Glastocam!

[deebeedoobee]

Pilton Digger's eyeing up free firewood.

[FloorFiller]

[Crazyfool01]

1 minute ago, FloorFiller said:

I’ve asked the question when …? 

[FloorFiller]

Never been one to watch the webcam and have largely just waited for updates from people on here, but is it usually up and running this far in the run up to the festival? Like, does it seem like they’re perhaps hiding something - perhaps a new build -  by having it turned off, or is it being off for extended periods standard practice?

[stuie]

Just now, FloorFiller said:

Never been one to watch the webcam and have largely just waited for updates from people on here, but is it usually up and running this far in the run up to the festival? Like, does it seem like they’re perhaps hiding something - perhaps a new build -  by having it turned off, or is it being off for extended periods standard practice?

It's usually on now. 

As for why it's not... we've no clue.  The roving reporters on the ground seem to think nothing is being hidden.  It could be a technical problem or perhaps Michael needs the ethernet port for his TV box.  Who knows? 

[stuartbert two hats]

The old webcam used to break regularly and needed a BBC tech to make the trip to Somerset, so was off for months at a time.  This one has been more reliable until recently.  And what with there being nothing much going on, festival wise, it's not been a priority to fix. 

I don't think anything is being concealed. 

[Guest]

10 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

 

I don't think anything is being concealed. 

We have seen nothing that needs hiding. Bit of digging, cable work, general prep but nothing out of the ordinary. 

[Ayrshire Chris]

On 4/1/2022 at 1:29 PM, deebeedoobee said:

Piltons ski jump still needs more work

Great photo, that pruned tree on the right looks like ET emerging from the earth, without his head. Then again I’m on co-codamol for a bloody painful toothache.😊

[incident]

41 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

The old webcam used to break regularly and needed a BBC tech to make the trip to Somerset, so was off for months at a time.  This one has been more reliable until recently.  And what with there being nothing much going on, festival wise, it's not been a priority to fix. 

I don't think anything is being concealed. 

Yeah,

I've seen the current incarnation of the web cam in person. It's a stand alone unit in the corner of a working farm yard, well removed from the nearest building.

It's entirely likely that there's issues either keeping it powered or keeping it online, and that neither are within the remit or skillset of the people on site.

[stuie]

10 minutes ago, incident said:

Yeah,

I've seen the current incarnation of the web cam in person. It's a stand alone unit in the corner of a working farm yard, well removed from the nearest building.

It's entirely likely that there's issues either keeping it powered or keeping it online, and that neither are within the remit or skillset of the people on site.

It's not attached to a building? 

What's it on? 

[incident]

Just now, stuie said:

It's not attached to a building? 

What's it on? 

It's pretty much a box with a pole sticking out the top, and the actual camera on top of the pole.

There may be wires running to/from it for power and or data, I didn't get close enough to look, but either way the nearest building is probably a good 20 metres away

[tumbles]

46 minutes ago, incident said:

Yeah,

I've seen the current incarnation of the web cam in person. It's a stand alone unit in the corner of a working farm yard, well removed from the nearest building.

It's entirely likely that there's issues either keeping it powered or keeping it online, and that neither are within the remit or skillset of the people on site.

GIven it went down about 7-8pm one evening its entirely likely to be a fault rather than anything planned.  As you say its pretty isolated in the yard.  Maybe they're planning on upgrading it/replacing it.  Would love them to stick in one from LobsterTV but I guess BBC will always dictate. 

[stuie]

39 minutes ago, incident said:

It's pretty much a box with a pole sticking out the top, and the actual camera on top of the pole.

There may be wires running to/from it for power and or data, I didn't get close enough to look, but either way the nearest building is probably a good 20 metres away

Strange! 

I thought it would be attached to a barn or something.

 

[watsonjm]

She replied 🤩

[Ayrshire Chris]

13 minutes ago, watsonjm said:

She replied 🤩

Thanks, excellent news, withdrawal symptoms were beginning to set in 

[Dukeicon]

3 hours ago, tumbles said:

GIven it went down about 7-8pm one evening its entirely likely to be a fault rather than anything planned.  As you say its pretty isolated in the yard.  Maybe they're planning on upgrading it/replacing it.  Would love them to stick in one from LobsterTV but I guess BBC will always dictate. 

7:35 am on a Friday it went down

[kalifire]

24 minutes ago, watsonjm said:

She replied 🤩

Fantastic news, despite the hit to my productivity. 

[deebeedoobee]

Until the return of the webcam, I can tell you that nothing much has happened in the last 3 days. Hence no new photos. They are still making the wooden stage for Spike. The accessibility ramp is complete. There has been a lot of tree clearing either side of the railway track. Apart from that Arcrania still stands alone. The pyramid still has no top but the staging is sat nearby.

Not sure why they have put camo netting over Putin's bunker ( aka the pile of water cubes. ).

[warriormonk]

This is cool  https://www.freeyourfeeds.com/glastocam.php?gdate=23-06-2017 14%3A45

[warriormonk]

Looks like it's up again soon 

 

[kalifire]

Gotta love it when people take what Emily said and repackage it as their own rumour 🙄

[warriormonk]

There was me thinking it was a front for some web cam engineers.  I think I'll just about be able to live with that, as the guys running the Twitter account seem to be acting without malice, bless 'em. 

  

[stuartbert two hats]

4 hours ago, warriormonk said:

There was me thinking it was a front for some web cam engineers.  I think I'll just about be able to live with that, as the guys running the Twitter account seem to be acting without malice, bless 'em. 

  

I think it's a fan account.

[stuie]

6 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

I think it's a fan account.

Pretty sure it’s someone from this thread tbh. 

[andymk]

looks like it's back