The state of the ground.

[Mr Splodge]

4 minutes ago, squirrelarmy said:

The workers are working! Plus it's starting to get a little cooler so more productive work can be done, I'm imagining many of the outdoor workers were having a siesta to avoid the worst of the sun and working late into the evening.

Siesta that would of been fab  

work is carrying on as usual guessing a lot slower tho.  

[Mattty]

17 minutes ago, Mr Splodge said:

No the workers are not allowed to post pictures on social media so not to spoil the surprise.  

Cheers boss

[Willow1]

I was there all day Saturday. The ground was hard, dust everywhere, burning hot. 

[fewcloudy]

Last 3 days have been really brutal. Airless scorchers, and today is already shaping up to be more of the same.

heat exhaustion, sun stroke whatever is a real problem. Shower gives some relief but sweating again before even leaving shower block. Ground brick hard where last year was knee deep mud, tried to paste some photos in to show cracks in ground.

not quite as hard to walk around site as last year was, but still very unpleasant in its own way.

Edited June 20, 2017 by fewcloudy

[Larraht]

1 hour ago, fewcloudy said:

 

not quite as hard to walk around site as last year was, but still very unpleasant in its own way.

Top Tip: shoes may help with walking when grounds conditions are poor. 

[mjsell]

Get a couple of spinners in the lineup, that pitch will start turning like mad come day 3. Definitely bat first if you win the toss.

[squirrelarmy]

With cracks like that getting tent pegs in will be a doddle

[CaledonianGonzo]

1 hour ago, fewcloudy said:

 

This is the dream.

[Doug85]

Ground is rock hard here on worthy farm. Bring a mallet. Searches are for everyone coming in apparently. Was quite a queue even for the crew coming in and even if you leave and return with a bag you must wait in the queue again to have it checked. Seen a few last night annoyed by being asked to rejoin a queue coming back in.

all in all it's great to see the site still being built but the heat is a little problem this year which is a massive difference to last year! Some cloud cover would be ideal which is forecast later in the week. If it does rain the ground can take it as long as it's not biblical 

[fewcloudy]

1 hour ago, Larraht said:

Top Tip: shoes may help with walking when grounds conditions are poor. 

Indeed lol! Pic taken at about 7am when I was forced out of tent due to the heat.

it must over 27 degrees now, prob hotter. Or about 25 degrees higher than the norm back in Edinburgh, us Scots aren't biologically designed for this.

But when all's said and done, someone on these boards must've sacrificed their first born to get weather like this...

[pie_and_a_pint]

It was overly hot at 8am. Went out drinking till past 2am last night and didn't need a jumper even then so it's ridiculously hot.

If you're queuing tomorrow please, please prepare for extreme heat and very high UV from very early in the day.

[p.pete]

1 hour ago, Doug85 said:

Ground is rock hard here on worthy farm. Bring a mallet. Searches are for everyone coming in apparently. Was quite a queue even for the crew coming in and even if you leave and return with a bag you must wait in the queue again to have it checked. Seen a few last night annoyed by being asked to rejoin a queue coming back in.

all in all it's great to see the site still being built but the heat is a little problem this year which is a massive difference to last year! Some cloud cover would be ideal which is forecast later in the week. If it does rain the ground can take it as long as it's not biblical 

Is that because they had any kind of bag - if you have just a shoulder bag is that OK?  Otherwise is it for everyone to rejoin the queue - in which case is there any point in having lanes for 'reentry' 

[waterfalls212434]

10 minutes ago, pie_and_a_pint said:

It was overly hot at 8am. Went out drinking till past 2am last night and didn't need a jumper even then so it's ridiculously hot.

If you're queuing tomorrow please, please prepare for extreme heat and very high UV from very early in the day.

anyone who doesnt is an utter fool.

I bet theres still people who dont bother to put cream on, wear a hat or get a drink though, always is....people like lemmings lol

[Rumblestripe]

1 minute ago, p.pete said:

Is that because they had any kind of bag - if you have just a shoulder bag is that OK?  Otherwise is it for everyone to rejoin the queue - in which case is there any point in having lanes for 'reentry' 

I guess if you are going to search bags it is no good only searching those from new entrants.

[geoffboycott]

2 hours ago, mjsell said:

Get a couple of spinners in the lineup, that pitch will start turning like mad come day 3. Definitely bat first if you win the toss.

 I concur, bet me mum could bat on that with t' stick of celery, whilst wearing her pinny!! 

Edited June 20, 2017 by geoffboycott

[mjsell]

Will there be places to get more water whilst in the queue? I drink a lot of it and cant carry too much.

[p.pete]

6 minutes ago, Rumblestripe said:

I guess if you are going to search bags it is no good only searching those from new entrants.

Fully agree - just there's a difference between a light day bag, which almost everyone is likely to have but that could be quickly glanced at as part of a pat-down, verses a fresh entrant presumably carrying a lot more stuff, or a bulky tent at the very least.  So if a day bad is enough to warrant 'back of the queue', why have a reentry lane?  

I'd say this is pure speculation, but obviously moving beyond that as we start to get more feedback from increased staff coming and going - so worth asking these questions.

[squirrelarmy]

9 minutes ago, geoffboycott said:

 I concur, bet me mum could bat on that with t' stick of celery, whilst wearing her pinny!! 

Wa that supposed t'be Yorkshire tha wa speaking?

[fred quimby]

What ever you do bring plenty of water for the queue.  It is so hot down here. 

[Doug85]

1 hour ago, p.pete said:

Is that because they had any kind of bag - if you have just a shoulder bag is that OK?  Otherwise is it for everyone to rejoin the queue - in which case is there any point in having lanes for 'reentry' 

Any kind of bag is being searched. It doesn't seem as bad today as they have toned down the searches 

[geoffboycott]

3 hours ago, squirrelarmy said:

Wa that supposed t'be Yorkshire tha wa speaking?

Yeah, v sorry about that, it's more of my West Country twang, attempting a Yorkshire accent, my apologies.  But it's true and about Boyc's Mum and her pinny...oh I just remembered I meant rhubarb.... I have to go edit.

Regarding the topic, it's absolutely sweltering down here, I'm about 10 miles or so from the site and it's proper backing, my back lawn is looking incredibly thirsty and cracks in the clay soil are appearing.

[squirrelarmy]

9 minutes ago, geoffboycott said:

Yeah, v sorry about that, it's more of my West Country twang, attempting a Yorkshire accent, my apologies.  But it's true and about Boyc's Mum and her pinny...oh I just remembered I meant rhubarb.... I have to go edit.

Regarding the topic, it's absolutely sweltering down here, I'm about 10 miles or so from the site and it's proper backing, my back lawn is looking incredibly thirsty and cracks in the clay soil are appearing.

Literally cracking t'flags!

Need to rename this thread to: "State a t'ground" 

[TheNewUnion]

What's it like underfoot after this morning's showers? Undecided on walking boots or wellies. Didn't seem like the showers were too bad, but we're at Bath and West Showground,so who knows what it's like on site (hopefully someone)  cheers. 

[Aragorn]

It's ok at the moment. I've got trainers on

[John the Moth]

Not ventured to the main areas yet, but around our camp site and the nearby toilets,water point, cafe etc, the ground has soaked it up real fast, good underfoot and more importantly, the dust has gone.