Drink spiked at glasto

[glasto-worker]

Thank you Brian, for taking the time and effort to make that post, and enlighten us as to the workings of something which we as punters take as granted, and maybe have a skewed view of.

[Thea!]

Looking at those pictures its just incredible the amount of booze is served!!

My memory of the bar where we got the drinks was not the same layout as the pictures there. There were pints layed out on a ledge just under the bar that were reachable. Anyway, you obviously know what you're talking about and I'm reassured by your post. Of course the pints dont sit there for hours, but even a minute is long enough for someone to drop something in.

[freehugs!]

http://www.wbc-team.co.uk/wbc-image-reading-2007-11.html

Don't worry there is no room to pitch such a large mega tent at Glastonbury.

[ukslim]

You may be surprised to learn that the Event Producers will call us on the radio giving us accurate times when a Band will end so we are able to ratchet up production

[freddyt234]

Some guy on the tube started talking to me when he saw I had my Glastonbury wristband still on and he was telling me about how some guy spiked both his and his girlfriends drinks (presumably so the boyfriend would pass out and then this guy could get to his girlfriend )- but when he realised what was going on he made sure him and his girlfriend got back to their tent intime before anything happened...lucky

there are some weirdos at Glastonbury just like any other festival you can't just assume this would never happen at Glasto just because the atmosphere is "too friendly"

Edited May 24, 2009 by freddyt234

[glasto-worker]

Looking at those pictures its just incredible the amount of booze is served!!

My memory of the bar where we got the drinks was not the same layout as the pictures there. There were pints layed out on a ledge just under the bar that were reachable. Anyway, you obviously know what you're talking about and I'm reassured by your post. Of course the pints dont sit there for hours, but even a minute is long enough for someone to drop something in.

[markeee]

totally agree with freddy, weirdos everywhere...trust noone!

glasto-worker whats MDU stand for? I was surprised by the number of tankers by each bar

what glasto-worker said does reflect what I remember, there would sometimes be a few pints at the back of the bar (out of reach of punters) ready, but other times I would have to wait and you would see the server waiting for the pints to be poured!

[ukslim]

glasto-worker whats MDU stand for? I was surprised by the number of tankers by each bar

Edited May 24, 2009 by ukslim

[glasto-worker]

totally agree with freddy, weirdos everywhere...trust noone!

glasto-worker whats MDU stand for? I was surprised by the number of tankers by each bar

what glasto-worker said does reflect what I remember, there would sometimes be a few pints at the back of the bar (out of reach of punters) ready, but other times I would have to wait and you would see the server waiting for the pints to be poured!

[markeee]

Guessing 'multiple dispenser unit' or similar. You put a tray full of glasses under it, press a button, and it fills them all in one go. I first saw these on a news item when the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff opened. They get a massive rush at half time, so they need a way to pour drinks as fast as the staff can sell them.

[glasto-worker]

that makes sense, thanks:)

[ukslim]

It may make sense but its clear ukslim has never operated a MDU

[markeee]

why is it the pints at festivals tend to have a lot of froth/creamy head to them? Is it just because of how the lager is stored in the big tankers, or is it to do with how they;re poured?

[tazzyb]

why is it the pints at festivals tend to have a lot of froth/creamy head to them? Is it just because of how the lager is stored in the big tankers, or is it to do with how they;re poured?

[glasto-worker]

its a combination of things. Due the nature of a MDU pints are flat poured which causes more of a head. Its also to do with the temp of the drink. Its a lot easier to keep a barrel in a cellar cold then lager coming from a tanker through pipes in the open air.

[markeee]

public bar?

you not working for WBC at glastonbury?

Thanks for explaining glasto-worker , just wondered why they had a weird creamy head sometimes, I always assumed it was due to storage solely

[glasto-worker]

public bar?

you not working for WBC at glastonbury?

Thanks for explaining glasto-worker , just wondered why they had a weird creamy head sometimes, I always assumed it was due to storage solely

[Howl]

haha, I can assure you it wasn't! He only had one!