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[Stokesy10]

9 hours ago, Yoghurt on a Stick said:

Very fine advice. There's only one time (at Bestival) when even following your suggestions didn't help me. I just knew I was close to my tent but was that off it I spent 2 hours in the same vacinity trying to find my tent but simply couldn't. In the end I got so cold that I crawled in to a tent that was flat on the ground ie it hadn't been erected, in order to retain body heat. I woke up in that tent to hear people outside discuss whether there was someone in their unused flattened tent or not. I heard someone say 'give it a kick and see'. It was at this point that I thought it best to make my presence known, so I crawled halfway out of the tent and explained my situation. They, very kindly, indicated that I could stay in the tent. One young lady even brought me a spare blanket from her tent to help keep me warm. When I woke up again it was light. I folded the blanket and left it in the tent. I then looked around and realised that I was within feet of my own tent.

Brilliant 

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

27 minutes ago, Stokesy10 said:

Brilliant 

Why thank you. I think it's a congenital defect that I suffer from that is to blame.

[Stokesy10]

7 hours ago, Yoghurt on a Stick said:

Why thank you. I think it's a congenital defect that I suffer from that is to blame.

I like that. I'll use that excuse this year if I end up so spangled I get stuck in a long drop cubicle again for over an hour...

[Trout Mask Replica]

I make the same mistake every year, trying to get somewhere just as the main acts are finishing and find myself amongst the massive slow moving crowd. This year I tried to get from the park to the T&C fields just as the main acts on Pyramid and other were finishing. 

Why I didnt just take my time with my beer and wait 15-20 mins before setting off on the journey I'll never know. 

Avoid getting carried along with the big stage herds to avoid stress. Use it as a chance to get a cuppa, grab a bite to eat and then make your moves.

Sit at the 50p tea tent, have a brew and reflect on the fact that you're now too old to end up as spangled as some of the young uns you see going past.