Thousands of Burning Man campers may be able to leave Black Rock City soon as land dries

[@MrFrankd1962]

Imagine calling your boss and telling them you can't come into work because you're stuck in mud at Burning Man.

[@leonblack2651]

Imagine if you had a job

[@FuToo]

Drug screen as soon as they walk into my place of business..😂 good luck hippies 😂

[@obijuankenobi420]

I'm using that excuse and I'm nowhere near Burning Man

[@nicklong9985]

Those morons don’t have jobs.

[@TheSkete]

Plot twist: And the boss is like, "Thompson, you out here to? Don't worry about it. Come on by, and grab a dog. I'm on row..."

[@jayr3381]

They are giving this waaaay too much news coverage 🙄

[@otisjenkinsjr.3556]

​@@huh1118lolol most of burning man is 30+.....

[@cbloch22]

@@huh1118Blud from the looks of it 99 percent of people are having the time of their lives. This is the least of my worries 💀💀💀

[@FishingPerro916]

@@huh1118who gives a fuck

[@cgschow1971]

​@@huh1118I see you're going along with the fake news. They are not stranded without supplies. Simply inconvenienced.

[@danielcarlson800]

🎯

[@Arizona_rider]

Rich people acting poor…

[@danielcarlson800]

🎯

[@sharksport01]

I'm poor and I went many times.

[@sharksport01]

And I don't worship satan, and never saw anyone who did.

[@WarbladeX1]

Who said they wanted to leave!? This propaganda media 😆

[@isaiahromero9861]

Rich people only like cosplaying as hippies for a limited amount of time. They'll be out of there soon lmao

[@unkindguy88]

It's so comfortable being at home watching this news story🤣🤣🤣

[@leonblack2651]

Someone has to when your husband is gone.

[@bluelava4282]

Refreshing isn’t it

[@trusttheprocess5618]

@@leonblack2651 Safe to assume you wear wife beaters , around the age 40-50 also on occasion drink enough so you won’t feel bad smacking the wife.

[@cindymeyerson2099]

Who said that it was a nightmare for many? You signed up for adversity, whether that is dust storms or a torrential downpour or the occasional double rainbow.

[@carpo719]

It's only the media saying that they don't understand

[@1940limited]

Maybe they shouldn't schedule this event during monsoon season?

[@davidwoody5228]

I’ve got friends there. I’ve talked to them. They say the media has WAY overstated the problem.

[@sharksport01]

Monsoon season 😂

[@WPS691]

@@carpo719 - And the celebrities ran away? Lol! No one is staying in that shithole dude..

[@donlee.4308]

Mother Nature gave these people a reality check.

[@PaulieLauraXombie1331]

That's not mud or muck that was clay. Silt and sand mixed with water at the right proportions make clay like substance. The sun bakes the "clay" fast so hope it stays sunny and dry.

[@kylealexander7024]

What?

[@thekinarbo]

It'd be cool if it kept raining.

[@sharksport01]

There's zero sand.

[@PaulieLauraXombie1331]

@@kylealexander7024 SAND SILT AND WATER MAKES A CLAY SUBSTANCE! "clay is an actual layer of soil" but it can make "clay" in the right proportions and conditions

[@PaulieLauraXombie1331]

@@sharksport01 Ita mostly a Playa wich is usually under sand and silt.. Black Rock

[@christinapankey1415]

They don't need anyone to tell them they can . That's the problem. Just like the fire in Hawaii,cops blocked people in and they burned to death. It's not their job to tell you what you can and can't do

[@jeffshackelford5662]

Might need a bigger clean up crew than usual this year.

[@MR.NOBODY11111]

Next time you might not want to do the rain dance!

[@Tiffany-Rose]

Someone died? 😒 By the time I ever thought about going in the early 90s most people I knew said it wasn't like it used to be and not to bother. I know so many who still go. I understand why people go but all I see now is excess and disrespect. The amount of money spent is insane. I think the vision is lost.

[@sharksport01]

You've never been!

[@ellehcimmoores1380]

I went bak in 2000 with my lil brother, big sis & xbf whn it was waaaaay smaller. Whn people were actual barters. My fave things that I saw was the HUGE teeter-totter, Mad Max thunder dome, GOD phone, roller skating rink/line dance, women dressed like huge black widows. I missed the burning of the temple tho. It took us 4 hours 2 walk! Lol! Never been bak since. Whn u live around alkali dirt...no thanks! Haha

[@Tiffany-Rose]

@@sharksport01 Yes, as I stated. Nothing I said isn't true though. The vision, the core of what it was/is, is still in there but you can't keep something pure once large amounts of money are involved. Greed is a poison and it infiltrates nearly everything.

[@Tiffany-Rose]

@@ellehcimmoores1380 So many of my friends went, I was always kind of intimidated because of the commitment of being out in the desert for a week. By the time I thought I was ready everyone said not to waste my money. I couldn't afford to go responsibly anyways back then. I've heard so many wonderful stories though. It's just hard to keep something great when it's 80k people, rich people coming in on private jets and so much money.

[@sharksport01]

@@Tiffany-Rose I agree with that.

[@vademecum8173]

The only thing stopping these people getting out were all the material and machines for modern day creature comfort they bring in.

[@anaibarangan4908]

That's true.

[@mikelong9638]

Yep. Many have already either driven or walked out. Driving a $500,000 RV out pulling a trailer might be problematic. This is NOT an emergency or natural disaster, just news hype on a holiday weekend.

[@acid_x_touch4968]

If yall can't handle some mud and rain at a festival then don't go🤣🤣

[@carpo719]

They can handle it, and they did find. The media always blows it out of proportion

[@bryanm1758]

no one there was worried, only the media and people who didnt go trying to sensationalize it

[@BigBlue208]

​@@carpo719this^

[@sharksport01]

Media still pissed because they aren't allowed out there. They covered this more than Idalia.

[@Z33RO]

The people were loving it actually

[@xXSTEEL-LEGENDSX]

So much coverage of the story but no details on how someone died because it rained in the desert!!!??🤔

[@gnohn9366]

Does anyone really care

[@aijiang]

Obviously some people care

[@bryanm1758]

na they just a bandwagon news station. Meanwhile the feds are taking over maui and 2000 kids are missing but no stations wanna mention that

[@thekinarbo]

@as-cf7rx Democrats/marxism and pseudo science/climate scam are the 2 biggest problems.

[@texasrefugee7888]

It's good to focus on this climate devastation instead of the devastation in Florida and Georgia, right?😂

[@sharksport01]

Media are not allowed at burningman, thats why. They pissed.

[@davidvanbrunt4233]

They can move, problem solved...

[@commoncents9734]

What did I miss in georgia and florida?

[@jamestschirhart269]

I think it is possible to walk and chew gum.

[@surf101-]

@@commoncents9734 uh, the hurricane

[@motiemo]

A nightmare? Lol it should be fine. Y'all should have planned for an extra week just in case. Anyone who goes camping or traveling in general knows to pack extra supplies just in case. If you packed the bare minimum... Sounds like natural selection to me

[@williamrogers.]

God will not be mocked.

[@gabrielortega7118]

Thousands are stranded millions don't care

[@anaibarangan4908]

I care, even if it's thought to be a hedonistic Sodom and Gomorrah, because there's no restrictions on behaviors while they're there, such as no public vulgarity and nudity. It's what takes away from being much more the good causes festival that claim it to be. .73,000 people is way too much not caring. I hope it dries up and all can get out.

[@aijiang]

Harder than leaving Afghanistan

[@drunvert]

Not leaving billions of $$ of assets behind

[@joejackson4627]

Monsoon season = Natural selection.

[@TingTingalingy]

You should be in that pack as you have no idea what natural selection is or how to apply it.

[@bryanm1758]

this is a stupid comment and doesnt make sense. no one was worried about the weather, its not a big deal, it literally is earth, earthing. it rains, thats natural

[@WPS691]

@@bryanm1758 - What's burning man anyway? Stupid folks not thinking right lol

[@impjbtw]

one person died due to weather conditions out of anyone's control and u saying natural selection. buddy thats a tragedy

[@joejackson4627]

@@TingTingalingy I'll not have a battle of wits with an unarmed person.

[@obsidian7644]

Sounds like Woodstock...then Jimi hendrix shows up and shreds their faces off 😂

[@mikethorson4031]

Daft Punk at Trash Fence at 2am Saturday night

[@robinleavitt7919]

Looks like a big waste of time and money

[@slimdigga9100]

I'm sure something you enjoy to do would be a waste of time and money too. To each it's own

[@WPS691]

Huge waste of time and money for sure....well stupid folks do stupid things

[@leonblack2651]

Thats what your dad said.

[@MacNifty]

If they don't leave, they will be charged for staying over. Occupying someone's land ...the event is over anyways.

[@joylynnclark8847]

Wow that's super crazy who knew ..the name itself is scary enough with all the 🔥 What does is burning man

[@christhomas9456]

Good, Those people will be ahead of the curve on sharing with each other.

[@hollyb6885]

What the heck is burning man? Is it like Woodstock?

[@leonblack2651]

Google it

[@hollyb6885]

@@leonblack2651 I did. It still doesn’t make sense.

[@leonblack2651]

@@hollyb6885 oh well. Does it really matter that much to you?

[@hollyb6885]

@@leonblack2651 No. I’m just curious. Not sure why they burn a wooden man at the end. Oh well. I’ll never be there.

[@leonblack2651]

@hollyb6885 it represents an ancient ritual that was performed by the indigenous people of the area long ago. Except at that time, they sacrificed a live human to their gods as many ancient civilizations did. It represented being enlightened or some shyt. Seems stupid to me, but hey, if people want to do it, it's a free country. This event is several decades old. It started with around 250 people and has grown to over 70,000 this year. The burning part is just the fanaly. Mainly it's about being able to express your "art" in a free and non judgemental setting.

[@hfrisch007]

How is it that this has been on the news for days but no one can get any help to these people?

[@leonblack2651]

Because it's fake news. God you people are clueless

[@Steven178p]

How do you die in the rain?

[@bryanm1758]

they didnt

[@danielriportella4191]

Electrocuted while starting a generator

[@mike57chevy1]

They stood outside with their mouth opened and drowned

[@Normal_macdonald]

You're born in 1946 or 2001

[@ellehcimmoores1380]

​@@mike57chevy1🤣🤣🤣

[@DonaldFisher-df4df]

A rainstorm in the desert. Is that reverse global warming? Use the mud for a pottery project.

[@SummertimeDebo]

Haha no that’s more of that Climate Change. Notice how the deserts get rain which goes against the narrative, therefore climate change.

[@donarthiazi2443]

This is horrible... only 1 person has died ☹️

[@cgschow1971]

Yup, most likely a medical condition or doing something dumb, but the media wants to play it off as weather related. 1 death among 70,000 isn't anything to get twisted over.

[@cho9171]

Imagine nature pulled a "HA! JK!" and start raining again. 😅

[@julaynerowley1490]

God is in control

[@sharksport01]

Yes He is. More people die in a town of 73000 than one person.

[@justtwobrotherspokemon]

May be able to leave once it dries? Nooo you're telling me when it's not a swamp anymore they have free will to leave? Sucks about the person that died though

[@diplomacy21]

I think it's safe to say that Burning Man is obviously not what it use to be, but this version isn't either. A sign, a message,? the true essence?. When something comes to an end the next generation starts something new.

[@lysergic_visions3203]

Did you happen to miss the message/road blockade that tribal police rammed threw earlier this week when everyone way on the way to burning man? 😂

[@diplomacy21]

@@lysergic_visions3203 kind of weird, and it's on native American land, blocked the road, a message.

[@crosbonit]

Lesson: Don't go out and worship Baal. Might not turn out well. Worship God the Father and Christ Jesus the Son.

[@sharksport01]

Nobody's worshipping satan at burningman, keep worshipping your media's lies.

[@franktaylor7617]

That actually pretty funny. That's the kind of shit that happens when you venture off road. Doesn't someone die every year during this? So the delay probably had nothing to do with it.

[@anniesmythe5445]

Hopefully they'll never come back, stay in San Francisco where you began!!!

[@bryanm1758]

try again

[@ROCEMPOWERMENT]

Thousands of women are leaving burning man with burning clams

[@leonblack2651]

So original 🥱

[@tinavifquain6958]

' ! 🛞 ! Wishing ALL Well ! 🛞 ! ' ' ! ❤️ ! " Responsibility Matters for ALL Lives " ! 🇺🇸 ! '

[@josephlandry8787]

Somebody rained on the boomer parade.

[@markgray6982]

satanist parade

[@MacNifty]

That's exactly what it is that dude would be seventy five right now. He was seventy when he died. He didn't start having fun until he was 43 When he first partied hahahaa His name is harvey danger field.😅😅😅 He went back to school

[@leonblack2651]

Yet you get pissed on.

[@07MoPower]

And they can return to a city run by black rock. Yay!

[@charlescurran1289]

So unfortunate that they were stranded and almost out of sparkling water and weed. Desperate times.

[@1940limited]

We knew this is what would happen eventually. I wonder how long it will take for the land to recover from all the scars of 70,000 ltampling all over in the mud?

[@50dbo]

50-100 years

[@sharksport01]

Over the winter when it becomes a lake again, like every year.

[@itzBiscuitsB]

I'd say until the next rain.

[@SKONER333]

Lol once it's wet again...

[@brian6391]

Oh no the poor dirt with tire tracks. Look I love this planet but you're just too much haha.

[@sudavison4683]

When it's all used up what do you do then?

[@Normal_macdonald]

LET IT RAIN AGAIN

[@countdown2xstacy]

😂😂😂

[@eavymuturuh3717]

😂

[@Z33RO]

😂😂

[@ustadsami]

Why are you a sadist, enjoying people suffering?

[@donarthiazi2443]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@TheHighrider3]

Why would they stay after it dries out? What else is stopping them?

[@thekinarbo]

Satanic Man was a big flop this year.

[@joeanderson8839]

If the weather doesn't permit, they are forced to stay.

[@aaronjennings8385]

Into every life some rain must fall.

[@brian6391]

How the hell did someone die?

[@danielvalenzuela8814]

Drug overdose.

[@leonblack2651]

People die every day. Get over it.

[@brian6391]

@@danielvalenzuela8814 Makes sense I was thinking because of the weather somehow was like tha fuck haha.

[@nicklong9985]

Leave them there.

[@Lydia--Ann]

The Red Rocks hail storm in June of this year was much worse

[@NPRGAdmin]

Can you just imagine how many stink bombs there are?🤢 Some ARRIVED that way.

[@googull4778]

Sucks when you bring only a three day supply of Molly.

[@jamba622]

For all we know the “one person” who has died OD at the notorious drug fest. Nothing so far suggests it had anything to do with the situation there

[@jameskelly5672]

Thats too bad.

[@dunotrustistrue5565]

God works on mysterious ways.

[@leonblack2651]

What did God do?

[@dogbark8388]

Sure glad I didn't go to Drowning Man this year ! Don't you wish everybody didn't ? BTW I sure like those red ball caps . Don't you wish everybody did ?

[@zacharysnyder2520]

That’s what you get you pagans.

[@Thunderdunker]

Nobody brought a Hummer

[@sudavison4683]

They need to build there own road ahead of time rather than drink and complain it seems , ?

[@eddieb508]

No sympathy here hope you people enjoyed the activities mother nature wins again

[@wtf3883]

Self reliance, sure.

[@dougwheeler4549]

Wah wah wah. Go back to your condo and leased BMW.

[@leonblack2651]

While you live in squalor

[@anaovalle3260]

Should be thankful it was not fire

[@crazypope]

Boo hoo it’s a desert it’s not suppose to be hospitable to thousands

[@richardrummage7830]

Dejesus is this even news worthy???? Talk about the failing war in Ukraine, the opioid crises,homelessness , Lahaina tragedy or the trillion dollar per quarter deficit overspending that's going on... Not this 0 impact story!

[@blackjackking51]

Serious bummer. I hope they all suffered to the greatest extent

[@leonblack2651]

Yet they didn't. You may cry now.

[@tinavifquain6958]

' ! 🦕 ! Carbon Foot Print from Burning Man ELITESTS ' ! ' ! ❤️ ! " Responsibility Matters for ALL Lives " ! 🇺🇸 ! '

[@gilsanchez5670]

God is Beautiful and I’m so happy to hear that rain destroyed that festival 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤷‍♂️

[@leonblack2651]

We're you happy he destroyed Hawaii too?

[@brewskywayne3716]

Matts off road recovery!!!

[@GiantMeteor2024]

And Cascade Heavy Rescue! Track Jeep! 😀😎

[@danielpuga716]

Karmas' a bitch . For all that unnecessary force to those protesters. Sure it was wrong for them to be blocking the highway, but didn't have to treat them like animals.

[@leonblack2651]

They were blocking the road like a herd of cows.

[@TheTomsdirtwerks]

Not for me

[@Bosscheesemo]

You really have to be burning man festival stupid if you can laugh at the prospect of soil liquefaction. Even in a desert, soil liquefaction is a scary thing.

[@harryknackers7892]

Those are some unhappy campers.

[@jamesherald3243]

And nobody missed a day of work

[@cathyheston3029]

I care more about Maui....this is just a distraction.

[@sudavison4683]

I guess it does take working to build road so....?

[@JerjerB]

Thank God they can finally get proper panini 😂😂😂

[@ProMainMan]

Make them stay!

[@markbrandon7359]

Maybe the climate activists will block their way home LOL

[@leonblack2651]

From jail?

[@markbrandon7359]

@@leonblack2651 I'm sure they were out that night and it's not like their the only ones

[@leonblack2651]

@markbrandon7359 small county judges are usually circuit judges. They travel court to court as there is no need to have an assigned one on a permanent basis. Scheduling a bond hearing is difficult during a holiday week. They might see him tomorrow or sometime this week. Until then, you sit in jail. Maybe next time, they'll think twice about breaking the law in a small town on a holiday week.

[@Gonzo1968]

Bet there is a beautiful potuli oil breeze blowing through that lovely campground!😂

[@gigginwithyachic]

Jus let them stay & live there, why are we fighting nature on this

[@Birds_A_Killa_Now]

I hope lost lands has a moment of clarity like this too.

[@bardoface]

I think the Lahaina fires are more important to cover than this. Who cares?

[@tarpanc34]

just think if it wasnt for the rain they had some of us would not know it even went on.. its my first of ever hearing about a burning man music concert.. if thats actually what it is.. lol

[@thehaywire8889]

Keep them there!

[@AngelGonzalez-de3nn]

What a set up. 😮

[@syu9281]

I heard that there are only ten rules for the event. One of them is “leave no trace”. I hope they realize that “burning” creates a carbon footprint. Is footprint trace?

[@leonblack2651]

Like you've never burned anything. Hypocrite

[@mikethorson4031]

Ceremonies are covered under religious freedom under the 1st Amendment of The Constitution. The Constitution trumps any Marxist conspiracy about ceremonies causing climate change through carbon emissions.

[@RacerX1971]

Happy for them..what a horrible experience. 😮

[@JohnSmith-pn4it]

Is that all still going on? These news cycles are just not moving fast enough baybayyy!!

[@bpslick4565]

Not everyone's suffering amuses me, but their suffering is funny. Who's the A-hole that died due to some rain?

[@sudavison4683]

Oh wait for someone to build for you free , ... What about others besides yourself?

[@bobbowie5334]

Three less died than did at _Altamont._

[@chrisl8563]

I hope everyone rationed their drugs properly.

[@conner_b_griften]

Don't get any on ya, Moonbeam. 🤣

[@abelflexes2]

Those activist were trying to warned them! 😮

[@leonblack2651]

About what?

[@heathermichael3987]

The playa is ruined .

[@leodwinak]

Won't the next rain or the next few rains pretty much fill it back in?

[@sharksport01]

​@@leodwinak Yes, the rain over the winter will make it flat again, does every year.