Hello ARdith,   
      
   On Fri 2011-Nov-04 20:29, Ardith Hinton (1:153/716) wrote to Richard Webb:   
      
   AH>         Yes.  This is especially important when you want to run   
   AH> cables between the stage & the first row of seats, as many people   
   AH> seem to do in school gyms & auditoriums.  If these cables aren't   
   AH> firmly attached to the floor they may not remain where you put them.   
   AH> In the absence of a savvy attendant who will stand on them for you   
   AH> they'll be pushed at right angles to the line of travel of the first   
   AH> wheelchair whose occupant tries to drive over them.  You don't want   
   AH> some elderly lady to break her hip, we don't want your electrical   
   AH> equipment to fall on the piano... but the majority of elderly ladies   
   AH> & wheelchair users can cope with a 1/4" bump on the surface of the   
   AH> floor *as long as it stays put*.    
      
   YEp, and the best way to keep it where you put it is   
   gaffer's tape >  YEs in many parts of the world this   
   means you'll have to order it, unless you live in a   
   metropolitan area with a theater supply place.  sOme office   
   supply companies also carry it, but they're more rare.   
      
   AH>         Where an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, your   
   AH> investment in gaffer tape may be the cheapest & easiest alternative   
   AH> in the long run.  ;-)    
      
   That it is.  IN all my years in this business I"ve seen just about every   
   mishap possible .   
      
      
   Regards,   
              Richard   
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