Weather 2016

[**claire**]

4 minutes ago, bennyhana22 said:

Gotta love those Norwegians.

I want five dry days, but I'll take a bit of wet on Thursday morning for a fully dry pitch and set up on the Wednesday...

Ben

Same here Ben.  We're setting up on the Tuesday in CVE but I'll keep hoping for dry Wednesday too for the camping contingent.

[RichardWaller]

This thread has that Hot tab next to it right now. Is this a sign of things to come?

[Mardy]

Fuck this. If we have anything approaching 2007 weather again, I'll be packed up and leaving by Friday lunchtime. Bollocks to all that positivity/right clothing/doesn't affect my enjoyment nonsense

[blackred]

Just now, Mardy said:

Fuck this. If we have anything approaching 2007 weather again, I'll be packed up and leaving by Friday lunchtime. Bollocks to all that positivity/right clothing/doesn't affect my enjoyment nonsense

Take some comfort in the fact we haven't had a soaked May and June up till now, though depending on how heavy the rain is over the next week that could be a moot point!

Mentally (and kit wise) I feel much more prepared for another 2007, physically - not for shit. Will be interesting to see how it pans out if that occurs, could easily see leaving early as an option.

[donshakey]

If it's '07 i'm going home

[Mezhyp1]

The only way I would ever leave a festival early due to weather is if the festival was abandoned and I had no choice. It's not going to be wall to wall sheets of rain(or at least it looks that way), so there's no way that's going to happen. As long as the festival is on, it's waterproofs on and get on with the job 

[bennyhana22]

3 minutes ago, blackred said:

Take some comfort in the fact we haven't had a soaked May and June up till now, though depending on how heavy the rain is over the next week that could be a moot point!

Mentally (and kit wise) I feel much more prepared for another 2007, physically - not for shit. Will be interesting to see how it pans out if that occurs, could easily see leaving early as an option.

I have waited far too long in a state of utter sobriety for this to arrive. So whatever may come, I say bring it.

Coach drops me off at 0630h on Wednesday and takes me home at 0830 on Monday.

Go hard, or go home.

Mardy - man the fuck up. See you at the meet.

Ben

[eastynh]

8 minutes ago, Mardy said:

Fuck this. If we have anything approaching 2007 weather again, I'll be packed up and leaving by Friday lunchtime. Bollocks to all that positivity/right clothing/doesn't affect my enjoyment nonsense

I am not going anywhere till New Order have been on.

[Brave Sir Robin]

24 minutes ago, **claire** said:

This build up isn't the same without Jackone, Pedmills AND Bigdog.  The loss of one I could come to terms with, but all three?

Anyway, at least the Norwegians are looking better today.  We just need the rain threat to keep moving along the long-range forecast & we're golden.

@pedmills said a while back he would be returning... please??

At least we now have @devonhammer's summary, which I hope becomes a daily occurrence.

[The Nal]

29 minutes ago, Stooonami said:

No they aren't.

Unsettled, showers throughout, raining every day. Just like 2007. 

[Thunderstruck]

Everyone calm down haha! Is rain looking likely? - Yes! But it's not exactly looking like a monsoon is it?! In my opinion things look fairly promising for a decent period of weather overall. 

[broken monkey]

I had to abandon the festival on the Friday morning of 2005. Was right at the bottom of Pennard Hill when the flood hit (plus the gf at the time woke up with mumps that day). Was the most depressing weekend of my life watching on tv, made even worse by the fact that 2006 was a fallow year. Despite the weather sucking in 2007, I was determined to enjoy every moment and it was probably my favourite year to date!

[Finding leto14]

Seriously guys come on! Yesterday it was talk of 2010 and today it is talk of another 07. Just sit back and relax, it's all part of the fun! (Granted I prefer sun but don't we all!) it will change a thousand times between today and tomorrow

[Stooonami]

5 minutes ago, The Nal said:

Unsettled, showers throughout, raining every day. Just like 2007. 

No it was nothing like that and it doesn't say that.

[blackred]

4 minutes ago, bennyhana22 said:

I have waited far too long in a state of utter sobriety for this to arrive. So whatever may come, I say bring it.

Coach drops me off at 0630h on Wednesday and takes me home at 0830 on Monday.

Go hard, or go home.

Mardy - man the fuck up. See you at the meet.

Ben

Aye, too much time and prep gone into to abandon it before the main stages have finished - however if it is a shithouse I will be leaving Sunday evening instead of Monday afternoon, shit is too depressing to be hanging around longer than necessary.

As for you Benny, that marathon prep will come in handy - nothing compares to the gruelling physicallity of a properly wet Glastonbury (including a wet Green Man!)

[big__phil]

With about a week to go, I'm checking in. Sorry to hear @pedmills isn't about - loved his graphs last year.

Anyway, no point getting upset quite yet - the tears will only add to the rainfall!

[bennyhana22]

Just now, blackred said:

Aye, too much time and prep gone into to abandon it before the main stages have finished - however if it is a shithouse I will be leaving Sunday evening instead of Monday afternoon, shit is too depressing to be hanging around longer than necessary.

As for you Benny, that marathon prep will come in handy - nothing compares to the gruelling physicallity of a properly wet Glastonbury (including a wet Green Man!)

I'm ready, blackred...by gods, I'm READY!

Ben

[stuartbert two hats]

29 minutes ago, mr flow said:

Just putting things in to perspective, my "Facebook memory" today was me declaring how happy I was that the forecast for Glastonbury now has no rain at all.

That post was in 2007....

[giantkatestacks]

I am going to stand with Mardy in the 'cant cope with another 2007' corner. It was horrific. 

[gorfield]

I enjoyed 2007 despite the weather.. but this year we have 4 kids with us.. in prams

that will NOT be fun in 2007 weather

[JoeyT]

The doom and gloom merchants need to cheer up.

The only thing we can be sure of weather wise is that the forecast between now and the festival will change daily.

Don't get carried away with the good and don't get carried away with the bad.

[djcolsen]

Not looking great at this stage

[CaledonianGonzo]

Just now, JoeyT said:

The doom and gloom merchants need to stop taking Nal at face value.

FTFY

[Padgey]

2 minutes ago, djcolsen said:

Not looking great at this stage

Let's just hope it's better at all the other stages!

[JoeyT]

So  got carried away:

You’ve got to hope and pray

But do it at the right time

It may be dry or wet

But you will have a good time

They’ll be threats and they’ll scare you

The Nal will always hit back

The tabloids throw out their headlines

But we don’t look in to that

Predict it if you can

But we’re in England man

And what you’re looking at

Ain’t no hosepipe ban

We ain’t no hooligans

This ain’t a weather song

We’ll be at the fest

1 week it won’t be long