sc-diggin, that's not your problem, if whomever told you "yes", did not have that authority. That's THEIR problem. If some higher-up superior of theirs wanted to come out and say you can't do that, and you cite the source of your "yes", then you can not be in any trouble. If that superior thinks that other person wasn't high enough up the chain of bureaucracy, then that's between those two, not you. And to be quite honest with you, do you think anyone really cares? I mean, are you really expecting someone to come out and not like you, or gripe? I mean, heck, were you planning on wearing neon orange and waltzing over beach blankets at high noon? Just go at low traffic times, avoid lookie-lous and/or high traffic times, and presto, what are you worried about? Heck, most of us wouldn't even bother asking at a public school (although you don't say if this is private or public?) to begin with. If it were me, and someone as low as the janitor said "ok", I wouldn't argue with a yes. Otherwise, it's never ending that "someone might be higher up the pecking order". If someone higher-up wishes to over-turn that "yes", that's between those two, and not an issue for you to be in any trouble over. And as for the written vs verbal, I see that many others have come to chime in to keep it informal and verbal. Because think of it people: If someone goes to any city hall or school admin office, etc... with a contract to sign, that's the FASTEST way to get a "no". It only conjurs up some sort of legal implications, or danger, or risk, or lawsuits, blah blah blah. I know that some people "feel better' with a paper in their pocket, but legally speaking, a verbal contract is just as binding. And seriously, again, why is there this automatic assumption that some sort of altercation and dis-likes of you and/or your hobby, is of-necessity going to occur anyhow? I find most often it's as diggin-in-dumps says: the average passerby could either care less (assuming you're not being a nuisance and sticking or making a mess), or if they DO come up to see what you're doing, they're actually intrigued, want to know how it works, etc.... So why is there this seemingly gloom and doom as if .... we expect everyone to challenge us, hate us, etc... I don't get it.
