paulshane Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 my personal rating is that it's a 'good' year if I can use my little bike on site. last year was not good, I didn't even take it out of the boot of my car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flysheet Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 2016 Didn't wear anything other than a good pair of leather walking boots that are tried and tested in Peak District bogs year round. Dry feet all weekend and I could have resorted to gaiters if needed. You need a pretty pricey pair of wellies to match up to the ankle protection you'll get from boots in mud like last year. I reckon there'll have been a lot of sprains. My mrs has just bought a pair of trainers off eBay. We haven't done a dry festy for 4 years so I admire her optimism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjsell Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 42 minutes ago, Untz said: You people with your 2015 love in. 2015 without the Friday piss downs is the minimum we should be aiming for. Sunday morning drizzle is acceptable. Morning drizzle is a wonderful thing in my book (as long as it is followed by a day of sun) 2015 was the only year I have been, got soaked at Alabama Shakes and it got a bit muddy in the busy areas for a while following that, but was back to normal by the Saturday. And any flurry of rain after that did no damage and actually helped to get a bit more rest in the mornings. I'd bite your hand off for that again. Worst festival I've been to for mud was Oxegen 2010 - we were 18 and so unprepared. I remember being given an umbrella by a dublin bus driver upon retrieving my full wallet after leaving it on said bus (the Irish are heroes), it was the first time we had looked at or been told what the weather was meant to be like for the weekend and from that moment on it did not stop raining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Untz Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 7 minutes ago, mjsell said: Morning drizzle is a wonderful thing in my book (as long as it is followed by a day of sun) The best kind of rain. Because I'm usually being lazy in the tent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcoolio Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 20 minutes ago, Flysheet said: 2016 Didn't wear anything other than a good pair of leather walking boots [...]. You must have attracted a lot of attention! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flysheet Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 17 minutes ago, marcoolio said: You must have attracted a lot of attention! Saved washing any clothes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woffy Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 Surely @sime would be a good, um, barometer of each year's weather, what with spending a certain amount of time au naturel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quark Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 1 hour ago, Flysheet said: Saved washing any clothes A few people had to bleach their eyeballs. Can't speak for Somerset but the ground up here is in noticeably better nick than it was this time last year. Based on that and nothing else I'm saying it will be perfect this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 10 minutes ago, Woffy said: Surely @sime would be a good, um, barometer of each year's weather, what with spending a certain amount of time au naturel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flysheet Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 13 minutes ago, Quark said: A few people had to bleach their eyeballs. Can't speak for Somerset but the ground up here is in noticeably better nick than it was this time last year. Based on that and nothing else I'm saying it will be perfect this year. I'm on the northern edge of the Peak District and it's almost possible to cross the moors without getting your feet wet. Footpaths are like concrete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 Looking at the webcam, it appears that virtually all the puddles have dried up already. Certainly no large swathes of standing water or other such horrors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junglist1981 Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 Good 2 weeks of solid rain should put that right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Music Girl Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 9 minutes ago, Scruffylovemonster said: 2011>2016>2007 Friday of 2011 was horrific but Thurs, Sat and Sun (especially thurs and Sun) were sound from what I rememeber. Sunday you could sit pretty much anywhere. No danger of that at anytime last year Yep that seems to be the consensus. Have to admit I'm not sad to have missed 2007 or 2016... And yeah 2011 was great for the rest of the time. Just that Friday was bloody cold and wet from start to finish. Wednesday too but it seemed more amusing at that point (we were in and pitched before it started!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sime Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 1 hour ago, Woffy said: Surely @sime would be a good, um, barometer of each year's weather, what with spending a certain amount of time au naturel. My barometer has a tendency to forecast short term changes in the weather only. However, it has occasionally been known, 24 hours in advance, to recognise frontal boundaries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffie Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 41 minutes ago, Scruffylovemonster said: 2011>2016>2007 Friday of 2011 was horrific but Thurs, Sat and Sun (especially thurs and Sun) were sound from what I rememeber. Sunday you could sit pretty much anywhere. No danger of that at anytime last year Agree, as soon as it stopped and started drying. It rained again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.M.V Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 2015 was good alright. I didn't need me wellies and i got sunstroke but that Friday downpour can do one. I'd still like to experience a 2010 even though I'm a ginger and it would probably kill me. Give me a grassy arse babeee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabaret_Tent Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 2016 was way worse than 2011. The annoying thing about last year was the weather was actually OK while the fest was on. But it had been so bad before it couldn't cope and the site was horrific from start to finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfunk Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 18 hours ago, Fork_UK said: RIP mrfunk. LOL. Battery. To be honest normally having such an awesome time, I don't notice the ground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Music Girl Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 15 minutes ago, Scruffylovemonster said: Take that friday and apply it to the whole of 2007. 2011 wouldn't have beaten 2016 if it hadn't had 2 glorious days. Gotcha. I've dodged two bullets there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.M.V Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 13 minutes ago, Zoo Music Girl said: Gotcha. I've dodged two bullets there. I've said it before and I'll say it again. So glad you got a ticket this year. You're our lucky weather charm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spindles Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 7 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said: They are incorrect. Indeed. Friday night was a mare, probably the worst evening I've experienced there when the music's on because it was so heavy and unremitting, but the days before we had a bit or rain in the morning and baking hot afternoons once the cloud burned off. Site was a bit torn up Saturday morning but that was sorted and it was ass on grass by early afternoon. 5 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said: The key thing is though that it didn't trash the site. Made it a bit slippy that evening but by the Saturday lunchtime you could sit down again. A bit slippy? I was wearing a worn old pair of cons and made the mistake of heading back to Darble to change after the Libertines while a bit wasted, journey took me nearly 40 minutes as I slipped, slided and wobbled my way across the site. John peel area was like a feckin' ice rink for me. I'm into double figures for my Glastonbury visits now, last year was the worst I'd seen for ground conditions but no one seemed overly bothered or let it get them down from what I saw. The fact that the rain we had was, in general, quite light really helped. I seem to recall the only really heavier showers were Friday afternoon and apart from that it was drizzle on the whole. 2009 and 2013 got it right, if you are going to have some, get it out the way Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_c Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 (edited) 6 hours ago, mjsell said: Morning drizzle is a wonderful thing in my book (as long as it is followed by a day of sun) 2015 was the only year I have been, got soaked at Alabama Shakes and it got a bit muddy in the busy areas for a while following that, but was back to normal by the Saturday. And any flurry of rain after that did no damage and actually helped to get a bit more rest in the mornings. I'd bite your hand off for that again. Worst festival I've been to for mud was Oxegen 2010 - we were 18 and so unprepared. I remember being given an umbrella by a dublin bus driver upon retrieving my full wallet after leaving it on said bus (the Irish are heroes), it was the first time we had looked at or been told what the weather was meant to be like for the weekend and from that moment on it did not stop raining. I had a similar lack of preparation at Oxegen 2006. Borrowed a 15 quid tent and went with only trainers. Fucking pissed it down all day Saturday and when I got back to my tent it was flooded and all my things were soaking. Nightmare!! Edited May 19, 2017 by Dave_c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Music Girl Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 2 hours ago, H.M.V said: I've said it before and I'll say it again. So glad you got a ticket this year. You're our lucky weather charm. Ah thanks man although now I will feel I've let everyone down if it goes tits up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quark Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 6 minutes ago, Zoo Music Girl said: Ah thanks man although now I will feel I've let everyone down if it goes tits up... So will we Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andeeroo Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 Bah. Balls to the lot of you. 2016 > 2011 4eva. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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