Glastonbury 2007 pt1: the build-up

[Pie 1]

Right, we're off now to get our flight.
Gonna need that cider tomorrow night after our trip

 

[felixthecat]

And if sunny with odd showers of rain, as I suspect it will be, I have some sunny tops and cocktails

don't forget the long spells of cloudiness.

I don't live far away and thats what its like right now - i won't be too unhappy if it stays this way.

THis is my favourite forecast - totally in the right spirit Rucksacks at the ready everyone!

http://www.glastofestivalforecast.co.uk/

 

[Looby]

don't forget the long spells of cloudiness.

I don't live far away and thats what its like right now - i won't be too unhappy if it stays this way.

Yeah, I can handle that too. Fuck it, who cares. Got booze, got spliffs, got wellies. It's all

 

[Superape]

My final festival forecast now up http://www.glastofestivalforecast.co.uk/

 

[tastebud]

that's castle carey rail station though, mind.

yeah i know, we should be all right, right? need to know whether to pack in my tent or somewhere easier to access!

i just got a text from ms. sparra about you guys camping with us.... woo hoooooo, like isaid to her i am teh excited! see you in the morning!

 

[William of Walworth]

7.47am in Glastonbury town and it looks like this ....

No rain overnight and doesn't look like raining any time soon.

Don't read too much into that though ...

 

[William of Walworth]

My final festival forecast now up http://www.glastofestivalforecast.co.uk/

Would we have been inspired to repel the forces of evil had we heard this over the radiogram? "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills, unless it's raining then we'll have to wait a bit - Tuesday alright for you?".

I don't think so weatherwatchers, now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party, to take this damned festival by the scruff of the neck & kick it into life. We are the festival, we are what makes it great, and we will prevail over a bit of drizzle early in the morning brightening up to give sunny spells later in the afternoon but some possible showers in the evening.

Get your ticket in your hands, get to Pilton and let's get it on.

Thats the spirit!!!!

(Actually that forecast looks a lot less dreadful than some! Luck = as above forecast, not so much luck = the Netweather uncensored version .. )

 

[William of Walworth]

Right, packing now, I need to leave in less than a hour and half ....

Will pop back to say 'see you in the trenches' just before I shut the PC down for a week!

 

[Crispy]

the metcheck forecast now shows very little rain over the festival - scattered showers basically.

 

[aqua]

metcheck have changed significantly haven't they

I think I'll check before we leave tomorrow though as they'll no doubt change again

I have lovely boots, a waterproof coat and enough pennies and bottled vodka to get pissed

now, so long as its dry when we pitch our tent life will be fine

 

[Firky]

Yer tops won't get muddy anyway unless we end up face down in the mud during Gogol Bordello.

 

[sojourner]

The excitement's ruining my kip

I woke up at 10 to fuckin 5 this morning, panicking that our tent won't be big enough for 3 of us - none of us are exactly fuckin miniature like

 

[editor]

* sitting in complete silence since 9am in the hope of hearing the postie's knock

 

[TopCat]

Have a grand time the lot of you and I sincerely hope the weather smiles on you and the sun shines.

 

[MsShirlLaverne]

Packing and unpacking car then packing again in a desperate hope to have less to carry. Each time I end with with more
I've had to come into work to relieve the stress

 

[aqua]

msshirl love, you need boots, undies, clothes for 5 days and some baccy

anything else is luxury (except tent and sleeping bag!)

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

@ bs: god! but if they sniff it, they sniff it right? no amount of packing's gonna change that!

eek

35mm film canisters, condoms, and cling film are your friends

 

[TopCat]

35mm film canisters, condoms, and cling film are your friends

It's a bit of a squeeze plugging 35 mil film cannisters! Perhaps a kinder egg instead?

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Packing and unpacking car then packing again in a desperate hope to have less to carry. Each time I end with with more
I've had to come into work to relieve the stress

We have got our sack truck, if you're desperate I'll find some space on that

 

[Dubversion]

nah, mate - Kinder Eggs

i'll let Top Cat tell you all about that

edit: ah, he already has

 

[aqua]

We have got our sack truck, if you're desperate I'll find some space on that

thats for me you said

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Perhaps a kinder egg instead?

A surprise every time

 

[TopCat]

nah, mate - Kinder Eggs

i'll let Top Cat tell you all about that

edit: ah, he already has

Someone mentioned it was rather undignified, I had to think it had more dignity than sharing a cell and a bucket for a few months.....

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

thats for me you said

It's nice and big, plenty of room for all

 

[sojourner]

* sitting in complete silence since 9am in the hope of hearing the postie's knock

it actually went all quiet here when I read that

 

[Badgers]

Pah... It is not as good as it used to be

(Badgers is not going this year)

 

[tastebud]

The excitement's ruining my kip

me too! haven't slept a wink for days! i really fucking hope i sleep tonight!

35mm film canisters, condoms, and cling film are your friends

does one wrap it in all those things at once!?

 

[JTG]

Um, at what point did anybody think I wasn't taking the piss over the minute's silence for Manning?

You lot aint half po faced sometimes

Anyway, the weather in Bristol is bloody gorgeous

So gorgeous in fact that I aint looking forward to yomping with all my kit over to Temple Meads

Leaving in T minus 42 minutes

 

[Skim]

Um, at what point did anybody think I wasn't taking the piss over the minute's silence for Manning?

You lot aint half po faced sometimes

Anyway, the weather in Bristol is bloody gorgeous

So gorgeous in fact that I aint looking forward to yomping with all my kit over to Temple Meads

Leaving in T minus 42 minutes

See you at the Wrong shindig on Thursday

 

[Macabre]

How the hell do I get from castle cary train station to Isle of Avalon camp site this evening? Are the coaches running already?