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[LusciousLucy]

Ssschhlopppp, Ssschhlopppp, Ssschhlopppp, Ssschhlopppp.

There is ONLY one place on earth that sounds like this, only one festival where this sound can put a smile on your face, only one particular clay bowl with an 11km perimeter where you can proudly point out mud on a rucksack to fellow campers and be able to state what year is became attached to it, only one crazy place where you can stand there and compare notes with other mad fools discussing and trying to predict what level of mud will occur by how much and what type of rain falls from the sky after years of practise and experience!

Just listening to the beginning of the Julien Temple film gives me the warm and fuzzies.

There really is NOTHING quite like Glastonbury Mud™ I even own a mug made from the stuff!

Yes it can be bloody horrible stuff at times, but learn to love it and embrace it, figure out how to do and then perfect the Glastonbury Mud Shuffle™, hope for more wet rain or a blast of warm sunshine to either keep the mud/clay flowing so you can move though it or dry it up tout suite so you can walk on top of it and not get stuck any longer.

Years of practice and tolerance can help but once you have experienced the wonderful beauty that is the clay that makes up the bulk of the soil under your feet, you are a changed person. You are strong, you CAN get through this, you WILL get through it, you wont let a little bit of mud ruin your week.

The mud wont kill you, it might knacker you out for a bit and you might not be able to sit down as much as your would like, but never give up. Keep smiling and laughing. The festival will still be the greatest place on the planet at every moment.

You dont 'go' to Glastonbury...you 'survive' it!

BRING IT ON! There is NO such thing as a wet festival - just inappropriate clothing my friends.

I'm still only packing my sundresses btw!  

NFRNFC and all that jazz  

[funkydred]

Lucy you are sad!

What a stupid topic

MUD IS SH!T FINAL

[LusciousLucy]

funkydred, on 15 June 2011 - 10:05 PM, said:

Lucy you are sad!

What a stupid topic

MUD IS SH!T FINAL

There is a bit of cowshit in the mud...yes that is a correct observation - other than that, its JUST mud. Nowt sad about it mate

Its never ruined my festival in 17 years!

[HandFedFred]

Looking forward to a bit of cloud and being able to sleep in the day.
I'll pass on the mud.... Can't seem to find my wellies so it's not allowed to be too bad this year :s

[funkydred]

Well ignoring the bullsh!t in the wether thread, and checking the Jackone forecast hes improved from a 6 to a 5..

PS I would post under my orinal name if I wasn't banned ;-)

[Penry]

are you not going this year ? should we lock this post until 2013 ?

[HandFedFred]

I don't get the jackone numbers system, what is it? The lower the number the sunnier it is?

[LusciousLucy]

I actually sought out wet patches last year and was a very happy bunny squelching in the mud under the shelter that had the water dripping from the roof covered in salad leaves in the Greenpeace Field.

I dont deny I want a warm and sunny fest like everyone else but last year was a bloody rare event and we were very very lucky indeed.

Is it a crime to like clay? I did study geology and hence have a fair appreciation of the stuff.

If there's just one worry...its a repeat of 97...horrid horrid horrid.

7.52pm BBC 1 this Sunday...we will know our fortunes then people. I'm not looking at a forecast til the nice weatherman on Countryfile tells me what I need to pack

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

I've been through a few mud years. Two were bad but I didn't really care that much. Then came 2007 and that very nearly destroyed me.That's not a joke - I actually still feel mentally scarred by it. I stood there at the time thinking about the Somme etc and how people fought for years in conditions like this and couldn't quite comprehend it all.

This year I'm going with Lucy's frame of mind and a pair of waiders. I am going to enjoy it regardless. It is at the end of the day only mud and not acid. As long as you've got the right kit it's not the end of the world.

[geebus]

It felt really strange last year there actually still being grass around on Friday and throughout the weekend, just didn't quite feel like Glastonbury!

[elbongo]

LusciousLucy, on 15 June 2011 - 10:25 PM, said:

I actually sought out wet patches last year and was a very happy bunny squelching in the mud under the shelter that had the water dripping from the roof covered in salad leaves in the Greenpeace Field.

I dont deny I want a warm and sunny fest like everyone else but last year was a bloody rare event and we were very very lucky indeed.

Is it a crime to like clay? I did study geology and hence have a fair appreciation of the stuff.

If there's just one worry...its a repeat of 97...horrid horrid horrid.

7.52pm BBC 1 this Sunday...we will know our fortunes then people. I'm not looking at a forecast til the nice weatherman on Countryfile tells me what I need to pack

Careful what you wish for then!! 17th year for me too, and I ain't looking forward to no m**

Opening to J temple film is a crime. it ain't what its about.

Stupid thread Lucy, I have to agree  

[camperman]

BRING IT ON! There is NO such thing as a wet festival - just inappropriate clothing my friends
































BANG ON +1

[Porcelina]

You do make a spirited argument, but at the end of the day...

NFR, NFC.

[FluffyFairy]

I reckon they should have a siren which goes off when it starts raining to inform everyone to stay completely still. The siren then goes off to indicate to us we can carry on moving again when the ground is dry enough for us to wonder about without creating that Mud stuff.  

Could only work in light showers though I  guess  

[thelizardking]

Hassibeeninyet, on 15 June 2011 - 10:30 PM, said:

It is at the end of the day only mud and not acid.

this made me laugh

[sisterofmercy]

I'm just looking forward to being there, I won't let the weather conditions ruin that

[portbhoy17]

Heard is gonna be bad weather hitting glastonbury folks. having been on a few years of bad weather i'd advise those of you who are not used to bad weather to give it a miss. If you done history at school or seen any old war movies then its like being in the trenches in the first world war only with a wee bit of jive to listen to. Up to your nuts ( or HooHoo for that matter ) in mud is not going to be for some of you. Especialy those of you who like wearing fancy clothes and putting wax in your hair or whatever you crazy kids are putting in it now to make it look so rediculous then Glastonbury is not the place you are going to want to be folks. Its sad to see you all leaving early cos the plimsoles are soaked through and your pop up tents are floating along behind you. Fear not there is a solution to your woes. I will buy your ticket off you. Well two tickets to be precise one for me and one for the girlfriend. Well what do you say folks. You know it makes sense. Mud and mayhem is just not for the softies among you. Peace.

[Liam13th]

FluffyFairy, on 16 June 2011 - 12:14 AM, said:

I reckon they should have a siren which goes off when it starts raining to inform everyone to stay completely still. The siren then goes off to indicate to us we can carry on moving again when the ground is dry enough for us to wonder about without creating that Mud stuff.  

Could only work in light showers though I  guess  

We need an F1 style Red Flag for that.

[markeee]

HandFedFred, on 15 June 2011 - 10:16 PM, said:

Looking forward to a bit of cloud and being able to sleep in the day.
I'll pass on the mud.... Can't seem to find my wellies so it's not allowed to be too bad this year :s

yea the heat last year kept me from sleeping much and just got too hot and sweaty during the day lol

if it rains, I'm not fussed, got wellies and raincoat and hoodie so will be fine - plenty of places to shelter

and it might be easier to sleep ..nice sleeping to the rain hah

geebus, on 15 June 2011 - 11:24 PM, said:

It felt really strange last year there actually still being grass around on Friday and throughout the weekend, just didn't quite feel like Glastonbury!

hahaha yea totally!! being able to sit almost anywhere..weird

[Penry]

this here thread -  has turned into a weather thread -  - from the content pleease merge with the ' i'm anticipating the worst' thread, rather that the ' it's gunna be a good un' or the 'once this blip has dried out it's gunna be a scortcher, again' threads !!