Little things to make the festival better for others

[H.M.V]

Every time I go to the sinks I'm gonna be looking for soap dispenser and tap helper peeps. 

I am now going to spend the festival looking deep into the eyes of these people looking for the efests in them. 

Could we have a code like a cool handshake or wink or something? Cos staring at people fucked off your head is not best practice

[dizzymoo]

38 minutes ago, mjsell said:

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. 

Tinned fruit for those whose jaw appears beset on going somewhere alternative to it's owner. 

 

Hi mjsell, sure I'm being dense - I understand what the individual words mean but not what they mean when arranged as above?

[dizzymoo]

38 minutes ago, mjsell said:

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. 

Tinned fruit for those whose jaw appears beset on going somewhere alternative to it's owner. 

 

Hi mjsell, sure I'm being dense - I understand what the individual words mean but not what they mean when arranged as above?

[dizzymoo]

Arse,  double post, showing that I am indeed dense and that my phone hates me!

[Bonaneas]

15 minutes ago, H.M.V said:

Every time I go to the sinks I'm gonna be looking for soap dispenser and tap helper peeps. 

I am now going to spend the festival looking deep into the eyes of these people looking for the efests in them. 

Could we have a code like a cool handshake or wink or something? Cos staring at people fucked off your head is not best practice

The big guy in the kilt with the Japanese tattoo bodysuit looning about with an exasperated blonde on his arm saying he's DJ cucumber, well that's me with two mini bottles of cucumber flavoured hand sanitiser. I'm not that hard to miss. Usually available around the compost Loos between green fields & tipis. Also fucked off face. 

[MetaKate]

23 minutes ago, H.M.V said:

Every time I go to the sinks I'm gonna be looking for soap dispenser and tap helper peeps. 

I am now going to spend the festival looking deep into the eyes of these people looking for the efests in them. 

Could we have a code like a cool handshake or wink or something? Cos staring at people fucked off your head is not best practice

[dizzymoo]

27 minutes ago, H.M.V said:

Every time I go to the sinks I'm gonna be looking for soap dispenser and tap helper peeps. 

I am now going to spend the festival looking deep into the eyes of these people looking for the efests in them. 

Could we have a code like a cool handshake or wink or something? Cos staring at people fucked off your head is not best practice

Don't care how cool the handshake is, wouldn't want to do it before the soap dispenser's been used!

[JacquelineS]

I was thinking of bringing a bunch of Colourful Canada 150 temporary tattoos to hand out randomly. Probably mostly to staff and volunteers and at the meet up. I wanted to bring something but I have limited space and can only carry so much weight. It is Canada's 150 birthday on July1st.

[MetaKate]

27 minutes ago, JacquelineS said:

I was thinking of bringing a bunch of Colourful Canada 150 temporary tattoos to hand out randomly. Probably mostly to staff and volunteers and at the meet up. I wanted to bring something but I have limited space and can only carry so much weight. It is Canada's 150 birthday on July1st.

Where in canada you coming from?

[JacquelineS]

I am in Calgary! What about you, Kate?

[MetaKate]

 

4 minutes ago, JacquelineS said:

I am in Calgary! What about you, Kate?

Well that's crazy. Also living in Calgary atm! Originally from NS. 

[JacquelineS]

Too funny! Just shows what a small world it is! We will definitely have to meet up at the meet! Which I am not absolutely positive when and where it is. 

[Ex_ollie]

Another Canadian resident here @JacquelineS @MetaKate but I'm in BC.

in bringing a few mini flags from dollarama! 

 

[Quark]

Don't just be nice to bar staff, involve them! Had a lovely chat last year while buying my apple mojito by attempting the Beyonce Single Ladies strut through the mud to get to the bar. The guys and girls serving your booze are itching to get out at the end of their shifts, keep them feeling part of the madness while they're in there!

 

[mjsell]

5 hours ago, dizzymoo said:

Hi mjsell, sure I'm being dense - I understand what the individual words mean but not what they mean when arranged as above?

There's a ronseal joke here somewhere but it's too early for me to try and word it properly.

Basically I often take tinned fruit out with me for the late night areas. I am no longer able to indulge in extra-curricular activities but when I did I really enjoyed snacking on some peach, pineapple or melon. I have made tons of friends at festivals over the years by offering it around, after the initial utter confusion most people fall in love with it like I did the first time (you never forget your first tinned peach whilst off your face). So even though I can no longer indulge, I still enjoy seeing people's reactions when they see you offering them a fruity snack. 

"Exactly what it says on the tin"

Edited May 15, 2017 by mjsell

[uscore]

Always put your rubbish in a bin. Particularly by the food places.  What is wrong with people?  Why is it so difficult to do this?  It's not just one or two people, it's thousands.

I go home at the end of the evening with empty cans and things stuffed in my pockets because I can't bear the idea of dropping things on the floor if I'm not near a bin.

I'm a pretty lazy person, not the tidiest in real life, so if I can do it anyone can. But I seem to be fighting against the tide on this one

[mjsell]

12 minutes ago, uscore said:

I'm a pretty lazy person, not the tidiest in real life, so if I can do it anyone can. But I seem to be fighting against the tide on this one

Pretty much sums it up for me as well. I'll be making a point to tell my friends off if I see any of them dropping litter (I might even make a comment to someone I don't know if I'm feeling brave)

Littering is a disease that has infiltrated everyday life in this country. One of the biggest things I noticed while travelling (specifically noticeable in the likes of Australia) is the cleanliness of towns and cities. The difference for me is how the locals are proud of where they are from, when asking an Aussie where they live - a big proportion will follow the place with something along the lines of "best place in the world", the majority of British people would follow it with "shithole". 

[Nobody Interesting]

To all men

Please sit on the loo whether it be a number one or two

Then there are no splashes so the ladies will not have to hover.

[Nobody Interesting]

I love most of this thread - and would love it so much more if we all did the nice stuff all day everyday and not just at Glastonbury.

I have friends who once outside the fence having spent 5 days giving a shit then spend 360 days not giving  a shit.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Folk will hover anyway, and it's the hoverers that are more likely to fuck the place up.

[duke88]

1 minute ago, mjsell said:

Pretty much sums it up for me as well. I'll be making a point to tell my friends off if I see any of them dropping litter (I might even make a comment to someone I don't know if I'm feeling brave)

Littering is a disease that has infiltrated everyday life in this country. One of the biggest things I noticed while travelling (specifically noticeable in the likes of Australia) is the cleanliness of towns and cities. The difference for me is how the locals are proud of where they are from, when asking an Aussie where they live - a big proportion will follow the place with something along the lines of "best place in the world", the majority of British people would follow it with "shithole". 

Completely agree. If I'm not near a bin, I'll put my rubbish in my bag until I find one. Just don't understand the mentality of people who drop rubbish anywhere. The road where I park when I'm at Luton matches is absolutely disgusting, people literally just use the street as a rubbish dump, so much so, my son and I sometimes count the dumped mattresses on the walk to the ground.  I think we've got to over 20 on some occasions. And that's on a 10-minute walk. That's before all the other items dumped and general old newspapers and empty cans left lying around. Makes me so angry.

[dentalplan]

7 hours ago, H.M.V said:

Every time I go to the sinks I'm gonna be looking for soap dispenser and tap helper peeps. 

I am now going to spend the festival looking deep into the eyes of these people looking for the efests in them. 

Could we have a code like a cool handshake or wink or something? Cos staring at people fucked off your head is not best practice

You have to say "9. Pablo Honey".

[Bluebeth]

8 minutes ago, duke88 said:

Completely agree. If I'm not near a bin, I'll put my rubbish in my bag until I find one. Just don't understand the mentality of people who drop rubbish anywhere. The road where I park when I'm at Luton matches is absolutely disgusting, people literally just use the street as a rubbish dump, so much so, my son and I sometimes count the dumped mattresses on the walk to the ground.  I think we've got to over 20 on some occasions. And that's on a 10-minute walk. That's before all the other items dumped and general old newspapers and empty cans left lying around. Makes me so angry.

I live in quite a rural spot in Yorkshire, walking the dogs down the grass verges at the sides of little lanes I'm always telling my dogs to put stuff down. Usually takeaway cups/boxes bit also spirits and medicine bottles, clothes, children's dummies. It's really not hard to NOT throw stuff out of your car, just as It's not hard to find a bin at Glastonbury  (although having ordered a painted one from Dan I might regret saying that if I don't find mine!)

[uscore]

18 minutes ago, Nobody Interesting said:

To all men

Please sit on the loo whether it be a number one or two

Then there are no splashes so the ladies will not have to hover.

Not all men!  Also not all women.  I reckon (some) women will hover regardless of visible evidence of splashing.

EVERYONE!  just give it a bit of a wipe around and sit down.  

I don't know why men go into the toilets to have a wee anyway when there are urinals nearby.

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

Leave your prejudices and your politics at home, treat each other as equals, just like it should be in the "real" world. Get to know as many people from different walks of life as possible and you never know, you might learn something about yourself too.