WRISTBAND- HAVE YOU STILL GOT YOURS ON?

[LondonTom]

Good god all this talk about 'personal hygiene' ... it's a small strip of fabric ffs that gathers no more dirt, bacteria or pathogens than the rest of your body. If you have a bath or a shower with it on then it's as clean as the rest of you and almost certainly cleaner than your hands are after a day at work.

I'd guess that most of the folks with the wristband hygiene issues are also the ones queuing for the showers for hours instead of having a quick rub down with an anti-bac wetwipe and getting every minute they can out of the Festival.

[evilduck]

I usually keep my festival wristbands on until the end of the summer, as they are a nice visual reminder of all the good times

[Glastonvirgin]

Nope, took mine off a few days after I got back.

Glastonbury has changed me so much as a person (not even trying to be cliche it just fucking has) that I could not give a shit what anyone else thinks. I went V and T In The Park last year and kept the wristband on for about 9 months as if to say "look where I've been" the vibe of Glasto has still got me by the balls 3 weeks down the line, and I don't really feel a need to define myself as a festival goer by wearing a wristband. I'm just a blob of energy with a fortunately functional shell that is now smashing the shit out of google in search of a hippie commune.

My first Glasto has smashed me to pieces, I just feel liberated by it, not sure if anyone else can relate to this but it's turned me veggie after speaking to some guy who thought he was a wizard up at the stone circle, I've been playing about 3 hours of guitar a day and I am struggling to give two shits about anything, the only glimmer of stress I forsee in my future is the ticket sale in October but that's not even that bad because I'm just going to volunteer for water aid or something just in case.

[Dan R]

Slightly off topic but can anyone make out what the writing says in italics across the band?

[storm]

Ill be honest I'd love to have kept it on to prolong the moment" but aged 43 its pretty sad IMO.

If I was in my 20's though it would stay on, so, if you are in your 20's keep it on

Edited July 12, 2013 by storm

[parsonjack]

I am 50. I still have the last 6 on. They remind me constantly of some of the best times I've ever had with my closest friends.

So shoot me.

[storm]

I am 50. I still have the last 6 on. They remind me constantly of some of the best times I've ever had with my closest friends.

So shoot me.

[TheBoz]

I've cut the tails off but still got mine on. I'm 19 and at university and it's deemed kind of 'cool' to have dirty pieces of cloth on your wrist so i'll keep it on until i get bored or annoyed with it.

[rischbrit]

I've got my 2010 one on car keys and 2011 one on house keys. Good reminder of happy times each time I see them

[Rodbull]

No, took it off now and have sewn it onto my G hat. Got a few on it now.

Sticker is staying on the camper tho, and my old car had all my old stickers on that until I sold it so it may still be driving around somewhere with them on!

[guypjfreak]

so you're another sad twat then, welcome to the club

[cornish hick]

Got mine on and IOW2012. Had a couple of chats with random strangers who recognised it and spoke. One was a very nice surfer girl who'd never have spokne to me normally (as I ain't a surfer adonis).

As others have said - they get washed every time I shower, wash dishes, go for a swim. Bet they are far cleaner than the keyboards or mobiles of the moaners.

[frostypaw]

Oh yes. And keeping it until I'm forced to take it off - this year's was A-maze-ing.

Need to reattach '11's which died in a horrible secateur accident.... would have them all but for a job interview or two that I was very nervous about

[storm]

im no twat but im in the club old son and why not unless you have to take them off for work or they get on your nerves why not just keep them on

[Chimps in Balaclavas]

I took mine off after a week, I loved the colours this year though.

[wirralchris]

No. Because I have a job and personal hygiene is important to me!

[More rain]

I've cut the tails off but still got mine on. I'm 19 and at university and it's deemed kind of 'cool' to have dirty pieces of cloth on your wrist so i'll keep it on until i get bored or annoyed with it.

[frostypaw]

The hygiene thing is weird. I don't think it's that these folk don't wash their hands it's just the same old germ paranoia and misunderstanding.

[fred quimby]

_{Was Putting some Stuff away the other day (after decorating) and out of a file dropped the wrist band from 1985}

[frostypaw]

_{Was Putting some Stuff away the other day (after decorating) and out of a file dropped the wrist band from 1985}

[Tomo18]

anyone got a 2007 one they could sell me?...fell off the other day & lost it

[milly16]

I took mine off and now put it back on again.I've got glasto blues really bad so it had to go back on.

[Posh Twat]

Lost mine in a Sunday Evening/Monday Morning fisting incident somewhere in big ground.

[Phil-itfc]

Kept mine on hoping it'd be a good conversation starter.

Not one conversation yet

Edited July 16, 2013 by Phil-itfc

[Taikonaut]

I'm 29 and still got mine on. Starting a new job on Monday though, so I imagine I'll be cutting it off for that.

Always left them on a little while, just don't like to immediately cut it off, feels wrong for some reason.