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Burning Man attendees who rent trucks may face fines, GPS tracking
- cwillu 3y agotldr; Burning Man attendees who rent trucks may be responsible for the cost of cleaning those trucks. Honestly reads as entitlement: the cleaning fees potentially charged by the u-haul (specifically called out as being friendly to burners) are not far off those mentioned in the referenced email that a renter was shocked about.
- notjulianjaynes 3y agoWhat a pleasant little irony. >U-Haul’s website has an entire page dedicated to Burning Man. The company offers decal kits (at a $39.95 premium) to obscure the logos covering truck and van exteriors since Burning Man attendees are expected to cover up logos on everything from clothing to cars, as per the event’s “decommodification” principle.
- NoZebra120vClip 3y agoI rented a car last year, and I had a number of errands that I couldn't do without a vehicle, so I got them done, and I also had a nostalgic little tour of sites old and new. I happened to visit Big 5 at one point and purchased some sunglasses. Also from Big 5, but purchased a while ago, I was wearing some fingerless black gloves, which are nice in the summertime when you need to touch a hot steering wheel. Anyway, I returned the car on time and told the clerk, "it's all yours!" And he asked me, "are you sure you didn't leave anything in there? Like a firearm, for instance?" and I scoffed and said "no!" so he went out to check, and returned with my rosary. So I don't know whether it was my somewhat "tactical" looking outfit with the gloves and a leather shoulder pouch, or if the vehicle had been tracked visiting the Big 5, but I was rather shocked and offended that he'd basically accused me of carrying a gun around and concealing it in the trunk of their rental. Though perhaps that sort of thing happens a lot of the time!