New security measures in place

[pie_and_a_pint]

18 minutes ago, The Placid Casual said:

I thought you were done?

Pardon me for replying to someone else's post. 

[The Placid Casual]

7 minutes ago, pie_and_a_pint said:

Pardon me for replying to someone else's post. 

You're pardoned.

[Michaels denim shorts]

19 minutes ago, The Placid Casual said:

You're pardoned.

You seem to have hit a teeny tiny nerve here 

[AnnaGrant]

1 hour ago, The Placid Casual said:

In all seriousness, something that can be used to stab someone to death probably shouldn't be allowed in the fest. I understand they have their uses and everyone going to the festival who's taking one will most likely have good intentions, but I can understand there being security concerns over bringing them in and anyone who has their's taken off them by security on entry shouldn't really complain. Especially when security offer the chance to collect it later on and return it to their car.

Swiss Army knives, or penknives, are pretty standard camping and festival items. They also have a small blade. My query was around whether there had been a decision to ban them, and whether that should have been listed on the FAQ or security requirements on the GFL website, knowing that many people, apart from yourself it seems, carry them at festivals.

If all Swiss Army knives were banned then were all the knives taken from the cutlery drawer of  campervans, as many of them would have longer blades?

it was actually going to Glastonbury Festival in 1992 that prompted me to get a Swiss Army knife, after seeing a camping neighbour using one for a myriad of tasks.

[mashedonmud]

Whats with all this protecting us from outside forces. Who's gonna protect me form myself?????

[Tyonks]

My opinion on the new security measures was that it was a pointless farce like I expected it to be. 

[Mezhyp1]

I must do Glastonbury very very differently to some others.

There was certainly no fruit involved that required a knife to peel it haha 

Edited July 2, 2017 by Mezhyp1

[The Placid Casual]

15 minutes ago, Mezhyp1 said:

I must do Glastonbury very very differently to some others.

There was certainly no fruit involved that required a knife to peel it haha 

I thought everyone's 5 a day consisted of alcohol, cigarettes, weed, ket & ecstasy.

[The Placid Casual]

56 minutes ago, AnnaGrant said:

 

If all Swiss Army knives were banned then were all the knives taken from the cutlery drawer of  campervans, as many of them would have longer blades?

Sorry for the nitpicking, but aren't campervans camped outside the actual festival?

[balti-pie]

27 minutes ago, The Placid Casual said:

I thought everyone's 5 a day consisted of alcohol, cigarettes, weed, ket & ecstasy.

Nicotine, Valium, vicodin, marijuana, ecstasy and alcohol . . . 

 

 

Vicodin! Not cyclozine! Sorry queens

Edited July 2, 2017 by balti-pie

[The Placid Casual]

9 minutes ago, balti-pie said:

Nicotine, Valium, vicodin, marijuana, ecstasy and alcohol . . . 

 

 

Vicodin! Not cyclozine! Sorry queens

That's 6, you cheated!

[AnnaGrant]

31 minutes ago, The Placid Casual said:

Sorry for the nitpicking, but aren't campervans camped outside the actual festival?

No, as I understand it they are parked within the festival and subject to the same restrictions. Some of my friends were worried about whether they would be able to take repair equipment in.

Unless they have chosen the Bath and West Showground option. 

I fully support the security checks- the suggestion of increased checks might be enough to put off someone up to no good. 

I play by the rules, but find it frustrating when the rules aren't clear. 

[The Placid Casual]

6 minutes ago, AnnaGrant said:

No, as I understand it they are parked within the festival and subject to the same restrictions. Some of my friends were worried about whether they would be able to take repair equipment in.

Unless they have chosen the Bath and West Showground option. 

I fully support the security checks- the suggestion of increased checks might be enough to put off someone up to no good. 

I play by the rules, but find it frustrating when the rules aren't clear. 

I stand corrected!

[balti-pie]

35 minutes ago, The Placid Casual said:

That's 6, you cheated!

Don't blame me, blame Homme 

[Swine_Glasto2014]

3 hours ago, Tyonks said:

My opinion on the new security measures was that it was a pointless farce like I expected it to be. 

This... 

Purely for propaganda use only, I found the searches non existent. Even more so in East Camper, more lax than ever before. I could of took in all manner of weapons or worse over the course of the weekend. Did not get searched once. 

[The Pumpkin King]

I'm interested to know - does anyone know rules about leaving on the Monday?

We were heading off about 16:30 and saw some police going through tents telling people that they had to be off-site by 6pm; all done pleasantly enough, but is that the case? I thought you could stay on a little longer if you wanted to? 

We were all out by 5pm latest, but I'd always been of the impression that anyone wanting to stay on could do so for a few days? What's the policy here?

[rpfranks]

1 minute ago, The Pumpkin King said:

I'm interested to know - does anyone know rules about leaving on the Monday?

We were heading off about 16:30 and saw some police going through tents telling people that they had to be off-site by 6pm; all done pleasantly enough, but is that the case? I thought you could stay on a little longer if you wanted to? 

We were all out by 5pm latest, but I'd always been of the impression that anyone wanting to stay on could do so for a few days? What's the policy here?

You have to go on Monday, traders start leaving at 6pm on Monday so the policy tends to be that you need to go before then, as the sign posts start coming down then too and stewards start to go home, making it poss. harder to find your way out/leave.

[The Pumpkin King]

5 minutes ago, rpfranks said:

You have to go on Monday, traders start leaving at 6pm on Monday so the policy tends to be that you need to go before then, as the sign posts start coming down then too and stewards start to go home, making it poss. harder to find your way out/leave.

Got ya. 

 

interesting I'd always thought that you could stay on for a few more days even though nothing was open etc. Fair enough.

[jonodillieono]

7 hours ago, pie_and_a_pint said:

And I explained a number of things I need(ed) my Swiss Army knife for.

Why 'alas'? 

I fail to see your objection to a small knife and sundry other gadgets folded away and kept in my pocket or bag. It's less than 3 inches long and is a perfectly legal tool to have. It goes everywhere with me and has done for nearly 25 years. What, precisely, is your problem?

I also own something that's roughly about 3 inches in length, has travelled around with me for almost 25 years now and is often tucked away out of sight.

But by jolly I can do some damage with it.

[rpfranks]

22 minutes ago, The Pumpkin King said:

Got ya. 

 

interesting I'd always thought that you could stay on for a few more days even though nothing was open etc. Fair enough.

Would make the cleanup impossible if they try to take discarded tents down and people are still in them etc

[Charm]

Was a bit worrying walking past the dogs, who clearly weren't after drugs, wonder if they will be a permanent fixture. 

Charm x

Edited July 3, 2017 by Charm

[pie_and_a_pint]

9 hours ago, jonodillieono said:

I also own something that's roughly about 3 inches in length, has travelled around with me for almost 25 years now and is often tucked away out of sight.

But by jolly I can do some damage with it.

If it's that small it's probably best that it remains tucked away out of sight.

[The Placid Casual]

7 minutes ago, pie_and_a_pint said:

If it's that small it's probably best that it remains tucked away out of sight.

It's not the size that matters, it's how you use it.

[pie_and_a_pint]

20 minutes ago, The Placid Casual said:

It's not the size that matters, it's how you use it.

That's what men with tiny dicks always say.

[The Placid Casual]

1 minute ago, pie_and_a_pint said:

That's what men with tiny dicks always say.