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[Kyelo]

2008 - reasonable, some rain but was a pleasent enough. 6/10
2009 - better than previous year, the thunder storm at the end was superb though haha 7/10
2010 - far too f*cking hot, a few degrees less or some breeze would have made it 10/10 alas it gets 6/10 for me

For 2011 I would like 23'C and it shall get 10/10

[Gnomicide]

2010 was my first year. Clearly it was a good omen so my attending this year will result in the same weather.

I was also carrying the traditional lucky 4 fingered Kit Kat which has resulted in good weather whenever taken to a festival.

Not the same Kit Kat by the way. That would be silly.

[rumpola]

glasto-worker, on 03 May 2011 - 04:22 PM, said:

the rain at the event is only one factor - its the build up that screws things up so if its been pouring it down for weeks you know what its going to be like.

I do recall that 98/07 was two wet years as well but the mud was bugger all compared to 85.

from memory only two years came close for mud but I only look at rain as a minor inconvenience.

Clearly the work they have done to put in proper drainage is working its only when you compare it to Latitude that you can see what a difference the ground makes { its very rare to see any mud at Latitude due to its natural drainage }

I remember the floods but lucky enough the crew campsite was well away from the flood plains although I do recall using a boat one year to inspect one of the beer tents { that used to be in the area called lower mead { or close }} - the Tent manager was a extreme optimist and he believed the water would drain away - well it did but not during the event - this was also the year the WBC Overspill campsite { there was no pun intended } was flooded out - don't have a clue where that was all I know was we had to move the staff to camping inside two of our marquees tents - one mystery that I have never been able to find out is where the boat came from -

i don't have any images as I was not risking my SLR in a unsteady boat but the thing that will stick in my head is this - you have to imagine the beer Tent was flooded and the water was just under the Beer counter { so had to be at least four feet deep } - it just looked as if we had pitched the beer tent in the middle of the lake - we rowed in had a look around and then rowed to the edge of the lake - as we were pulling the boat out two Punters walked up and asked ' Is the Bar open Yet ? ' - at first I thought they were taking the piss but I think it was a genuine question - I told them to come back later  and had to be in the evening I was getting a lift in one of the WBC Security landrover's when I spotted the same two Punters - the lake had gone down a bit but still it was flooded up to forty feet away - and there was the two Punters standing at the edge - anyway asked the driver to pull up - I asked them what they were doing and they said ' well you told us to come back later ' - well I had to give them a lift and we dropped them at one of the bars { that was not flooded } - they were chuffed to get a lift in a landrover - I would have bought them a drink but we got a call to go to the Guest tent { back stage compound } so had to shot off - I would love to have found out why they were wanting to go into that beer tent but never did see them again.      

I think it was 2005 but I may be wrong as they all tend to merge into one.

image is from 2005 and is the John peel stage { or was renamed the John peel stage }

happy days - anyone who has never experienced a really muddy or flooded Glastonbury has this to look forward to




image below is not mine but you see what I am on about { 2005 }

Ha, I think I may have seen you in the boat, as I can clearly remember laughing and saying to a friend " who the hell brings a boat to Glastonbury".

Seeing the boat and just the very tops of tents in puddles of water are my defining memories of 05 for me.

[Funkfarley]

2005 - Muddy! especially in Pennards!   but warm mostly.
2007 - The most god awful experience of my life was watching The Who on the Pyramid in rain coming in sideways whilst 7 months preggers.
2008 - The weather in Manchester was good when I was in a hotel watching Elbow on the sundown set and crying cos I wasn't there. (Preggers again!)
2009 - A bit damp on occasion with a big storm right overhead if i remember rightly....warm though and mainl dry!
2010 - Fookin amazing! However a bit too hot at times when you have no shade to get out of the sun.
2011 - Just as good as 2010 with the odd little shower to keep the dust down and stop you from getting black bogies! Ha ha ha ! (You saw it here first!)

[Festi_Lizard]

2005 was my first year and it was carnage! Granted the weather was nice before/after the flood but the flood was epic. I remember walking from the pyramid post The Killers set to catch Chemical Brothers DJ set and nearly drowned in a sea of mud/water up to my middle... madness

2007 was pretty awful too but in my mind I'd survived the 2005 carnage so anything else was great!

2010 was bliss... bring on this year. Good times

[**claire**]

I'd take 2010 again looking at those mud pics - even though it felt so hot at the time!

[Aby]

I LOVED 2010, more of that please!

[duggie20]

Mardy, on 03 May 2011 - 12:18 PM, said:

last year was the best, 2007 was the worst

I will agree with you on that one, 07 i remember watching Gogol Bordello Friday morning it rained so hard the rain got in to my waterproofs soaked my phone ,camera and stuck all my money together.Sunday night it rained so hard i woke up in 3 inches of water.

[glasto-worker]

rumpola, on 03 May 2011 - 08:06 PM, said:

Ha, I think I may have seen you in the boat, as I can clearly remember laughing and saying to a friend " who the hell brings a boat to Glastonbury".

Seeing the boat and just the very tops of tents in puddles of water are my defining memories of 05 for me.

You may or may not have spotted me because I know that bar was inspected several times - the best bit you could not see - around the back of the bar is a area where all the pumps and coolers are stored { image is from Reading but you get the idea }

http://www.wbc-team....ng-2007-23.html

http://www.wbc-team....ng-2007-32.html

there was also a few staff toilets and a portacabin - even although the Bar was Closed we still had to have Security as all the bevy was all locked away in the back - we rowed into the front and then came back out again and rowed around the back - the Security Guard cracked me up as he wanted to know what to write in his incident book - as we were chatting one of the staff toilets floated out of the gate so we had to grab it and tow it back .

I know the WBC lost a fortune on that event and it took years to repay what was lost - although people assume Bars are insured for Bad weather the premiums are so high and they have lots of get out clauses that in the end its not worth it .

The WBC do learn by their mistakes hence why a bar has not been placed in that area since 2005.