Weather 2016

[Eks101]

This thread....

 

https://vine.co/v/ilblVptzwBM

[stopwn1981]

2 minutes ago, DeanoL said:

 

[chestwig]

2 hours ago, DeanoL said:

They've actually cancelled it.

 

14 hours ago, stuartbert two hats said:

No you didn't. You said you might not go if it rains a lot. Again. When there are threads like the competition  and resale  threads still going and you keep talking about not bothering to go because of the weather or lineup it's frustrating.  Sure, great bands and nice weather make it better most of us on here have a wonderful time at the festival no matter what the weather or scheduled acts. It's practically a utopia where we feel freedom and kinship with other people like no other place.  Since getting tickets is so hard and the festival is so special, to contemplate giving up your ticket without serious external pressures is frustrating, when there are obviously other people who love the place like we do, but are unable to go.

Hope this helps explain the reaction.

Not really but thanks for your input and not just being a knob about it like others have been.

end of the day it's just a festival. A great one, but with a weaker than average lineup this year.  This is speaking from experience and the majority of people I know who go also agree.

There's more to life than Glastonbury. If it was going to chuck it down all weekend, I'd happily sell my ticket face value to a deserving efestivals no problem. I've already arrange this before and helped people on these boards with friends tickets who couldn't make it in past years.

 In fact a friend of mine couldn't make it 2 years ago due to a brain injury and I got stick on these boards for trying to sell his ticket on here face value. Literally some people are just total knob ends on here!

Ive been going for over 15 years and had many laughs and been part of that festival for all this time. I like to think spreading joy, togetherness and freedom within the Glastonbury paradigm. 

Im actually quite looking forward to it now the weather looks brighter. I don't have the added pressure this year of having loads of must see acts, as the lineups not got them pulls for me. Free time to wonder, chill, be with friends and make new ones.

the entiltted and elitist attitude on these boards literally beggars belief. It's almost like a vacuum where you can't say anything remotely critical about the festival, even if you are speaking with experience.

[mikeydredlox]

13 minutes ago, chestwig said:

There's more to life than Glastonbury...

all together now:

"OH NO THERE ISN'T!!!!"

Edited June 16, 2016 by mikeydredlox

[pedmills]

Here's the average and maximum rain forecasts for all the websites today. The x axis is time and the far right of the graphs is the Tuesday before the festival. As you can see the predicted rainfall is very similar to the last three years at the same point. And we are very close to the point when the 2013 and 2015 forecasts started getting good and the 2014 forecasts starting getting bad.

Edited June 16, 2016 by pedmills

[bsolxiv]

 

5 minutes ago, chestwig said:

 

Not really but thanks for your input and not just being a knob about it like others have been.

end of the day it's just a festival. A great one, but with a weaker than average lineup this year.  This is speaking from experience and the majority of people I know who go also agree.

There's more to life than Glastonbury. If it was going to chuck it down all weekend, I'd happily sell my ticket face value to a deserving efestivals no problem. I've already arrange this before and helped people on these boards with friends tickets who couldn't make it in past years.

 In fact a friend of mine couldn't make it 2 years ago due to a brain injury and I got stick on these boards for trying to sell his ticket on here face value. Literally some people are just total knob ends on here!

Ive been going for over 15 years and had many laughs and been part of that festival for all this time. I like to think spreading joy, togetherness and freedom within the Glastonbury paradigm. 

Im actually quite looking forward to it now the weather looks brighter. I don't have the added pressure this year of having loads of must see acts, as the lineups not got them pulls for me. Free time to wonder, chill, be with friends and make new ones.

the entiltted and elitist attitude on these boards literally beggars belief. It's almost like a vacuum where you can't say anything remotely critical about the festival, even if you are speaking with experience.

Just because you've been going for 15 years doesn't mean you are speaking with experience, viewpoints are subjective. Everyone has opinions, these sometimes differ. I disagree with you that bad weather would stop you going to the festival, I think you should give everything a try before you dismiss it.

 

i would say the reason people are disgruntled with you is the fact you're calling them knob ends.

[Guest]

Just now, chestwig said:

 

Not really but thanks for your input and not just being a knob about it like others have been.

end of the day it's just a festival. A great one, but with a weaker than average lineup this year.  This is speaking from experience and the majority of people I know who go also agree.

There's more to life than Glastonbury. If it was going to chuck it down all weekend, I'd happily sell my ticket face value to a deserving efestivals no problem. I've already arrange this before and helped people on these boards with friends tickets who couldn't make it in past years.

 In fact a friend of mine couldn't make it 2 years ago due to a brain injury and I got stick on these boards for trying to sell his ticket on here face value. Literally some people are just total knob ends on here!

Ive been going for over 15 years and had many laughs and been part of that festival for all this time. I like to think spreading joy, togetherness and freedom within the Glastonbury paradigm. 

Im actually quite looking forward to it now the weather looks brighter. I don't have the added pressure this year of having loads of must see acts, as the lineups not got them pulls for me. Free time to wonder, chill, be with friends and make new ones.

the entiltted and elitist attitude on these boards literally beggars belief. It's almost like a vacuum where you can't say anything remotely critical about the festival, even if you are speaking with experience.

I do understand what you mean.Glastonbury is still fun in rain but it's hard work when it's anything like 2007 or 2011. 

[richcressey]

Woah! So yr.no has turned to absolutely torrential shit!

 

http://www.yr.no/place/United_Kingdom/England/Pilton~7292387/long.html

 

Monday20/06/2016	01:00–07:00		14°	4.2 mm	Gentle breeze, 4 m/s from south-southwest
	07:00–13:00		14°	5.5 mm	Gentle breeze, 4 m/s from south-southwest
	13:00–19:00		16°	1.4 mm	Gentle breeze, 6 m/s from south-southwest
	19:00–01:00		16°	1.5 mm	Gentle breeze, 5 m/s from south-southwest
Tuesday21/06/2016	01:00–07:00		15°	0.8 mm	Gentle breeze, 5 m/s from south-southwest
	07:00–13:00		15°	0 mm	Gentle breeze, 4 m/s from south-southwest
	13:00–19:00		17°	0 mm	Gentle breeze, 4 m/s from south-southwest
	19:00–01:00		18°	0 mm	Gentle breeze, 4 m/s from south-southwest
Wednesday22/06/2016	01:00–07:00		14°	0 mm	Light air, 2 m/s from south-southeast
	07:00–13:00		14°	2.6 mm	Light air, 2 m/s from southeast
	13:00–19:00		20°	7.7 mm	Light air, 2 m/s from south-southeast
	19:00–01:00		19°	6.6 mm	Light air, 1 m/s from north-northeast
Thursday23/06/2016	01:00–07:00		17°	5.6 mm	Light air, 1 m/s from east-northeast
	07:00–13:00		17°	2.0 mm	Light air, 2 m/s from east-northeast
	13:00–19:00		21°	11.7 mm	Light breeze, 3 m/s from east
	19:00–01:00		19°	3.1 mm	Light air, 1 m/s from north-northwest
Friday24/06/2016	01:00–07:00		16°	3.2 mm	Light air, 2 m/s from northeast
	07:00–13:00		16°	3.0 mm	Light breeze, 2 m/s from north-northeast
	13:00–19:00		18°	1.3 mm	Light air, 2 m/s from west
	19:00–01:00		18°	3.2 mm	Moderate breeze, 6 m/s from north-northwest
Saturday25/06/2016	01:00–07:00		15°	0 mm	Gentle breeze, 6 m/s from northwest
	07:00–13:00		14°	0 mm	Moderate breeze, 6 m/s from northwest
	13:00–19:00		16°	0 mm	Moderate breeze, 6 m/s from west-northwest
	19:00–01:00		16°	0 mm	Light breeze, 3 m/s from north-northwest
Sunday26/06/2016	01:00–07:00		14°	0 mm	Light breeze, 2 m/s from west-northwest
	07:00–13:00		13°	0.5 mm	Light air, 2 m/s from west-northwest

 

 

Sorry don't want to drag things down and don't think there is any obvious reason for this but scared me a bit and I've had some vodka

Edited June 16, 2016 by richcressey
Overly negative

[scaryclaireyfairy]

@chestwig, I think the frustration people display towards you stems from your apparent reluctance to just enjoy yourself.  Most of your posts are gloom and "I won't go if..." like you're looking for an excuse to have a shit time,  Go or don't go but do it with conviction.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Just now, pedmills said:

 As you can see the predicted rainfall is very similar to the last three years at the same point. And we are very close to the point when the 2013 and 2015 forecasts started getting good and the 2014 forecasts starting getting bad.

All to play for.....

[Guest]

Stick!

[Gnomicide]

Everyone is entitled to their opinion about the lineup @chestwig, I entirely understand how you feel. There are a lot of repeats, to me there are no standout headliners, you've seen it all before, I get that.  It is just that you seem to have banged on about it.

"The lineup on the first release is shit, I may not go." Fair enough.

"The lineup's still shit after the second release, I may not go". Fair enough.

"I've paid my balance but the lineup's shit". Right.

"Tell me who I should see cos the lineups shit". Good idea.

"The lineup's still shit". Well, you knew that (I don't think it is but still). 

"Now the weather is shit, I may not go". Really?

Maybe you've not complained as much as I perceive you to have done, if that's the case then I'm sorry but I don't think I am wrong, am I?

Edited June 16, 2016 by Gnomicide
added paragraphs that I couldn't before.

[jparx]

The Met Office forecast literally says: 'The forecast for this period is more uncertain than usual'.

Fucking would be when it's Glastonbury week!

[mikeydredlox]

The BBC is always right

I'm with you Auntie Beeb, keep it up

[rpfranks]

Rain has been absolutely relentless in Birmingham for at least 4 days now. Constant heavy downpours, floods and storms. 

If this weather starts to move south west we will truly be fucked, can't remember the last time we had rain this bad.

iphone weather is showing Shepton Mallet as torrential all week now too. Great

[CaledonianGonzo]

Just now, jparx said:

The Met Office forecast literally says: 'The forecast for this period is more uncertain than usual'.

Fucking would be when it's Glastonbury week!

The upside of that is the Norwegians may be way off the mark.

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

I've just had a letter about my TV licence and had to login and change my address to my new one, I don't pay £12.50 a month to get inaccurate weather forecasts. The Beeb are correct.

[nban2010]

FML.

I left for 2 hours and now all forecasts have changed to rain all weekend.

WHAT HAPPENED

[jparx]

1 minute ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

The upside of that is the Norwegians may be way off the mark.

Appreciating the optimism CalGon. That's the kinda thinking we need in here. 

I might not be able to bring myself to look at the forecast on Sunday night...

...nah, who am I kidding!

[simonizer]

I've just checked 6 forecasts none predicting the same thing and none predicting biblical amounts of rain. Now I'm either being optimistic or there are way too many doom merchants on here tonight. 

[scaryclaireyfairy]

I added up some of those wet mm's.  Um, 30mm in just over a day?  What in the...

I'm fine.  It's fine. *rocks gently*

[fat_man_joe]

Anyone got any tips for getting muddy wellies off when back at the tent?

It's not too bad getting the one off - using the other, still-wellied foot - but beyond that is a struggle. I might just sleep with my legs out the tent.

[Jugtanion]

6 minutes ago, scaryclaireyfairy said:

I added up some of those wet mm's.  Um, 30mm in just over a day?  What in the...

I'm fine.  It's fine. *rocks gently*

30mm in one day is bad, bad news.

[scaryclaireyfairy]

3 minutes ago, fat_man_joe said:

Anyone got any tips for getting muddy wellies off when back at the tent?

It's not too bad getting the one off - using the other, still-wellied foot - but beyond that is a struggle. I might just sleep with my legs out the tent.

Pull binbag over welly, pull welly off through clean side of bag, put already-off welly in the bag too to contain the brown stuff. (Leave bag open to allow them to air out)

[JanieM28]

2 minutes ago, fat_man_joe said:

Anyone got any tips for getting muddy wellies off when back at the tent?

It's not too bad getting the one off - using the other, still-wellied foot - but beyond that is a struggle. I might just sleep with my legs out the tent.

Somebody else had two good suggestions? Either bring a pair of rubber gloves to use or, alternatively, put your feet inside a black bin liner and take them off using the outside of it. With the latter, at least you're keeping your muddy wellies out of the way and can just leave them in there overnight.