Jugtanion Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 40 minutes ago, blackred said: 18mm wed-sun (rain every day) and 10mm tomorrow alone on the mobile site for Pilton, Somerset. That's a mudbath.... No it's not. It's half the amount of 2014 (including tomorrow when no one will be walking on the main areas) and even taking the ground conditions into consideration, not enough to make it any worse than that year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jugtanion Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 31 minutes ago, simonizer said: See? Exactly why I'm done with this shite. It seems some folk on here are almost praying for it to be bad. And if we're talking rain 14 millimetres is fuck all over 3 days. Can only assume these guys are getting millimetres mixed up with their centimetres. 140mm, now that would be trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwinevino Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 13 minutes ago, Jugtanion said: No it's not. It's half the amount of 2014 (including tomorrow when no one will be walking on the main areas) and even taking the ground conditions into consideration, not enough to make it any worse than that year. That makess me feel alot better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jugtanion Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 3 minutes ago, Redwinevino said: That makess me feel alot better Damn straight. Too much hysteria and scare mongering round these 'ere parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwinevino Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 1 minute ago, Jugtanion said: Damn straight. Too much hysteria and scare mongering round these 'ere parts. This is saying 30.5 Tuesday - Sunday which still isn't too bad! http://www.meteovista.co.uk/Africa/Mauritius/Piton/2204565 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubblecup Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 2 minutes ago, Redwinevino said: This is saying 30.5 Tuesday - Sunday which still isn't too bad! http://www.meteovista.co.uk/Africa/Mauritius/Piton/2204565 No, not bad but highly irrelevant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chawk Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 44 minutes ago, Ommadawn said: A mudbath is out of the question. It's not raining!! Both my cats are outside FFS. In my experience cats are more trustworthy and reliable than Norwegians so please update regularly on their status Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackred Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 22 minutes ago, Jugtanion said: No it's not. It's half the amount of 2014 (including tomorrow when no one will be walking on the main areas) and even taking the ground conditions into consideration, not enough to make it any worse than that year. Of course it is, there are no dry sunny days in that forecast and the site is already waterlogged, 2014 isn't comparable. I'm not pro mudbath or anything, reckon tonights yr.no forecast will turn out to be an outlier, but the possibility is there - as it always is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterfalls212434 Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 1 minute ago, blackred said: Of course it is, there are no dry sunny days in that forecast and the site is already waterlogged, 2014 isn't comparable. I'm not pro mudbath or anything, reckon tonights yr.no forecast will turn out to be an outlier, but the possibility is there - as it always is! and the site still has 2 days before the majority turn up to dry out..........you really are a `worse case scenario` kind of guy arent you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackred Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 4 minutes ago, waterfalls212434 said: and the site still has 2 days before the majority turn up to dry out..........you really are a `worse case scenario` kind of guy arent you? Not at all. As I said that forecast is hopefully an outlier, it also has 10mm of rain tomorrow - if it's that bad it ain't gonna do much drying is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalifire Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 (edited) I'm watching this thread avidly, and I'm not even going this year! At first I was horrified with all the videos showing parts of the site essentially turning into a big lake, but the 'after' shots made me feel a lot better for you guys. A few things we should all remind ourselves about: 1. Comparisons to any year earlier than the last time the drainage systems were significantly improved (2013) are pointless. The farm had an inferior system to get rid of water in 05/07. Even in 2014, the year of the brief thunderstorm, the problem wasn't water, it was mud. And that was manageable (with either boots and wellies). 2. Rain ahead of the festival is better than rain during the festival. It means the site can be prepared and managed ahead of time, to the extent possible. There's only so much organisers can do when they have to meander around 200,000 people, but it's struck even before most of the catering arrives, so there's amply opportunity to put plans into action, and they'll definitely have contingency plans for this. 3. 'Showers' could mean anything. In 2014, I remember looking at some satellite imagery after the event and realising we actually got incredibly lucky. Within a mile or two of the site there were torrential downpours that just missed us even though they were forecast to hit. They'll forecast showers even with a 20% chance of it raining, which means it's 80% likely it won't. 4. Even though I'm quietly confident that it'll be dry for the majority of the festival with just a bit of mud in parts to contend with, let's not forget that what makes it all so fucking brilliant isn't the weather. Edited June 19, 2016 by kalifire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwinevino Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 19 minutes ago, Bubblecup said: No, not bad but highly irrelevant! ha is that the wrong place? It's been a very long day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyDunlop Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 Spent the day with wet feet watching the roses... i deserve at least one day off that this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsolxiv Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 3 hours ago, FuzzyDunlop said: Spent the day with wet feet watching the roses... i deserve at least one day off that this week. I feel your pain, I mean I can handle wet feet, but watching the roses? You deserve a month off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyisRFC Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 BBC are still saying it's going to be dry with plenty of sun and a small chance of showers from Tuesday midday right through to Monday. It might be a little bit muddy on the Wednesday morning but apart from that it's gonna be fine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keva Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 Went to sleep and it was raining. Woke up and it was raining. There will be mud... and I can't wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stopwn1981 Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 Early morning webcam viewing is not much of a wake up call hurry up and pass over evil band of rain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ommadawn Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 Raining quite heavily at the moment I'm afraid. Not sure what time it started. Cats hiding indoors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 This is all as forecast / expected. It's what happens next that's gonna make or break things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezhyp1 Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 They'd best break out the wood chip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalifire Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 2 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said: This is all as forecast / expected. It's what happens next that's gonna make or break things. Agreed. It's all about tomorrow, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 I've seen photos where they already have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bekimo Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 I'm lying in a caravan a couple of miles away. It's been raining steadily all night. It is still raining now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 Aye - but regular rain that you'd put your hood up for - or a repeat of the calamitous thundering downpour that happened on Friday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spindles Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 Webcam looks pretty grim at the moment, satellite shows that the way the cloud has formed there is a streak that looks like it might carry on over that way for a while. As ever, things could change and the 7am images should give a better idea of how today might go. Less confident this morning than I was last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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