Reading needs a Green Police

[johnmcga]

What is it with people pissing everywhere but where they're meant to? They had more toilets than ever in the arena this year, I never waited to use them, not even the ones nearest the main stage. And yet still there were blokes pissing up fences, trees, into bushes, ditches ... basically, anywhere possible.

Ok, it didn't seem quite as bad as last year round by the Festival Republic stage, but it was still rank as anything. Is it sheer laziness? Or something to do with being some sort of thicko and wanting to mark your territority?

Can anyone enlighten me?

I know it's small beer compared to, well, riots. And fires. And explosions. But it pissed me right off.

The best solution I can come up with is a few well-placed stewards with cameras (photos to be published on the festy website), or the green police, like at Glastonbury where they always make me laugh.

[remote]

It could be a good idea, but I just don't think it'd work.

It can only be down to laziness, I never once queued up for a toilet.

[markeee]

What is it with people pissing everywhere but where they're meant to? They had more toilets than ever in the arena this year, I never waited to use them, not even the ones nearest the main stage. And yet still there were blokes pissing up fences, trees, into bushes, ditches ... basically, anywhere possible.

Ok, it didn't seem quite as bad as last year round by the Festival Republic stage, but it was still rank as anything. Is it sheer laziness? Or something to do with being some sort of thicko and wanting to mark your territority?

Can anyone enlighten me?

I know it's small beer compared to, well, riots. And fires. And explosions. But it pissed me right off.

The best solution I can come up with is a few well-placed stewards with cameras (photos to be published on the festy website), or the green police, like at Glastonbury where they always make me laugh.

[benissright]

It was a 5 minute walk to the nearest toilets from where we are camping.

Out of pure anger that FR decided to not implement any toilets closer. Every single piss i did was in the bush.

Even girls were though, was a ridiculous walk.

[brighteyes]

The urinals kept leaking, that was fecking annoying. Made the toilet area a soggy pissy mess, so lazy blokes just pissed against the fence entrances.

[jameshendicott]

A guy I was camped with decided to piss between tents on the last night. I didnt know him so well, so I restricted myself to a few verbals. If it had been a mate I'd have thrown something at him.

[kyjenni]

What is it with people pissing everywhere but where they're meant to? They had more toilets than ever in the arena this year, I never waited to use them, not even the ones nearest the main stage. And yet still there were blokes pissing up fences, trees, into bushes, ditches ... basically, anywhere possible.

Ok, it didn't seem quite as bad as last year round by the Festival Republic stage, but it was still rank as anything. Is it sheer laziness? Or something to do with being some sort of thicko and wanting to mark your territority?

Can anyone enlighten me?

I know it's small beer compared to, well, riots. And fires. And explosions. But it pissed me right off.

The best solution I can come up with is a few well-placed stewards with cameras (photos to be published on the festy website), or the green police, like at Glastonbury where they always make me laugh.

[howlin_pete]

They do seem to have massivly reduced the amount of toilets in the campsite, I went in a bush a few times a night cause I couldnt hold on for the walk! But seeing as people just trash them anyway I'm guessing they don't see the point in spending so much money on them

[hearing_aid]

It was a 5 minute walk to the nearest toilets from where we are camping.

Out of pure anger that FR decided to not implement any toilets closer. Every single piss i did was in the bush.

Even girls were though, was a ridiculous walk.

[morelego]

I love the green police! They really do work as well. A mate of mine was caught and was made to walk under their tunnel of arms whilst pulling his trousers up and them blowing their whistles. He didn't do it again. I agree with kyjenni though, they would not survive at Reading. Its just a shame that some people are brought up with no respect.

[5co77ie]

reading is a lot different to glastonbury though, totally different crowds who hink they can do what they want as its a festival..

[5co77ie]

I would fear for the lives of green police at Reading now that the morons have taken over

[kyjenni]

Now? they've been there for decades - it's loads better now - no rain of glass bottles/glasses, no huge arena fires - and black smoke everywhere, no huge fights, and no threatening behaviour.

All right they burn stuff and make a mess - but this is Reading - it used to be far worse. Least the current generation are pretty friendly and polite and up for a laugh and a mosh rather than a bundle.

[firstglasto]

you would have to send the green police in with riot gear on at reading .

[Explosions_In_The_Sky]

What is it with people pissing everywhere but where they're meant to? They had more toilets than ever in the arena this year, I never waited to use them, not even the ones nearest the main stage. And yet still there were blokes pissing up fences, trees, into bushes, ditches ... basically, anywhere possible.

Ok, it didn't seem quite as bad as last year round by the Festival Republic stage, but it was still rank as anything. Is it sheer laziness? Or something to do with being some sort of thicko and wanting to mark your territority?

Can anyone enlighten me?

I know it's small beer compared to, well, riots. And fires. And explosions. But it pissed me right off.

The best solution I can come up with is a few well-placed stewards with cameras (photos to be published on the festy website), or the green police, like at Glastonbury where they always make me laugh.

Edited September 2, 2009 by Explosions_In_The_Sky

[johnmcga]

Ok, so perhaps I hadn't entirely thought the Green Police thing through properly (could FR kit them out with riot gear?). Maybe it needs a bit more consideration.

[remote]

It was a 5 minute walk to the nearest toilets from where we are camping.

Out of pure anger that FR decided to not implement any toilets closer. Every single piss i did was in the bush.

Even girls were though, was a ridiculous walk.

[benissright]

Did they move the toilets after you put your tent up then?

Edited September 2, 2009 by benissright

[beLIEveR]

We camp in the same place every year and have done since 06.

They took those toilets away. The toilets that had been in that place every year since 06. The toilets very close to the place we were meeting everyone at had gone. If FR dont think we need toilets closer, then surely they are happy for us to piss in a bush.

If they arent going to supply enough toilets, then they shouldnt moan about people pissing in a bush. And you know what, they dont moan about people pissing in a bush. So i dont see the problem.

[benissright]

its a f**king stupid topic.

[Timmah]

I used the urinals a couple of times when I was in the arena, nightmare queues and pushing and piss everywhere thanks to the leaking cauldrons of foul we were all meant to aim at.

A good 95% of my pissing over the weekend involved bushes.

[Budweiser]

Piss is alright, makes the grass grow better . But that black smoke is bad enough for my lungs for 5 days let alone the enviroment.

[hatethisandillloveyou]

I must admit i laughed when i walked to the urinals, then realised they were overflowing so i was effectivly pissing on the floor anyway

[JameSemajj]

The Green Police are an absolute joke, they walk around promoting how everything should be green and enviromental friendly, yet their all wearing plastic weelies, coats and handing out these crappy cigarette disposal things, made of plastic.

[hearing_aid]

The Green Police are an absolute joke, they walk around promoting how everything should be green and enviromental friendly, yet their all wearing plastic weelies, coats and handing out these crappy cigarette disposal things, made of plastic.