Weather thread 2010

[Guest blackcockerel]

yep - i had to have a year off after that monday - it was shit

[Tugger2k]

But think of it this way -- the smoother Wimbledon goes, the sooner it's over and done with and out of our way.

[Langdale Wolf]

yep - i had to have a year off after that monday - it was shit

[Haggis]

I'm 100% convinced that was the reason 2008 didn't sell anywhere near as well as other years. It was nowt to do with Jay-Zed. We'd had 3 years of mud, and people were sick of it.

We left on the Sunday night in 2007 and my god it was a tricky journey home - never seen a motorway with so much surface water.

It was really, really hard work on that Sunday.

[Langdale Wolf]

You'd be correct in that conviction. 2008 sold out once the forecast was clear too!

We set off for home, we were wet, muddy and tired and sent in the wrong direction by Police. Stopped at the first travelodge we came to. Best £50 i ever spent

[3puddings]

2007 was horrific, like being on a stairmaster constantly for 5 days with that mud! It's the only year I've ever said "I don't know if I can do this again" on the way out - and I am renowned for being optimistic. Hovering over the longdrops with rain soaking your naked bum every time you attempt to wee is not fun, neither is losing your friends in the dark, without your contact lenses and falling over in the mud at the back of the Who. Stupid fcuking mud!!

I'd take 2005 over 2007 too, as long as I didn't have to camp at the bottom of Pennards!!

[Tugger2k]

2007 was horrific, like being on a stairmaster constantly for 5 days with that mud! It's the only year I've ever said "I don't know if I can do this again" on the way out - and I am renowned for being optimistic. Hovering over the longdrops with rain soaking your naked bum every time you attempt to wee is not fun, neither is losing your friends in the dark, without your contact lenses and falling over in the mud at the back of the Who. Stupid fcuking mud!!

I'd take 2005 over 2007 too, as long as I didn't have to camp at the bottom of Pennards!!

[Aphex's twin]

good

[Langdale Wolf]

yep, at least in 05 it dumped it it one go

the problem with 07 was the constancy of it - it just wouldnt f**king stop - the afternoon of the saturday is wettest, dampest and saddest ive ever been at glasto.

[ukslim]

I'm 100% convinced that was the reason 2008 didn't sell anywhere near as well as other years. It was nowt to do with Jay-Zed. We'd had 3 years of mud, and people were sick of it.

We left on the Sunday night in 2007 and my god it was a tricky journey home - never seen a motorway with so much surface water.

It was really, really hard work on that Sunday.

[ukslim]

I hurt generally everywhere, not least my soul which was crushed.

The rain beat me that year, and I've been determined to exact my revenge ever since.

[Langdale Wolf]

100% with you. I, and all my crew, decided not to do it again. We went to Bestival 2008 instead. September; that's a reliably dry month. Isle of Wight; that's reliably dry place. Right? Bastard mud fest.

2009 was such an ace Glastonbury though. Glad I went back.

[Haggis]

I remember watching Willy Mason at The Park on the Sunday, and I was so looking forward to it. But I was broken. I sat on the hay and couldn't stand up. He was ace, but I couldn't muster the energy or enthusiasm to enjoy myself by then. I just couldn't do anything except sit there and wish for home. That was rock bottom. I did manage to drag myself to a couple of other performances, but it wasn't easy. I hurt generally everywhere, not least my soul which was crushed.

The rain beat me that year, and I've been determined to exact my revenge ever since.

[LittlemissC]

The pain from scrambling around in the mud just kills me...and constant damp makes me freeezzzzzinnggg.........

please please please no rain...or if you must, a little drizzle at night. please god.....

NO RAIN!!!

[Langdale Wolf]

In 2008, when it started to rain during Vampire Weekend, and having rained overnight, I threw a massive strop and stomped back to the tent after they had done. Memories of 2007 were flying back.

Thank christ that

1) I went to sleep for a couple of hours and felt much better and

2) It only really rained again on the Sunday, and by the time we'd got the kids into the raincoats, it had stopped. Faith was restored

[Steve P]

The worst part about 07 was smoking damp joints for the whole weekend. Just got so annoying by the end.

[Tugger2k]

The worst part about 07 was smoking damp joints for the whole weekend. Just got so annoying by the end.

[3puddings]

please please please no rain...or if you must, a little drizzle at night. please god.....

NO RAIN!!!

[Tugger2k]

When the rain started on the Thursday evening, my drink had been spiked and I went a little bit crazy, and felt dreadful. I woke up on Friday afternoon just in time to see Vampire Weekend and I felt a bit low.

But then I snapped out of it and the rest of the weekend was incredible. I have no idea what happened to that drink but it knocked me sideways for a good while. And it wasn't me being a lightweight either, before you all start!

[TokiDoki]

We went to see Bill Bailey at the end of Sunday evening 2007, one of my favourite comedians and it was the first time i'd seen him. Didn't even find him funny, was cold and wet and the rain was getting heavier and heavier. We left before he finished and then drove back through the night, i've never seen such heavy rain on the motorway!

Thankfully we did get straight out though, we were on the road within 15 mins.

[Josepipe]

Can everybody PLEASE stop talking about 2007! Let's just pretend it never happened! All this talk of mud, cold, r**n etc is depressing the hell out of me, stop it! Stop it! STOP IT!

I'll let mr noah and his whale take it from here:

'And there’ll be sun, sun, sun

All over our bodys.

And sun, sun, sun

I’ll die in next

There’ll be sun, sun, sun

All over our faces

And sun, sun, sun

So, what the hell'

Come on, snap out of it people. I thought this was supposed to be a positive thread!

[Langdale Wolf]

what was it - half a lager? talk about not being able to hold your liquor!!!

all this big talk of a real ale meet. a half of wherry and you'll be out of it for 2 days

[Haggis]

Can everybody PLEASE stop talking about 2007! Let's just pretend it never happened! All this talk of mud, cold, r**n etc is depressing the hell out of me, stop it! Stop it! STOP IT!

I'll let mr noah and his whale take it from here:

'And there’ll be sun, sun, sun

All over our bodys.

And sun, sun, sun

I’ll die in next

There’ll be sun, sun, sun

All over our faces

And sun, sun, sun

So, what the hell'

Come on, snap out of it people. I thought this was supposed to be a positive thread!

[Tugger2k]

Can everybody PLEASE stop talking about 2007! Let's just pretend it never happened! All this talk of mud, cold, r**n etc is depressing the hell out of me, stop it! Stop it! STOP IT!

I'll let mr noah and his whale take it from here:

'And there’ll be sun, sun, sun

All over our bodys.

And sun, sun, sun

I’ll die in next

There’ll be sun, sun, sun

All over our faces

And sun, sun, sun

So, what the hell'

Come on, snap out of it people. I thought this was supposed to be a positive thread!

[nina3d]

you bring Noah into the argument!!