper to the playa. Nothing is left. It’s totally pristine after they are through. The ultimate leave no trace.

[@La-familia-de-Fazio]

Literally the definition of “you made your bed now be miserable in it!”

[@FelipeValdez-og2tg]

Yupppp lol

[@klutchdust4346]

recently experienced this at a dry lake bed in Ca. The mud sticks to everything, it will not come off your vehicle, it stains forever and it is very alkaline. Slippery as ice. Any ruts in the mud will last forever, good luck to all trying to exit that place.

[@tremaynestephens5955]

yes lived in newberry springs for awhile i can confirm

[@TankDavisConquers]

Johnson Valley?

[@Jerry-Jardorc69]

Idk about forever 😂😂😂

[@PsRohrbaugh]

Yeah but you can play in the mud while high so at least the next few days will be fun.

[@patrickmcdonald3427]

​@@PsRohrbaugh😂😂😂

[@AyeAyeRon11]

I remember the rainy season in Iraq, but I’ll never forget the one humid day. It was usually just dry heat but this one day it was so humid you could swipe your arm real fast through the air and after you’d have water droplets hanging on your arm. I’ve never in my life seen water just hanging in mid air.

[@jaytrock3217]

Lucky you weren't stationed in Panama. Take a shower and dry off. You would be soaking wet a minute later. I prefer the desert heat.

[@lordeagle100]

I was in Iraq in 2003 when it rained red mud.... I miss it there now. Something about that place

[@MaN-pw1bn]

I remember rainy season in Iraq, you walked around with 3", at least, of mud attached to the bottom of your boots. Not fun, but no one sheltered in place...

[@MaN-pw1bn]

@@lordeagle100 LOL, I do not miss it!

[@matthewbird828]

That's called fog. Meaning the dew point was reached. I'm guessing you went from a really hot day to a very cold night.

[@jasonbraun]

These people are learning why military ground campaigns tend to wait until after the rainy season. Cars, truck and even tanks don’t work well in mud. Mother Nature is always greater than man.

[@traildoggy]

Wherever you go, there you are.

[@privatepilot4064]

It’s always worked out that way for me.

[@MrWingo]

So True!!!

[@Davidrcobb]

Reminds me of one of my favorite philosophers, Jack Handy. He once said something.

[@bigbadkittenperson9179]

Top 3 aphorism all of all time

[@rustyshackleford4338]

My favorite Jack Handy quote: A child's face can say it all... Especially the mouth part of the face.

[@timothyflaherty5150]

Good thing it's a mostly peaceful rain.

[@bags4930]

Karma for when they were at their BLM and Antifa get togethers.

[@davidcastle7212]

God has a way of dealing with heathens.

[@williammeszaros3382]

When I go camping, it's to get away from a lot of people. FOR FREE !

[@jamescole3152]

If the govt. tells you to shelter in place then get the hell out of there!

[@MrGrombie]

The government didn’t tell them this.... it was the event organizers.

[@truth4004]

lol or maybe its good advice.

[@donschwartz8341]

Since the flooding has cut off the exit routes, it's not really and option at this time.

[@handsonhomestead8461]

What is the problem? I don't even see an issue.

[@reapthewhirlwind4166]

​@@MrGrombieyeah they are multi-millionaires.

[@xyzct]

Fantasy, meet reality.

[@SpruceDodger]

I guess when you camp on a dry lake bed during monsoon season, you are rolling the dice…

[@shebamaree9026]

united states has no monsoon season! come on!

[@todddillon613]

@@shebamaree9026 you havent been paying attention!

[@SpruceDodger]

@@shebamaree9026 well then call it a “seasonal influx of subtropical moisture” but it still happens

[@glory777]

@@shebamaree9026 You need to go spend some time in the desert southwest, Arizona, New Mexico in the summer. They get incredible rain storms that come out of nowhere and literally drop water. I'm not talking sprinkles or drops. It's like emptying a bucket. They call them Monsoon storms. I've been in one in Tuscon Arizona. Incredible!

[@jequirity1]

​@@shebamaree9026Arizona does. Many of the plants in the Sonoran desert rely on the rainstorms that come up from the gulf of California in july ~ september. It doesn't surprise me that an El Nino year would bring strange weather up north of here as well, weather tends to get a little weird whenever that happens.

[@arthurfoyt6727]

God has a sense of humor.

[@heathermichael3987]

Yep. To say the least.

[@boblatkey7160]

God is a loser.

[@indyjoyblooms]

He also destroys things he hates and puts a rainbow on it

[@bgp9634]

I was wondering when someone would appropriately attribute this to God… good call…

[@muttlee9195]

Nonsense like saying aids was punishment for homosexuality. Jesus said love your neighbour. Satan loves you ❤

[@Diligent-dp7gi]

THIS is GREAT to put out the FIRES at Burning man : )

[@johnathonmiller3256]

To think about how many people are asking, "Is this real right now?" Is incomprehensible.

[@Brucev7]

Lisa Mueller "Telling them to pee on the ground'

[@Rick-the-Swift]

​@@Brucev7 What's your suggestion, where they should pee, just curious?

[@rob6850]

All just part of the experience, man.

[@you_beg_my_pardon]

Yeah an expensive and terrible one...

[@stevensaunders6018]

Right, and on a good year, the opulence we live in is unbelievable, fun stuff

[@Qthekat1984]

Weather control 101. Maui 2.0. Same as the hurricane 🌀 in FLA. HAARP and DEW and... yup time to wakey wakey 🐑.

[@indiosveritas]

Go away .

[@rob6850]

@@indiosveritas I did. Why are you here?

[@davidmiller532]

Signs warn you are at your own risk out there. Hope everyone remains safe.

[@davidgenie-ci5zl]

maybe all the freaks and perverts out there will get washed away, drown in the mud, one can hope for that.

[@lynneilbrady1456]

At least there high AF🥴😁🤣🤣

[@email4664]

@@davidgenie-ci5zl While you sit there with your hate and weakness, babbitt is still right where she belongs

[@mastermnd22]

​@@email4664English moron we speak English

[@chuckrambo4401]

@@jamesk479 they’re high AF. Let’s be real here

[@DanceDaily]

burning man currently looks like when you go to a club and they turn the lights on at the end... and suddenly it's all.... yeah...

[@bigbadkittenperson9179]

The irony being that the current situation is what burning man was about originally. Making society work in less than optimal circumstances, totally cut off from humanity, with kindness and sharing.

[@DanceDaily]

exactly! but then it let capitalism BUY it and then just 'bought' their way in and now no amount of money can get them out... I had a feeling burning man had been taken over by the very energies it originally claimed to be radically overcoming... it's time to act locally, in slow, small, lasting ways. Last year I learned to compost from a compost expert and fed and turned my own compost in a womens community home i lived in, SO FULFILLING, we can all learn and get our hands in the dirt... or mud hehe@@bigbadkittenperson9179

[@PsRohrbaugh]

​@@bigbadkittenperson9179that sounds a lot less fun than drugs and music.

[@bcarolynn]

How is it that while taking videos of the landscape not one of these people thought to turn their phone on its side. Am I just missing something here?

[@Flairis]

Deez nuts

[@lynette3151]

Nope, I often wonder about that myself.

[@southernbreeze3278]

keep in mind, these are people who went to burning man

[@LoveJungle420]

Because it's probably a tik tok post.

[@susietorres8600]

Tradition

[@denabergman6543]

The initial event was an eye opener. Now it’s become a place for corporates who missed out on Woodstock.

[@richardsimone2798]

This can go real bad, real quick.

[@mikefitzgerald4871]

It's all bad. I've attempted in coordinating some off road overland groups. There is a concentric rings of tribal, national guard and law enforcement not allowing rescues.

[@Rick-the-Swift]

Bros, there's pavement less than a mile away. These people just don't want to make the hike, they'd rather stay and party and have a story to tell about how "things got real bad at the last burnin' man".

[@thomasnicholson3126]

Vids of the porta potties are epic. Imagine slogging through the muck and then using an un-pumped john (remember a disaster has been declared and vehicles kinda are marooned) while standing IN MUCK inside the fiberglas pod.

[@cm9779]

At that point you could just crap in your pants...who's gonna know the difference?😂😂😂

[@0791mia]

Ew!

[@PDXDrumr]

Those gotta be full right?

[@sandynelson1098]

OMG I laughing so hard I hate everything about burning man

[@salauerman7082]

No point in slogging through the muck. Best option is a chamber pot…

[@Kefa...]

That place is a cesspool 💫

[@makevelicustoms]

The memes about this are gonna be epic 🤣

[@privatepilot4064]

Indeed they are! There’s nothing like fools making fools of themselves!

[@jasondundom1390]

My neighbor went this year, i was thinking about it.. but the cost was not worth it, nor is the mud and rain.. when the sun come out so will tens of millions of mosquitos and with the humidity it will be hell

[@bochapman1058]

This warms my heart ❤️

[@BoB-Dobbs_leaning-left]

Because you hate these people, right? Must be a Republican.

[@punkfingerboards6283]

@@BoB-Dobbs_leaning-left But it's ok for you to hate republicans... Got it.

[@mrbeefhead]

lol mine too!

[@dystopiandream7134]

Why?

[@seangelarden9543]

Couldn't happen to a bigger group of babies

[@moboutmen]

Soaking man

[@norma3753]

Wet Man

[@francus7227]

Kneeling down gargling man...

[@jsully8076]

Nobody's Laughing Man

[@PlayoffModeGoated]

Find a better hobby man

[@francus7227]

@@PlayoffModeGoated Better than gargling?

[@user-agreement-disengaged]

Real hippies there will know to just "go with the flow, man." It isn't ruining anything for them. They'll be in their own world regardless. It's only the sissies that'll let it ruin their time because they won't know what to appreciate. The sunny days will come... eventually... when it's their time, my friend. God bless, everyone. Stay safe. ✌️

[@FunnyHaHa420]

There are no real hippies at Burning Man, just hipsters.

[@leggiemeggie5837]

Yeah the real hippy types are no longer at burning man

[@jsully8076]

​@@FunnyHaHa420Love your handle! Where are all the real hippies? Can you help me find them? LOL.✌️❤️

[@williamchandler2558]

It's true adventure, never know what to expect, it's not easy.

[@truth4004]

Sissies can handle a lot actually. lol Its the rich folks that cry a everything.

[@jimmyweber8793]

This is a sign, from the creator.

[@bertrpk]

Welcome to planet Earth , it rains here.

[@jsully8076]

??? Tell me you know nothing about this story, Burning Man, or the location of where it's held without telling me you know nothing about this story, Burning Man, or the location of where it's held. Good job Einstein.

[@bertrpk]

@@jsully8076 What? That makes no sense. I am going to guess that your'e suggesting that it never rains in a desert. Way to go Storm Wolf.

[@ThinkLascivious]

I miss you... like the desert misses the rain.

[@sharksport01]

I thought she said taramisu

[@chrisrey8964]

Good song

[@deathnsd6953]

Like the deserts miss the rain

[@rcw08]

😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@rcw08]

Dammit now it's stuck in my head 😫 😒 😩 😑 🙄 😕

[@MEU762]

Clearly mother nature saying... "Enough with Burning Man!" 💯👍

[@richardjohnson8009]

In a 100 million years people will wonder what the hell they were doing in the mud

[@smittys3069]

Lots of drugs

[@garybregel4606]

There won't be any evidence of Burning man left in 100 million years. Do you know how long that is?

[@andrew9145]

This was very informative... thank you for this amazing news

[@gintasindreika933]

Next year the festival will be called Raining Woman.

[@cooljazz8]

Yes but... FFS! Why are people too stupid to turn the phone SIDEWAYS to shoot a video or photo? Horizontal format is so much better!

[@notsomuch273]

First they get stuck in traffic, and now this??? Cruel.

[@MardalB]

haha ranger rammed people warning of this

[@PaulaWAgentP]

Lol❤

[@mattcarman1772]

@@MardalB where are the rangers helping them get out? :)

[@dundeeecroc]

@@mattcarman1772 no one is, they are all on their OWN. KARMA

[@crystalmasters8582]

Right

[@greggreg2263]

Mother nature is like I’ll clean this freak show!!!! 😂

[@jimbochops]

Looks just like rainy season in Afghanistan, sand gets so hard from being dry 90% of the time then the rain hits and everything erodes - whole halves of roads fall away and flash floods wreak havoc. Deserts can be dangerous af when rain hits

[@Lucky9_9]

I fully expect people to be trapped. They come with bikinis and nipple clamps. They don’t have what it takes to actually survive… reality is about to hit hard.

[@sharksport01]

There's no sand.

[@fusion451]

@@Lucky9_9 I could take out a whole platoon with nothing but bikinis and nipple clamps

[@rustyjohnson9558]

Dude..... all this, like, fact knowledge is trying to clog up my open mind.....what are you, like, the NAT GEO establishment or something? We don't believe in your white man eurocentric world knowledge of geology and whatnot.....

[@mhagnew]

I think the risk of flash floods is non-existent as it's a salt pan but others have pointed out the logistical issues of moving 75,000 people without using wheeled vehicles. And if they can't empty the portaloos, things will get unhealthy really quickly.

[@davidconner-shover51]

That has got to be the most anemic rainbow I have ever seen

[@williammeszaros3382]

It's a brown rainbow !

[@michaelhunziker7287]

Government: Shelter in Place Common Sense: GTFO Dodge ASAP

[@TheRealRusDaddy]

Usually them saying that is an excuse to just kill a couple more people intentionally

[@PJ-Slots-Entertainment]

mud is to thick for anyone to drive out of there.

[@Jesus_Christ_is_alive]

Government wants them to shelter in place then die of dehydration and starvation.

[@ChristopherStandardTime]

​@@TheRealRusDaddynobody is doing that. you don't believe that, either.

[@climateanxiety2825]

The roads are closed.

[@randygraham926]

No problems with dust this year ....

[@danikai2562]

It’s likely that if a percentage didn’t make it out alive the world would a better place.

[@savageinstitute9569]

Raining Man was great

[@gotsloco1810]

Ouch. The number of chemical burns from the alkali of the Plya. Years ago when camping on the Blackrock Desert the first rule was in the event of rain get off the Plya as fast as possible. The ground turns so slippery one can not drive on it. A friend had a picture of his truck suspended from a helicopter in Four Wheeler Magazine after being young and dumb out there. If I recall correctly it was this time of year. Some time about 1980.

[@lusciousloxx6112]

But the first Burning Man at Black Rock wasn't until 1990 🤔

[@ShadyBooty]

​@lusciousloxx6112 so.. ppl went to desert before burning man idiot

[@beatlechick1]

He didn't say it was Burning Man.

[@MichaelShinosky]

​@@lusciousloxx6112He didn't say his friend was out there for Burning Man back in the 80's.

[@gotsloco1810]

@@lusciousloxx6112 I was out there in 1990 as part of a group that had been going out there since the mid 1960’s. We looked down on the festival from the Jackson Range and thought they were a strange group. Trips out there taught me I really needed a diesel 4X4. I still want one. One year I burned 12 gallons of gasoline and by comparison a friend’s diesel burned 3 gallons.

[@rickshelton1955]

If any certain group of people needed purged from earth... this is it

[@sleuth2077]

Liberals: “it's climate change!" Conservatives: “god has smitten thee!" Me: shocked that people don't realize it can rain in the desert and slightly amused by the idea of god ruining an event where they basically burn something akin to a false idol. 😂

[@desilanni2]

Sometimes things just work out that way but I'm laughing Beverley thought the fates would be with them. Maybe the Indians did a rain dance.

[@MardalB]

haha ranger rammed people warning of this

[@aldoushuxleysghost]

The Lord giving his approval of a pagan ritual

[@zonzoqswiss4746]

It didn't ruin anything. It just delayed set up. It was also a reminder that the oil corporations have ruined the environment and we have corrupted weather patterns because of it now.

[@JohnnyWhytetrash]

​@@aldoushuxleysghostKinda like how he screws Florida every year with hurricanes.

[@sd906238]

There is nothing that I love more than walking and driving in mud. Glad I missed this.

[@Niagara716]

I love driving in mud! Let er rip!

[@mattcarman1772]

@@Niagara716 it's fun, but not getting stuck very far away without help for days

[@Niagara716]

@@mattcarman1772 Are you on the Playa? All Burners are told to go in with their own supply of food to last the entire time there.

[@mattcarman1772]

@@Niagara716 Playa? If I was going, I would bring food for the entire time there and one week longer

[@Niagara716]

@@mattcarman1772 The playa is the flats...the lake bed. And right on.

[@Rocksolidhandyman]

“Stupid is as stupid does”

[@ub1953]

Attendees wanted the original WOODSTOCK experience....they got it in all it's splendor...

[@jerometaperman7102]

I will never understand the appeal of this event.

[@petechandanatural]

Mother nature quenched the potential carbon footprint from all that burning stuff.

[@jimbo7484]

No Fire Man

[@EggNoggDreams]

I would not want to be there after doing acid for a week straight

[@Catlife247]

For real bro 😆 🤣 😂 😹 bad come down

[@kilodeltawhisky1504]

Acid for a week straight? How would they know they're no longer high? YUck.

[@TheRealdal]

Why anyone would want to do burning man in that heat is beyond me. Now humid and muddy on top of it. 😂

[@shiner8375]

Well, they are not pompous assholes making heartless comments. Now go back to watching tv home slice.

[@effdonahue6595]

Gluttons for punishment 😵‍💫🤪🚀

[@albertlopez1143]

Wasn't there a group of people trying to stop this event?

[@elissitdesign]

Ran over and arrested. They were pseudo-environmentalists.

[@mizzury54]

Now I bet some of the attendees wish they had succeeded

[@mystcsoul777]

Yes I saw that. A bunch of activits blocked the road to 10 miles of cars. Cops came and took them away.

[@rolloutthebarrel]

Yeah I love the karma for how angry the burners were at them

[@brandtcarroll9316]

Yeah just some stupid leftist "Climate activists".

[@deloresmonteiro2342]

Conserve water and food and don't piss off the tribal police, because when they arrest you you will know you have been arrested😁

[@ms.annthrope415]

And you are just another pale face to the tribal police.

[@heathermichael3987]

True that.

[@RC-rg3vz]

Just look at what happened to the climate protesters that blocked the road a week ago to find out

[@rustyjohnson9558]

Too funny. When you are environmental activist and you have managed to piss off the Native Americans, you might want to rethink your position.......just sayin'....

[@brandyjohn]

Those climate protesters could have been a sign that God wanted these guys to turn back. Not all road blocks, and trouble is bad. Some are for our good. Even when we reject, and are not faithful to God, He continues to be faithful to us. When He sends a warning, you must be willing to listen, recognize it and heed it. I'm praying these guys will make it out safely.

[@Heykyddo]

Many warnings! Mother Nature is relentless and does not negotiate… I saw those protesters in the beginning and thought there was more there than what was going on. I felt bad for them. And now on the other side, nature has spoken.

[@shiner8375]

God does not send blue haired obese non working government enablers to represent him. God has a reputation to keep.

[@waynecooper6124]

Damn! I hope nobody dies or is seriously hurt and trapped in that mess. I have a friend there who is too old to easily cope with something like this and I'm worried for her safety. I must say - I found some of the comments posted here to be disgusting and awash with a callous disregard for the welfare of people who've done nothing to them that would warrant such mean minded arrogance.

[@JC-tq8gm]

I don't think you have to worry. Most people there are cool and would take care of her.

[@diamondsandhenna]

@@JC-tq8gmyeah right. That's under fake conditions. Things just got real

[@hadnick1]

@@diamondsandhennafacts. When giving a bottle of water could cost you your life they won’t be so friendly, nor should they be. Just wait until the unprepared start stealing stuff from the well prepared…

[@shesharpshoots]

I put up a serious post asking where FEMA, The Red Cross & national guard were just for that reason. Some people don't usually go with enough food for an extended stay. I'm worried about people's safety. And not enough medication

[@JC-tq8gm]

@@diamondsandhenna I think you underestimate the goodness in people. Besides, it's not like they're on an island in the middle of the ocean. It would be easy to get supplies to them if needed, we have a national guard that specializes in things like that. lol

[@PanarchyTheater]

This is going to be living hell for what I assume are the drugged and naive people there. I've been in similar environments and the caustic burns are absolutely no joke.

[@boblatkey7160]

Drugged and naïve? Holy cow that is more than assumption that is just plain dumb! That is the commentary of a blithering idiot!

[@BasedBrave]

I never seen this before I don’t even understand what I’m looking at what’s going on?

[@ramirogebara8766]

JESUS is returning sooner than everyone thinks. GOD will not be mocked. ☝️☝️🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@darkglass3011]

There couldn't have been karma any more appropriate than a climate disaster at Burning Man after no one heeded the warnings of the Climate Protesters prior to the event. They were warned of climate change, but ignored the warnings and went anyway. Climate disaster happens and now they can't leave. Oh the sweet sweet irony and poetic justice.

[@cavsomecadence6117]

Lovely...absolutely lovely.

[@sandynelson1098]

Hahahaha 🤣🤣😅 yup I sitting here laughing

[@Alaryicjude]

My people..!

[@Ricky-k5h]

I have no pity for the rich

[@richardsmith1707]

What would they think if the locals put up a roadblock to block the aid coming to them?.

[@gonelucid]

I always wondered why they did it in august-september..thats monsoon season. Atleast here in arizona. Theyve been pretty lucky over the years.

[@japrogramer]

The weather does weather things again

[@ibelieveinsomething3895]

Man made yes

[@enigmariddle8222]

DOMINIC EVENT !! MY..MY .MY ..MY GOD HAVE MERCY ON THEM

[@SleepyUncleSam]

Imagine volunteering to be trapped in the desert

[@nvelsen1975]

I did. It was fun&fubar in equal measure. And I learned a number of new swearwords in Pashto. Of course I was paid handsomely for those four years. From what I understand these people aren't paid to be there.

[@shiner8375]

Imagine how many heartless assholes making dumb comments. Imagine? Come up With something meaningful to say so we don’t have to imagine.

[@Doggmatt]

Maybe this will put an end to this ridiculous affair...

[@PeggyAmaya]

I read that this had been declared a national emergency and the national guard was being brought in. It will cost the agencies a fortune to mop up this mess. They will shut future burning man festivals down after this debacle.

[@TSHUKHAN]

This is a great sign. Great things are coming our way. Now its time to change name, location, and transcend.

[@yahmadoss6860]

Empty Souls on a Barren Land. All Praises to The Most High Creator 'Whos Arms are Stretched out Still'

[@CelesteTapscott-oi2fw]

Thought ABOUT The Burning Man celebration a couple a days ago. I hope everyone gets through the challenging weather and returns home safely!!

[@davidgenie-ci5zl]

All the STD cases are going to burn.

[@stevebruce7206]

Radical self-reliance we'll see them through. I am sending out prayers and know that they are keeping a positive attitude.

[@georgevenard]

What deplorable conditions!! And they made $46.2 MILLION in ticket sales alone! SMH

[@bullyboy131]

You need a ticket to go into the desert? Lol

[@rustyjohnson9558]

That is some damn fine capitalism for a bunch of screwballs calling for socialist revolution.......

[@Savssmiles]

Who is “they”?

[@JoeWudgeP5000]

The stranded baal worshipers are finding out what the Rainbow truly means.

[@elblancochingon8138]

Couldn't happen to a better group of "people" I'm sure Obiden will fly in some emergency "smoking kits"

[@bags4930]

You know it! LOL. After that they will all go back to mommy's basements and live large hitting their bongs and such.

[@reapthewhirlwind4166]

Biden got his Corvette stuck at a mud festival once. Have a heart the man has been through so much.

[@santaclause2875]

Most of them are socialists/communists. Who's gonna rescue them? Oh, those horrible, evil, disgusting CAPITALISTS.

[@danroberts8141]

I have been out on the playa many years. It will take a few days at least for it to dry out. Do not try to drive on it while wet. The mud will stick to your tires until you cannot move. It will be nice weather by Tuesday. It will not get to hot. Good luck people.

[@tomkelly3896]

I hope it rains 10 inches for the next 2 weeks

[@kimberlyespinoza7970]

Thanks for posting, I have a family member there!

[@rascal_rae]

knowing burners, they're probably having a great time haha it's gonna be ok (:

[@heathermichael3987]

Good luck hope they return home safe . I would be losing my mind . Stay strong ❤️

[@MyCatJeff]

I wouldn't brag about it.

[@micks3958]

she isn't df

[@shelly6290]

You would let a family member go there? Your supposed to protect family.. you'll see the bad results in the years to come.. I'm sorry but True

[@Fireneedsair]

Been there done that. Horrible situation

[@mythos000000025]

Man i feel really bad for my coworker who finally went to burning man this year...poor guy, damn. Well he'll have both a life lesson and some stories

[@Anninukichild]

Those poor, rich people

[@jaywhite5805]

Karma for mother nature.

[@terri6854]

You meant "from". (Now that's karma.)

[@boblatkey7160]

Wow, maybe get a handle on the English language before you pass judgment on others.

[@JC-tq8gm]

They can't catch a break. First it was the crazy climate activists and now the crazy climate. lol

[@batshtcrazy5293]

Oh the bitter Irony! 😂😂😂

[@nicholeb2746]

They were warned😂😂😂

[@TheDiolulaLife]

I know. The protestors are probably saying Karma

[@alicewright4322]

well put! that should go in the monologue

[@Savssmiles]

It’s just normal weather in the desert. I grew up in the desert and we always had a rainstorm or two in the summer. Once we were swimming and there was lightning. Thank goodness we didn’t get struck by it A few times we had hail. That was fun getting buckets and catching them We liked going outside in the rain bc it didn’t rain much during the year, besides in April and sometimes in December or January when there was El Nino or La Niña

[@tanana2070]

If the govt is saying shelter in place, you all better get out of there now!! The last time they said that it was years before we could breathe, walk around, go outside, live! Get out!!

[@denisestout3193]

Goodness what a mess.. People actually pay to go to this???

[@mikewhocheeseharry5292]

And not cheap either. Plus the extra costs for all your own amenities. I’ve been on the fence about experiencing it once but not sure if it’ll be worth it in the end.

[@JohnnyWhytetrash]

They don't live under a rock like you do.

[@netwrench6570]

Some even paid to go to Woodstock.

[@Dee_nyce]

Ticket to hell.

[@lemontadams3029]

White people 😂

[@JosephMBoyer]

imagine going to this mess

[@venessamaxwell8105]

Thank God my daughter is married to a military man, and he got her out of there with quickness yesterday at about 3:00 PM. When she called me, she was crying from relief. Too many people out there. They were married there at Burning Man (it's a thing) in 2019, and they went to celebrate his 20-year retirement from the Coast Guard. I always love the videos, but I'm a baby about those extreme elements. I hope they still enjoy themselves.

[@ust2bfast]

Lived in Gerlach early 70's working for Western Pacific Railroad. If we got the slightest hint of rain on the lake beds we would literally race to get off the lake beds. No bueno. BTW, it was never "the playa". If you got stuck out there that was the end of your rig and belongings. Best of luck to all, it's not over by a long shot.

[@bootscooty]

Just out of curiosity, why did you race to get off the lake beds? Like what happened to your belongings and your car?

[@bobross8569]

I would say "maybe this will toughen them up a little",but who am i kidding?

[@MarcosElMalo2]

I was unable to attend, but I’m looking forward to next years Drowning Man Festival.

[@anntrope491]

Guess no one checked the weather forcast ?? Glad I stayed home...

[@mattcarman1772]

Maybe they can find some kind of large fire to keep warm while there?

[@santaclause2875]

good one !!!!

[@rustyjohnson9558]

Whole scenario is kind of warming my heart......haha.

[@LemonySnicket-EUC]

Anytime you go to burning man you shelter in place.