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[budvar]

http://news.bbc.co.u...al/10594732.stm

"Tayside Police also said that a 19-year-old man was in a critical condition after falling from a flag pole within the main arena at the festival.

It is thought the man climbed the pole shortly after 2200 BST on Sunday. He fell about 6ft and sustained a serious head injury.

He was treated at the scene by the on-site medical team before being taken to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee where he underwent neurosurgery."

I noticed people climbing flag poles and other structures a few times, particulalry in the Pyramid Field. This just shows how dangerous it can be. Worth remembering especially as "the crowd" seem to cheer people who do it.  

[albert_hofmann]

oh dear...
i fear the health and safety squad will be on patrol next year telling people to stop having fun

why not just smear grease on the poles 10ft from the floor.?
then no-one can accidently brush against it and if you really wanna climb it you only end up 3ft from the floor, problem solved

[budvar]

albert_hofmann, on 12 July 2010 - 02:55 PM, said:

oh dear...
i fear the health and safety squad will be on patrol next year telling people to stop having fun

why not just smear grease on the poles 10ft from the floor.?
then no-one can accidently brush against it and if you really wanna climb it you only end up 3ft from the floor, problem solved

I suspect the result will be that T won't have flags next year and Mendip Council may ask questions of Glasto at some point in the future.

A shame because they look great.

[mandypants]

I must admit I cringe when I see people shinning up them, especially when the poles bend, I just have horrible visions of them falling off and hurting themselves badly, or harming someone who unwittingly ends up in the way.

[The Nal]

Some guy w*nking off on one was the highlight of the Gorillaz according to some people.

[mandypants]

The Nal, on 12 July 2010 - 03:06 PM, said:

Some guy w*nking off on one was the highlight of the Gorillaz according to some people.

Hope he enjoyed it  

[Cooter]

The Nal, on 12 July 2010 - 03:06 PM, said:

Some guy w*nking off on one was the highlight of the Gorillaz according to some people.

Well sorry, I do apologise, seemed to cure the boredom though. Just hope it did'nt get too messy down below folks!

[budvar]

The Nal, on 12 July 2010 - 03:06 PM, said:

Some guy w*nking off on one was the highlight of the Gorillaz according to some people.

His name was Damon Albarn, he was at the back on the piano...  

[**claire**]

albert_hofmann, on 12 July 2010 - 02:55 PM, said:

oh dear...
i fear the health and safety squad will be on patrol next year telling people to stop having fun

why not just smear grease on the poles 10ft from the floor.?
then no-one can accidently brush against it and if you really wanna climb it you only end up 3ft from the floor, problem solved

The one I leant up against was greased... (unfortunately for my cardigan).  

[Mahdnyw]

The Nal, on 12 July 2010 - 03:06 PM, said:

Some guy w*nking off on one was the highlight of the Gorillaz according to some people.

**claire**, on 12 July 2010 - 04:10 PM, said:

The one I leant up against was greased... (unfortunately for my cardigan).  

Are you sure it was grease?

[youngjods]

The Flag poles were greased on Wednesday at West holts stage I noticed.

[miniand]

youngjods, on 12 July 2010 - 05:29 PM, said:

The Flag poles were greased on Wednesday at West holts stage I noticed.

I saw them greasing aswell one lad put the grease on above head hieght and then another more stupid one spread it down the pole so anyone leaning against the pole would get covered in grease....

[APC]

The Nal, on 12 July 2010 - 03:06 PM, said:

Some guy w*nking off on one was the highlight of the Gorillaz according to some people.

Dangerw*nk

[Oddone]

hahaha dangerw*nk yes!!!

What actually happened?  Did he just climb the pole and start w*nking?

[The Nal]

Lukeplastow, on 15 July 2010 - 11:17 AM, said:

hahaha dangerw*nk yes!!!

What actually happened?  Did he just climb the pole and start w*nking?

Pretty much from what I hear. He got up,   , took his clothes off and started banging out a unit. Dont think he finished though, he gave up just as he got to the vinegar strokes, the crowd below wouldve looked like a painters radio.

[Oddone]

Haha shame.  I'd lvoe to have read newspaper articles with quotes along the lines of:

"I only went to Glastonbury for themusic and partying.  I didn't expect to be given a facial mid Gorillaz!"

[redmosquito]

albert_hofmann, on 12 July 2010 - 02:55 PM, said:

oh dear...
i fear the health and safety squad will be on patrol next year telling people to stop having fun

It's not about stopping people having fun, its about keeping people safe. Yes that might sound boring but are you really saying that the only way you can have fun is by climbing a pole?

It might all seem harmless at the time but booze and heights don't mix well. I lost a mate of mine from uni who was hammered on a night out and decided to climb a wall that was 6ft or so. He lost his balance, landed on his head, spent 3 months in a coma and eventually died of a stroke having never regained conciousness. He was only 23.

I wasn't there that night but no one who was there thought it was a bad idea when he was doing it, we always used to do stupid stuff like that and never thought about anything going wrong, it just seemed like a good idea at the time but 6 years on the sight of him falling and the sound he made when he hit the ground still haunts all of my mates that saw it and the guilt of letting him do it is never going to leave them.

It might seem like nothing at the time and I'm certainly not saying that you should wrap yourself up in cotton wool after all never taking risks would lead to a very boring life but from my own experience the consequences of minor actions whilst enjoying yourself really can be tragic.

[saratink]

I'm suprised noone hurt themselves climing up the stars in the pyramid field as i saw about 5 or 6 people on them at one point and they didn't look very stable!

[Oddone]

Stars?

[saratink]

Lukeplastow, on 15 July 2010 - 12:49 PM, said:

Stars?

yeah, them big ones on poles