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  1. Airbed, Roll Mat, Self Inflating Mat, Camp Bed and so on

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    3 hours ago, soundofeverything said:

    Yes, I did once (2013). It was a mattress from an IKEA sofa bed. It was a foam one, so it just about fit into the back of the car with the seats down when rolled in half. We were stating in Worthy View so getting it from the car park to the tent was doable (no way I could have lugged onsite form the normal car parks). We bought king sized duvet and pillows too. It fit quite snugly into the pre-erected tent at Worthy View. Also where we were sited was behind a hill which blocked out the sound of the fest. So when in the tent it felt like sleeping in a proper bed. I have never slept so well at a festival. 

    There were times late at night when I feeling a bit weary when I started to think, actually I quite fancy going back to the tent for a cosy sleep. That's not a feeling I have ever had at a festival before or since! 

    That sounds beautiful.

  4. The International Contingent

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    Two weeks today we'll be on our way! They did change our flight though for a later one, meaning we'll have a longer layover in Toronto. Good thing we get lounge access for free booze (and have an aisle seat on the long hauler!)

  5. The International Contingent

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    20 hours ago, Ollie7490 said:

    The testing stations I've seen here are $175 for a next day result. Problem is I fly on a Monday and they seem to be closed on Sunday. The test needs to be within 1 day of travel so I'd have to pay for a test the day I fly and use the urgent 6hr service. $325 😳

    When I flew back to the US from Berlin, I just went and got a $15 antigen 'results in 20 minutes' from an official testing place (they administered it) and used the emailed results to show negative. As long as the email shows the five requirements (name of testing place, type of test, result, I can't remember the others but it's pretty basic stuff) you are good. The whole $$$ "FlySafe" marketing bs is just to scare you into getting the more expensive ones. Flight agents just want to see you tested negative with an antigen performed by a legit center.

    Edit: Found it:

    1. Type of test (indicating it is a NAAT or antigen test)
    2. Entity issuing the result (e.g., laboratory, healthcare entity, or telehealth service)
    3. Sample collection date
      1.  A negative test result must show the sample was taken no more than 1 day before the flight.
      2.  A positive test result for documentation of recovery from COVID-19 must show the sample was taken within the 90 days before the flight.
    4. Information that identifies the person (full name plus at least one other identifier such as date of birth or passport number)
    5. Test result

    https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/testing-international-air-travelers.html

  7. The International Contingent

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    6 minutes ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

    Sorry but for some childish reason that made me laugh.! In contrast we got tested at jersey airport (channel islands not the US jersey), last year and I thought the swab was about to pierce my brain. They only stopped when I yelled for f**ks sake.  Hopefully the regulations get relaxed for you. 

    I don't tell many people this but I kinda like it when it goes all the way up there.

  9. The International Contingent

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    On 5/8/2022 at 11:52 PM, Suprefan said:

    Still hoping they change the rules on returning to the u.s on the covid test. But at least no stress when entering the uk.

    There were rumors that these regulations were going to be dropped in the next few weeks. Honestly though, I've done this a couple of times now, and I don't think they go very far up the nose on purpose - they don't want your covid ass stuck in their country. 

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  19. The International Contingent

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    9 hours ago, Olshansky said:

    I've taken the see coach twice - the most frustrating part is looking at your watch wondering "why haven't we started off yet?!" 

    Both times, we set off within 20 minutes of when we were supposed to, delays included too many bags for the bus, or waiting for the bus to arrive.   It's not a big deal honestly, and the drivers have always been lovely, but when the excitement sets in at the same time your impatience - cue me looking at my watch every 3 seconds haha.  

    I feel that. I am just excited to watch my husband's very excitable sister react to the Glastonbury excitement. I can see it now, we're sat on the coach and she's going to be squealing over everything we pass on the motorway. She's going to lose her shit as we drive up to the fest, she might actually cry. Hell, I might actually cry too.

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  20. Eurovision 2022

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    Has anyone here been watching America Song Contest? It's not as awful as we were expecting. It's very Americanized, and they proper botched the voting, but you can tell its got the right heart, and the right balance of absolute guff silly entries vs states that took it too seriously. And Kelly Clarkson seems fun, I bet she'd be a good tequila drinking buddy.

     

  21. Site Changes - What do we know?

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    3 minutes ago, MaxPower said:

    The giant fire breathing spider left in 2019, and was replaced with a huge crane that was supposed to have a large globe suspended from it, that span around, and there were flamethrowers around it.

    However the crane was a little underwhelming, particularly as the main set piece (the globe) wasn’t able to be used for 90% of the time due to the wind.

    the planning permission for the crane has actually been rejected anyway, and they’re going to have to take it down (it was a partially permanent structure), probably before the 2022 festival. 
     

    it is is likely the Spider is going to be back for 2022 to replace it for at least this festival.

    some people are happy about this as the crane was pretty crap, people love the spider and some people (ie me) have never seen the spider.

    some people are unhappy with this, largely because they’ve been to 5/10+ festivals and have therefore seen the spider a lot and are not fussed about it anymore. 

    I appreciate you taking the time to explain this. I now understand, am invested, and feel that I am pro spider.

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  23. What have you done today to get ready for Glastonbury 2022?

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    2 hours ago, irnkrtn said:

    OMG I LOVE THIS. 

    Ours is coming together - less expenses needed and more a long elaborate ploy to convince my travel buddy to buy a pizza oven currently...

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    It's looking good! We're gonna eat at All The Vendors so no meal prep needed. Probably just gonna fill my backpack pockets with peperamis for those emergency snack moments, and then stop by your camp for some pizza... 😇

  24. What have you done today to get ready for Glastonbury 2022?

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    2 hours ago, irnkrtn said:

    omg please send a screenshot - am literally sat here setting up our notion when i read this during a break. The only thing more fun than a festival is planning for it...

    I'll preface this by saying there are 7 of us, 3 of whom are flying in from America. So it's a whole three week affair with flights and car rentals and various family members to go visit.

    The menus:

     

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    I'm still fairly new to using Notion but I think I've done well. There are two databases, events and expenses, which can be linked together to keep track of costs.

    The map uses the coords from the Google Maps link to plot our adventures on an interactive map.

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    I'm a little obsessed with it.... looool.

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  25. The International Contingent

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    Posted · Edited by beefykoala

    Blessed to see this thread still going 🙂

    Finally allowing myself to plan and get excited. Five years in the making. Lets do this.

     

    Edit: Just caught up on the last few pages - am now realizing we were accidentally making shit a lot easier by buying the Coach Package tickets. Just have to make sure we get to the coach in time and everything else is easy.

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