Disability camping

[guypjfreak]

:0) bless you love, but I'm a bird you're being ace, thank you. I don't know what to do about queues - not sure if we get rerouted around or going to get stuck in the general mess.the bloke will not deal well with traffic jams no matter how he well he protests it'll be fine.

[Somersetsun]

Lots. Thank you. I just keep looking at the size of the site map and getting overwhelmed. I think I'll pick one thing a day I definitely want to do, and let everything else just happen.

[guypjfreak]

probably the best idea ENJOY it dont try and see it all cos you just wont ive be 14 times and im still finding things or looking for things it mad

[Ben Ahmed]

Have a great festival! Get glow sticks for your walking sticks/chair/poles. If your disability is not visible, don't be afraid to speak up!

I certainly had to. Once people found out that my mum had cancer and was there as it could have been her last people were very nice ish!

[falkirk bairn]

Have a great festival! Get glow sticks for your walking sticks/chair/poles. If your disability is not visible, don't be afraid to speak up!

I certainly had to. Once people found out that my mum had cancer and was there as it could have been her last people were very nice ish!

[Ben Ahmed]

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[guypjfreak]

i remember going down to see roger Walters once and i had my baby girl with me and this flipping great big tall gezzer was stood in the way so i asked nicely to go round him and he got really really nasty ......i was going to lump him there and then but my daughter and wife were going mad telling me not to so i didnt ...

then when it was finished i thought id go and have a little chat and guess wot gone disappeared melted away it was amazing he was SO tall i thought id be able to spot him but no puff gone ............always makes me laugh that do ....why im telling you this .......

99.999.999999 per cent of people are top of the range but theres always some one who can ruin your day ive only been annoyed like that 3 odd times and that was one of them

[StoneCircle]

i remember going down to see roger Walters once and i had my baby girl with me and this flipping great big tall gezzer was stood in the way so i asked nicely to go round him and he got really really nasty ......i was going to lump him there and then but my daughter and wife were going mad telling me not to so i didnt ...

then when it was finished i thought id go and have a little chat and guess wot gone disappeared melted away it was amazing he was SO tall i thought id be able to spot him but no puff gone ............always makes me laugh that do ....why im telling you this .......

99.999.999999 per cent of people are top of the range but theres always some one who can ruin your day ive only been annoyed like that 3 odd times and that was one of them

[guypjfreak]

well you do get them ive only lost my temper once and thats cos a bloke [whilst speaking to me ] was pissing on my tent so i punched him ....the stewards came saw wot was happening and took him off .....not sure if he got kicked out .

the weird thing was the next year some bloke pissed in the space i was about to pitch a tent .....maybe there trying to tell me some thing

[Somersetsun]

Sorry guys, me again. We're trying to decide what time to get there - we're staying the night before near yeovil some coming from west - how quickly does disabled camping fill up? Are we better getting there for 8 or waiting til a few hours later?

[Mr Splodge]

Sorry guys, me again. We're trying to decide what time to get there - we're staying the night before near yeovil some coming from west - how quickly does disabled camping fill up? Are we better getting there for 8 or waiting til a few hours later?

[guypjfreak]

Hi the office opens at 8am but in 2011 I recall it being nearer 9am there were quite large queues.

The campsite is large and there is always space. People were still arriving Friday and had plenty of space.

Hope this helps.

Feel free to post more questions.

[Somersetsun]

Mine arrived too :0) Thanks guys, we might nab brekkie then, head over at 10, should be there by 11-12 I guess. If its raining as much as it sounds like it might, every hour of dry counts ;0)

[guypjfreak]

Mine arrived too :0) Thanks guys, we might nab brekkie then, head over at 10, should be there by 11-12 I guess. If its raining as much as it sounds like it might, every hour of dry counts ;0)

[Mr Splodge]

all the help ive given you ALL OF IT AND YOU MENTION THE R WORD !!!!

no no no no no no no non nnnnnnooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo its NOT GOING TO R,,, ok that an order no flipping R... dont even mention the word ......but yea thats not a bad time to get there personally id try more for 8 but horses for courses BUT NO R...

enough said .....................unless you mention that flipping word lol

[guypjfreak]

What he said

Want to enjoy the festival so no rain and please no mud.

My pack is here too.

See you in the queue.

Edited June 16, 2013 by guypjfreak

[Somersetsun]

No no no you don't understand, I spent an hour looking for my waterproof trousers and gaiters today, checked they fit, checked socks covered leggings and no rubbing gaiters, the lots because that absolutely guarantees it will now be blazing sunshine and I'll burn to a crisp (I'm photo sensitive).

Honestly the sacrifices you make and no one appreciated them (and lo! Tomorrows front page of the Express predicts tropical heat wave...) I expect no laughing at the burned rash covered girl as a thank you.

[guypjfreak]

No no no you don't understand, I spent an hour looking for my waterproof trousers and gaiters today, checked they fit, checked socks covered leggings and no rubbing gaiters, the lots because that absolutely guarantees it will now be blazing sunshine and I'll burn to a crisp (I'm photo sensitive).

Honestly the sacrifices you make and no one appreciated them (and lo! Tomorrows front page of the Express predicts tropical heat wave...) I expect no laughing at the burned rash covered girl as a thank you.

[Somersetsun]

We're off this morning, wanted to say thank you to you lot and if you see a fat bird with purple hair, come say hi - my memory is not so good atm, so tell me you're from efestivals then tell me your username and I'll twig, otherwise you'll get a blank look

[CCCheese]

Hi,

From a police perspective, I've personally helped less abled people out by getting them transport from one side to another when it's become too much for them.

As the first reply says, there's plenty of high vis wearers about and lots have radios, if you're stuck, ask us

[Somersetsun]

Absolutely everyone we spoke to was epic bar one person. From the mini bus drivers to the chap in shangri la who saw I'd completely crashed and was stuck and helped us work out how to get out quickly, everyone was lovely. Really lovely.

The only thing that makes me sad is a prevailing attitude that if there's nothing visibly wrong with you, there's nothing wrong with you. I wish I'd booked a scooter. I wish I'd known viewing platform etiquette. I wish some people had smiled back at me and not blanked me. I wish I'd not been too embarrassed to use my sticks. I wish I'd packed moreainkillers and thank god for @glastoninfo. I wish I'd gone to chat to the deaf zone lot. I wish I'd not spent the whole weekend feeling guilty for being in the campsite at all

[mikeb]

I'll think you'll find no Glasto is ever without it's list of I wish I'd done / not done something-or-other but to see

I wish I'd not spent the whole weekend feeling guilty for being in the [disabled] campsite at all

[Somersetsun]

Don't forget adding a visit to say hi to the most excellent DeafZone peeps to the to-do list for next year

[Chris_R]

The only thing that makes me sad is a prevailing attitude that if there's nothing visibly wrong with you, there's nothing wrong with you. I wish I'd booked a scooter. I wish I'd known viewing platform etiquette. I wish some people had smiled back at me and not blanked me. I wish I'd not been too embarrassed to use my sticks. I wish I'd packed moreainkillers and thank god for @glastoninfo. I wish I'd gone to chat to the deaf zone lot. I wish I'd not spent the whole weekend feeling guilty for being in the campsite at all

[Somersetsun]

Conversely I wish we'd stayed off the platforms. It's knowing what to do and where to sit - now I've been I know where we can get away with putting chairs down much much better.

Codes on loos - no you weren't imagining.

People tutting. Ignore. Seriously. We, for some reason, got off on a bad footing with neighbours after I tried to help them put their tent up. I'm slightly aspie (not the reason I was in that campsite) so the whole thing looked so complicated I gave up. The campfire was an ace idea but I found it so intimidating I ended up walking past it with my head down every night.