EAST AND WEST CAMPER CREW

[**claire**]

We can't keep awake for another 6 hours though. We've already been up 24 hours. There's nowhere open to go to the toilet. It's a joke.

 

[TheNewUnion]

I'm with you Claire. I appreciate all the positive vibes coming in but it's hoifing it down, been on the go for the best part of a day and I just can't see that I'll be in before tea time. Lost the will now. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

[504329lt]

Cannot understand the decision to wait until the evening to open the camper fields.  I was one of the lucky ones in first thing yesterday am and saw no preparation whatsoever for the mud; laying gravel / woodchips etc.. It was a dry day and would have been far simpler spreading arrivals out even if a few vans needed pushing 

[kalifire]

1 minute ago, 504329lt said:

Cannot understand the decision to wait until the evening to open the camper fields.  I was one of the lucky ones in first thing yesterday am and saw no preparation whatsoever for the mud; laying gravel / woodchips etc.. It was a dry day and would have been far simpler spreading arrivals out even if a few vans needed pushing 

I don't get that either. Ok fine, delay the opening, but to what end if they're not preparing the ground?

[CaledonianGonzo]

The ground us still drying out for all that time.  6, 12 hours can make a difference.

[KryziF]

23 minutes ago, **claire** said:

There's nowhere open to go to the toilet.

 

Once you get to canards grave roundabout there are stewards and where there are stewards there are portaloos. They might not technically be for the public but I'd hope they'd let you use them 

[504329lt]

13 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

The ground us still drying out for all that time.  6, 12 hours can make a difference.

Yeah, make a difference to the chaos caused on the roads.

i was in the fields from 8am yesterday and  while some of the surface water may evaporate the ground remains fully saturated.

Staggering arrivals all day would have been easier than leaving until the evening and the problems this caused.

Simple fact is that someone made the wrong call even if it was made with right intent.

 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Fair enough

[hfuhruhurr]

In Pylle Lane! 9 hrs later. Been sat here so long the lane is well named!

Edited June 22, 2016 by hfuhruhurr

[TheNewUnion]

Given up. In Yeovil. Having another run at it tomorrow. Hungry, falling asleep at the wheel, mild case of gut rot. All too much. Find a hotel for tonight, everything will look better in the morning. 

[**claire**]

We have too. Just assessing our options!

[TheNewUnion]

Come to Yeovil, the Tesco is lovely. 

[**claire**]

We're at Chippenham sainsburys! Debating trying to sleep in the car park here until we get moved on, but erring towards just heading home. What a farce.

[r0nin]

Should have just kept with the original time of Noon instead of a knee jerk reaction that has escalated into chaos.

Everyone has paid good money to attend and Glastonbury should have been pretty prepared.

 

 

[**claire**]

Yep. What a waste of near on £600 between us. Can't afford to shell out cash for a hotel for tonight to try again tomorrow, on the off-chance the fields are useable after this batch of rain.

[StormCrow]

Well awning is up along with 2 tents just finished my second beer and I'll shortly be off to bed. setting off from home to now only 31.5 hours travelling but I was at work before that so been up for over 48 hours. I feel a bit numb and wet and completely knackered. Good luck everyone 5:30pm last night we were in Shepton mallet we got out the car here 5:30am fucking hell. I'm shagged. 

[coughedoutmyheart]

Feel so sorry for all of you who've been stuck overnight. It'll be worth it in the end x

[eFestivals]

1 hour ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

The ground us still drying out for all that time.  6, 12 hours can make a difference.

With it raining now and the fields noticeably more squelchy, I agree it might have made a difference ... but I reckon the delay opening has caused more issues than it cured.

This is like Glastonbury's of the past when 12 hour queues were quite normal.

I know it can't be fun for those who've queued overnight tho.

Edited June 22, 2016 by eFestivals

[CaledonianGonzo]

Eavis has just been on 6Music and  - er - squarely placed the blame for the delays on people ignoring advice to delay their departures and more people than ever showing up too early.

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

1 minute ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Eavis has just been on 6Music and  - er - squarely placed the blame for the delays on people ignoring advice to delay their departures and more people than ever showing up too early.

To be fair I don't think that has exactly helped by the sounds of it has it? Yes the decision to push the time back to 6 has been a bit of a disaster in its own right, but, the fact that loads of people turned up well before 6 would've only added to the problems not helped.

[yehbutnobut]

9 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Eavis has just been on 6Music and  - er - squarely placed the blame for the delays on people ignoring advice to delay their departures and more people than ever showing up too early.

What a massive shirk of responsibility from the big E... Chaos would have been hugely reduced now had they not delayed imo. Yeah the going & getting in would still be slow given the ground conditions, but the back log far less.

Seriously worried about getting back on site Thursday morning now.

 

 

[**claire**]

That attitude surprises me, & leaves a very bitter taste in my mouth. We adhered to the request to arrive later & it got us precisely nowhere.

[GlastoEls]

I wonder how many people actually saw the 6pm delay email?

 

[robin]

33 minutes ago, StormCrow said:

Well awning is up along with 2 tents just finished my second beer and I'll shortly be off to bed. setting off from home to now only 31.5 hours travelling but I was at work before that so been up for over 48 hours. I feel a bit numb and wet and completely knackered. Good luck everyone 5:30pm last night we were in Shepton mallet we got out the car here 5:30am fucking hell. I'm shagged. 

Was only about half an hour ahead of you in leaving Shepton Mallet, but we got in and parked up at 11:30pm last night. Once we got in sight of the Pylle turn off the speed dramatically increased. Sounds like they then shut things down again soon after though if it took you another 6 hours.