Sat 19th/Sunday 20th July 2014 - 40th Anniversary Lambeth Country Show at Brockwell Park

[Greebo]

What hats are people wearing? <snip>

I ain't wearing no hat.

 

[Crispy]

Man this heat. I was just about coping but baby was having none of it. Have retreated home, feet in the paddling pool and heavily iced soft drinks.

Looks to be a little cooler and cloudier tomorrow, so will try again then.

 

[5t3IIa]

DEAR GOD WHY WON'T IT RAIN?

 

[Greebo]

DEAR GOD WHY WON'T IT RAIN?

It did (here), for about half an hour, but you missed it.

 

[Greebo]

5t3IIa See? Those umbrellas are wet.

 

[Miss-Shelf]

It did (here), for about half an hour, but you missed it.

boiling hot AND rain

 

[nagapie]

I had to leave early but because of the heat not the rain! Baby wasn't enjoying it. Earliest I've ever left, the miserable side of being a parent. Will try again tomorrow.

 

[clicker]

5t3IIa See? Those umbrellas are wet.
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They are sweating...

 

[editor]

The MEERKATS!

 

[stethoscope]

Mafia and Fluxy are playing this weekend - ringo can you recommend anything by them please? They've been around for as long as I can remember and I've got a few of their tunes, but they're all remixes of other people's stuff. Any original material worth checking out? cheers

Mafia & Fluxy production on Danny Red - Gunshots is my fave

Hope all having a good one at Lambeth Show - not going to make it this year (got down to Whitecross Street Festival today instead)

 

[Manter]

Got there in time to miss the owls, but caught the dogs and ducks after getting the Chucklehead. Veg sculptures are okayish, and there were several interesting scarecrows this year. There are four or five free drinking water taps between the main arena and the path to the clock.

Headed home at about half 2, it was just too hot to stay for long after I'd got the sausages. Also, as Manter will probably confirm, I'd caught the sun a bit. BTW the plums on sale really are properly ripe.

I just thought you looked hot!

 

[Manter]

The MEERKATS!

I declined the offer to handle a hissing cockroach <<shudder>>

 

[discobastard]

Brazas is the official after-show place to eat.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Far too frigging hot over there. My head is pounding and I feel sick

Only saw one person (Editor) I recognised

 

[editor]

Here's all the vegetable sea creature action:

More here: http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2014/07/...a-creatures-at-the-lambeth-country-show-2014/

And here's the meerkats!

More: http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2014/07/meerkats-and-millipedes-at-the-lambeth-country-show/

 

[Biddlybee]

I declined the offer to handle a hissing cockroach <<shudder>>

I saw a woman with a millipede crawling on her arm... I shuddered.

 

[Greebo]

I just thought you looked hot!

That too. Kind of you to say so, but after a couple of hours to cool down, there's (mild) sunburn too.

 

[Stig]

We came! We saw! We went away again!

Let's do it all again tomorrow, but without traversing recently bought frying pans and crockery across all of London and back on a whim.

 

[clicker]

were they searching bags going in - how did they police the 'don't bring your own alcohol bit?'

 

[wtfftw]

I am sunburnt.

 

[Greebo]

were they searching bags going in - how did they police the 'don't bring your own alcohol bit?'

Not searching any bags if you come in from the Tulse Hill side, so no idea.

 

[Greebo]

I am sunburnt.

Me too, but only where I didn't cover up, and not very badly. *passes aloe vera and calamine*

 

[wtfftw]

Me too, but only where I didn't cover up, and not very badly. *passes aloe vera and calamine*

Finally! A use for my aloe vera plant.

I didn't cover up.

 

[wtfftw]

Anyway. Nice to see those of you that I did.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

were they searching bags going in - how did they police the 'don't bring your own alcohol bit?'

First I've heard of it

 

[Greebo]

<snip> I didn't cover up.

If it's any consolation (probably not), I could quite easily take a neapolitan icecream selfie.

 

[wtfftw]

If it's any consolation (probably not), I could quite easily take a neapolitan icecream selfie.

Made me laugh anyway. Commiserations.

 

[clicker]

First I've heard of it

They have put it on their website....did seem a bit hopeful and a poor attempt at trying to up sales inside .

 

[gaijingirl]

soooooooo hot... we didn't see much today - did most of our drinking in the shade... hopefully tomorrow we'll see more..

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

They have put it on their website....did seem a bit hopeful and a poor attempt at trying to up sales inside .

ah right, I never bother looking at the website. Without putting someone on every single entrance, not sure how they planned to do that

Furthermore, drinking in parks is allowed isn't it, so you could just be a normal resident using your local park like you do every weekend. Why should you be banned 1 weekend a year just so someone else can make some money