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[scoobybydoo]

As had been stuck in the traffic the police had stopped the searches (got there at 4pm on Friday), didn't have anything on us anyway. What was it like earlier in the day, did anyone get busted and if so what did they do about it and did anyone get searched and still get their stash through?

[bekimo]

I saw sniffy dogs at the entrance to the arena on Saturday!  I got a little excitable cus I've never seen sniffy dogs at V before!!! Eaily amused!

[netnet]

bekimo, on Aug 25 2009, 08:12 PM, said:

I saw sniffy dogs at the entrance to the arena on Saturday!  I got a little excitable cus I've never seen sniffy dogs at V before!!! Eaily amused!

They were there on Sunday too at the Arena entrance near Red about 2.30pm. Searched some guy and looked like he got busted, didn't hang around to see what happened to himthough.

Very cute sniffer dog too!!

[percybigun]

i saw police doing spot checks on people on sunday lunchtime at the main entrance to the arena, the people i saw getting frisked looked quite dodgy though lol

[bekimo]

netnet, on Aug 25 2009, 08:15 PM, said:

Very cute sniffer dog too!!

I know.  The one I saw was all fluffy and adorable.  I was stood there going "awww how cute!  Look a sniffy dog!" the policeman looked mildly amused anyway!!!

[scoobybydoo]

What about at the entrance to the car park/capmsites?

[DeadAmos]

bekimo, on Aug 25 2009, 08:19 PM, said:

I know.  The one I saw was all fluffy and adorable.  I was stood there going "awww how cute!  Look a sniffy dog!" the policeman looked mildly amused anyway!!!

If it was the brown fluffy one it was an Irish water hound

[Rick_G]

the one we saw on friday was unbelievably cute.

infact me and my mate reckoned it had had its ear hair permed to make it even more decieving lol

[Matt1987e]

Fully strip searched friday morning........

''bend over and touch your toes please sir''....

''errrmm, excuse me???''.

Violated. Although at least he didn't pop a rubber glove on n hand a route around!  

[Alexx (:]

I was walking out of orange in to the arena on Saturday, well.. skipping around merrily, got stopped and asked on me if I had anything I shouldn't have on me, I said no and was well on my way.

[Animaal]

Alexx (:, on Aug 25 2009, 10:10 PM, said:

I was walking out of orange in to the arena on Saturday, well.. skipping around merrily, got stopped and asked on me if I had anything I shouldn't have on me, I said no and was well on my way.

Was this coming back for Elbow/Snow Patrol? I can imagine it though, you skipping round and some bloke expecting you to have taken something

[experience]

Me and my mate got stopped and the dog sniffed my mate on the Friday, the dog sniffed normally just as a dog would do and the copper said ok you both need to be searched  

Now we went to Global Gathering 3 weeks earlier and my mate got strip searched and told to bend over and show the copper his arse which i found hilarious at the time when he told me, so i was not happy when i was told i had to be searched.

Straight away i told the copper those dogs are Sh1t and i had nothing, and he said no comment i'm just doing my job. LUCKILY he just patted me over, emptied my pockets, X-Rayed my bag and i was on my way - he did tell me that in the last 22 searches that the dog picked up on only 1 person had something on them.

On the Saturday we popped out to Tesco's and on our return see our doggy friend waiting for us, and yet again the copper pulled us to the side and the dog started sniffing away and i could tell we were gonna get searched in the tent again, however this time i remembered the sniffer dogs at the Global festival having a tennis ball in their mouths, so i asked the copper wheres the dogs tennis ball? I told him that the dog should have a ball in his mouth,  the copper then pulls out a ball which was hidden in his stab vest and i said the dogs meant to have the ball in his mouth and if he thinks hes found something should drop it - just like it did in Global Gathering. He looked at me a bit sheepish and said your ok lads on your way  

[goanmad]

We get searched every year without fail. I reckon the bright orange VW camper acts as a pig beacon.

Last year we had the full works with the sniffer dogs, who caused chaos in the camper, spilling food all over the place and squashing the bread. Even my hair was searched! THe police last year were vile and seemed really pissed off when the search proved fruitless.

This year I had to show my boobs to the policewoman to prove I wasn't wearing a bra, we were both frisked and the campervan thoroughly searched, including my make-up bag. The police were really nice and dead apologetic but we could have done without it after a 7 hour, 20 mile journey.

[MilkyJoe]

We arrived about 8:30am and there was no police presence around at all. Spot checks with the dogs outside the red arena entrance on saturday and sunday afternoons but all in all I thought the police were generally keeping a low profile. One very tall drunk bloke was even having a crack with one of the policemen about who was taller (the bloke won even after the copper had put his big hat on)! and it all seemed very friendly and good natured.

Edited by MilkyJoe, 28 August 2009 - 06:12 PM.

[Mel & Claire]

Me and my sister saw them pulling over cars when we were in the queue driving in and went "aww, look at the cute little sniffer dogs, they look so happy doing their job" and quite enjoyed watching them.

We got there, camped up, and got talking to the neighbours.

Mentioned the sniffer dogs on the way in, and their reply was something "Oh God, we were dreading being pulled over".