Glastocam!

[Leyrulion]

There's something about checking the webcam at midnight and only seeing the glow of two lights next to the enormity of the pyramid. Thinking that they're there working so that in less than 8 weeks time those 2 will become 250,000 people.

[kalifire]

Looks like Pilton copped a good sprinkling overnight, just in time to dampen the ground for the fence build.

[Ayrshire Chris]

Back on the webcam again this morning, got to stop this obsession, and to think all I was doing was looking for sites on tractors, easy mistake to make 😉

Edited May 1, 2022 by Ayrshire Chris

[westholtschic]

30 minutes ago, kalifire said:

Looks like Pilton copped a good sprinkling overnight, just in time to dampen the ground for the fence build.

It’s still pouring down here in Glastonbury probably just have to stay in our van all day and drink cider 😁

[deebeedoobee]

It’s currently drizzling in Pilton. Will report levels a little later.

[tumbles]

Steady rain in North Somerset but tbh we needed it. Ground is like concrete and everywhere is covered in seagull poo. 

[tumbles]

18 minutes ago, deebeedoobee said:

It’s currently drizzling in Pilton. Will report levels a little later.

This is why I got my weekly running quota done last night 🤣

[deebeedoobee]

2 minutes ago, tumbles said:

This is why I got my weekly running quota done last night 🤣

But running in the rain in spring/summer is THE best!.

[tumbles]

27 minutes ago, deebeedoobee said:

But running in the rain in spring/summer is THE best!.

Yeah to be fair don’t mind it too much as long as I’ve remembered the vasoline!   Wind however can do one, hate it! 

[deebeedoobee]

3 minutes ago, tumbles said:

Yeah to be fair don’t mind it too much as long as I’ve remembered the vasoline!   Wind however can do one, hate it! 

Agreed. Why is it always in your face! ( wind not Vaseline)

[broken monkey]

Further to the debate on the larger screens this year - here's a comparison of the new posts, marked against the webcam image from 2017. I think they're pretty much the same width, but that doesn't rule out anything.

2022

2017

Edited May 1, 2022 by broken monkey

[Ayrshire Chris]

3 hours ago, deebeedoobee said:

But running in the rain in spring/summer is THE best!.

So once the fence is up are you restricted to the lanes such as Cockmill and Pylle road. 

[deebeedoobee]

6 minutes ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

So once the fence is up are you restricted to the lanes such as Cockmill and Pylle road. 

We have access up to a certain time and then yes, we go to the lanes. There’s a lovely hilly route that goes up pylle road, around the top of worthy pastures(?) , by pilton cider and the Manor House, and down the road past dragon field, following the fence up to blue gate. That one gets your lungs a-pumping 

[leath02]

The analysis in here is on another level. Absolutely living for it

[Ayrshire Chris]

11 minutes ago, deebeedoobee said:

We have access up to a certain time and then yes, we go to the lanes. There’s a lovely hilly route that goes up pylle road, around the top of worthy pastures(?) , by pilton cider and the Manor House, and down the road past dragon field, following the fence up to blue gate. That one gets your lungs a-pumping 

Done that walk, I emphasise walk, several times. Just love wandering the lanes that radiate out from the village. In the week pre festival if I was to drive from Glastonbury to Shepton M is the road through Pilton open or better to use the other route? 

[deebeedoobee]

3 minutes ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

Done that walk, I emphasise walk, several times. Just love wandering the lanes that radiate out from the village. In the week pre festival if I was to drive from Glastonbury to Shepton M is the road through Pilton open or better to use the other route? 

The A361 from Glastonbury to Pilton  is always open. The smaller ones only close or go one way on the Tuesday.

[Staberinde]

I know that a few people here have been wondering around the site for a walk before the security starts in earnest.

I would like to do that one day. Can I just park up somewhere and explore?

Can anyone recommend the best place to park?

How long do you reckon this will still be possible?

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

1 hour ago, broken monkey said:

Further to the debate on the larger screens this year - here's a comparison of the new posts, marked against the webcam image from 2017. I think they're pretty much the same width, but that doesn't rule out anything.

2022

2017

Looking at images from 2019, they do appear to hang from the supports, but there is also some horizontal bracing behind them as well. In 2019 (and 2017) by the looks of it the supports were double thickness, with the bracing behind the screens attached to the rear most support. So In theory they could just be the same screens again even with this new middle support, so it’s inconclusive either way at this stage, especially if the speakers remain the same position because there isn’t a huge amount of room to make the screens bigger without being partially blocked by them:

Edited May 1, 2022 by Deaf Nobby Burton

[Junglist1981]

Thinking about it, given that the speaker arrays will still need to hang on either side I don't think we'll be getting bigger screens after all... (edit: like Nobby just said lol)

The additional post implies a heavier load right? What else might require that?

Edited May 1, 2022 by Junglist1981

[Crazyfool01]

9 minutes ago, Staberinde said:

I know that a few people here have been wondering around the site for a walk before the security starts in earnest.

I would like to do that one day. Can I just park up somewhere and explore?

Can anyone recommend the best place to park?

How long do you reckon this will still be possible?

Footpath closures are from Tue so I’d imagine Monday ( tomorow ) will be the latest and we also expect to see signs of the fence appearing then to 

Edited May 1, 2022 by crazyfool1

[Leyrulion]

Interestingly that 3 post set up looks similar to the reading build where they had the huge wraparound screens...

 

 

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

1 minute ago, Leyrulion said:

Interestingly that 3 post set up looks similar to the reading build where they had the huge wraparound screens...

 

 

Ooooh the plot thickens 

[Junglist1981]

Interesting! If that's the case would the speakers be hung directly in front of the screens?

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

I guess if the screens were that humongous you could still have the speakers hanging in front of it? Reading did but only the one pair:

 

Edited May 1, 2022 by Deaf Nobby Burton

[Junglist1981]

19 minutes ago, Deaf Nobby Burton said:

I guess if the screens were that humongous you could still have the speakers hanging in front of it? Reading did but only the one pair:

Not a fan of that, it makes my OCD itch lol

Edited May 1, 2022 by Junglist1981