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I grew up near Wesleyan U in connecticut; they have an extensive underground tunnel system partly for steam delivery and partly just to get around in weather.
by dekhn 3y ago
I grew up near Wesleyan U in connecticut; they have an extensive underground tunnel system partly for steam delivery and partly just to get around in weather. We used to do medieval recreation and other stuff down there, and I still occasionally dream I'm wandering the tunnels, 35 years later.
- pavel_lishin 3y agoAre you the inspiration for Stephenson's "The Big U"?
- dekhn 3y agoLol, no! That's based on BU, and was published right around the time I started LARPing. I can't remember if there were tunnels or LARPing in that book, but steam tunnels/walking tunnels are common in the northeast, as is LARPing.
- pavel_lishin 3y agoThere was definitely both! Man, I should re-read that book. I read it in college, and definitely felt like I was missing out on what I felt should have been a quintessential college experience, like losing a radiation source, fighting off mutant rats, and building my own tank.