Mr Retro
Beware hedgehogs
Mr Retro, could you fix the link please? That one's worse than useless
Sorry think I just did. Stoned and drunk though
Glastonbury 2008
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Sorry think I just did. Stoned and drunk though
moose
like some cat from Japan
LilMissHissyFit
Disturbed in a pink bra
Thanks mate, very helpful
The girls ( shes bringing her friend) are 12 and 13 ( but 12 for the purposes of blagging them both in!)
But I reckon if MrFit said 'look, these girls are vulnerable, will be finding their way through strangers, big crowds in the dark etc'
Then a steward may well feel kindly towards him.
Otherwise..( ERK).Ill see if we can meet somewhere on the top road and walk them back in.
I dont really want to move my car so anything far away is probably a bit of a no no
Sunray
Its sunny somewhere.
You can leave the site and go get them if you want?
Sunray
Its sunny somewhere.
It is my reluctant duty now to bring you the very recently posted update to JACKONE's Glastonbury Festival Weather Forecast blog, hosted on the forums netweather.tv
Sit down with a strong drink or a coffee before you read perhaps -- not a pretty sight at all. At this stage!
(Oh and please forgive his technical meteorological talk -- he's a professional!)
BUT do not lose hope -- he will now be updating every day until the fest. With some time/scope for improvement, and for that High Pressure area he talks of to move nearer and sooner. Maybe.
What I posted over on that blog tonight in appreciation of JACKONE's work and efforts -- drawing on a few scant crumbs of comfort ....
He said it was a 2 last year.
*sigh*
I think we have to assume that its going to seriously piss down. I am geared up for this now.
I've not paid this year for precisely this reason so I can just take refuge without feeling like I should be getting my 165 quids worth.
Its a shame because its spoils what is a great festival.
LilMissHissyFit
Disturbed in a pink bra
I could but I was told I may not get re-entry to the car parks if I did.... is that true?
Against my better judgement I clicked the link in William of Weatherinfatuation's post 
Sounds pretty much how it turned out in 2004 which was hardly debilitatingly muddy until the Sunday when it really did piss down. Still far too early to start giving any credence to weather forecasts imho.
Sounds pretty much how it turned out in 2004 which was hardly debilitatingly muddy until the Sunday when it really did piss down. Still far too early to start giving any credence to weather forecasts imho.
I could but I was told I may not get re-entry to the car parks if I did.... is that true?
Absolutely not. You can come & go as you please although you may be fighting against the traffic getting out and end up with a much longer walk when you get back.
LilMissHissyFit
Disturbed in a pink bra
Right! Thanks so much
Ill see how its goingf weather etc wise and se eif its better for me to leave or Mrfit to drive down and get them.
The school is ( on a non glasto day) 20 mins drive from the site!
It seems daft if I can get in and out to have him make a 3 hr round trip!
Ill see how its goingf weather etc wise and se eif its better for me to leave or Mrfit to drive down and get them.
The school is ( on a non glasto day) 20 mins drive from the site!
It seems daft if I can get in and out to have him make a 3 hr round trip!
LilMissHissyFit
Disturbed in a pink bra
The shrieking really wouldnt be good....
Ill defo think on the parking/reparking thing, Ill have all our stuff unpacked by then, it will on;y be her freinds gear we have to shift
Cakes
back in town
Cakes
back in town
*writes will*
mr steev
magic thought wizard
I'm still excited about my first Glastonbury
You just wait!
Camp wisely (up hills away from bogs and walkthroughs)
Take the right clobber (good boots, waterproofs and layers)
take bin bags, tarps, some rope and gaffer tape (and a tent!) and you will be sorted.
Sounds pretty much how it turned out in 2004 which was hardly debilitatingly muddy until the Sunday when it really did piss down. Still far too early to start giving any credence to weather forecasts imho.
I agree in principle, some twists and turns in either direction still possible, although I do think we're running out of time for a majorly favourable, High Pressure dominated change to be honest (I've been studying the detailed synoptics so that you don't have to).
BUT as forecasts go, JACKONE's blog (next update due tonight I think, check the Netweather Blogs subforum on the forums at http://www.netweather.tv ) is up there with the best, most likely to be accurate. JACKONE did some very Glasto specific forecasting last year as well, and from within about 3 weeks of the fest, he was scarily, depressingly accurate ...
But yes a 2004 may happen -- at the moment, on current synoptical projections, that would be a GOOD scenario .....
My main fear is next week. Downpours then, and the site will be muddy before we even arrive ....
Sorry to be a gloom merchant folks. I've been trumpetting all year that on the balance of probability we were due a really good sunny festival this time, but it doesn't look like thats going to come of despite being OWED!
I'm reckoning any switcharound (currently pretty unlikely) in prospects has to happen within the next few days. Once we get beyond about next Wednesday or Thursday and the forecast is still saying shite, we're screwed, probably.
<stiff upper lip>
<packs strong boots, etc.>
<catches little boat to Dunkirk singing 'Pack Up Your Troubles ...' ... >
(I'd be delighted if my pessimism turned out wrong, mind, and would happily eat humble pie!)
jontz01
taking refuge in the loft
I'm still excited about my first Glastonbury
Good to hear....
You'll have the time of your life.
- In response to WoW, I'd better go and buy some wellies then... To go with my boots, trainers and sandals and barefeet...
Bloody rain....
To dilute the gloom of my previous post!
Yeah that's true, new people (and older school ones) who are up for a great time and a party and experiencing loads of class acts, can always find it at Glastonbury.
My hate of rain and mud is exceeded by my knowledge that we **WILL** have a fantastic time
Just have to work a bit harder at getting about, and at getting more fukked to overcome mud-downer-ness
Yeah that's true, new people (and older school ones) who are up for a great time and a party and experiencing loads of class acts, can always find it at Glastonbury.
My hate of rain and mud is exceeded by my knowledge that we **WILL** have a fantastic time
Just have to work a bit harder at getting about, and at getting more fukked to overcome mud-downer-ness
LilMissHissyFit
Disturbed in a pink bra
WOW, you know all these weather posts are a bit
BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH
What will be will be, whether you worry and cakker on endlessly about it or not. so it rains? so what? so its sunny, so what?
Its Glastonbury, not the national weather anorak championships!
*imagines WOW sat at the stone circle all weekend closely observing his barometer and charting cloud formations and precipitation( usinng an empty pint cup)*
BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH
What will be will be, whether you worry and cakker on endlessly about it or not. so it rains? so what? so its sunny, so what?
Its Glastonbury, not the national weather anorak championships!
*imagines WOW sat at the stone circle all weekend closely observing his barometer and charting cloud formations and precipitation( usinng an empty pint cup)*
jontz01
taking refuge in the loft
breasticles
the smell of life
top tip, this: thankyou. i've only worn my current wellies once and have no idea how comfy they are. they're from a charity shop so i don't even know if they're any good. can't really afford to buy more boots, though, so lemonade bottles it is.
i've never been to a muddy glastonbury before. crikey. all part of life's rich pattern, eh. in 2000 i didn't even take a tent. and this time i have to think about ropes and tarp? ropes for fucksake! i struggle with remembering my toothbrush and wet wipes! this is going to be hilarious.
breasticles
the smell of life
also- i have an actual phobia of muddy hills. should i buy some waterskis and start negotiating with the shittruck men to haul me up to my campsite behind them, do you reckon?
