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Post by faeriekisses on Jul 31, 2007 7:32:27 GMT
ok where to start.
can you have camp fires?
if so do they sell wood on site?
is there like a market area where my dad can stock up on bongo's and sarongs?
toilets, how scared will i be?
thats it for now at least.x
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Post by Warthog on Jul 31, 2007 7:40:24 GMT
Definitely no 'camp fires' As i recall, there may be 1 or 2 'organised' fires.
The toilet situation seems to get better each year, in 2005 there wasn't a huge amount of them, but 'Toliet Lorry - Man' was doing his best to empty them regularly & keep them clean.
I suggest that you spend the next 2 weeks training your bladder & bowel, so they only need 'emptying' once in the morning & once in the evening!
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Post by chris09 on Jul 31, 2007 8:07:14 GMT
having been to glasto and experienced the toilets there I am already starting the bowel training. any one got any ideas what the shower facilities are like as I think my girlfriend is expecting a holiday camp?  |
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Post by chris3 on Jul 31, 2007 8:07:35 GMT
The toilets were great last year. Best festival toilets i've experienced.
Pretty much everytime I went I found them clean and stocked with toilet paper and hand sanitizer.
I didn't spot anywhere selling bongos last year and I hope there isn't anywhere selling them this year.
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Post by iiii on Jul 31, 2007 8:27:11 GMT
no camp fires in the camping area - there was a large communal fire in the arena last year
there's no real market like you get at other festivals. There is a "super" market selling over priced stuff, but it's not your typical festival fare
the toilets weren't too bad last year, the "long drops" at latitude are the best i've experienced at a festival though
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Post by wisdog07 on Jul 31, 2007 11:14:40 GMT
The showers were really good last year, though am hoping they'll put more on this year seeing the capacity is bigger.
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Post by Chris on Jul 31, 2007 11:16:08 GMT
I like to have a shower even when I'm camping. Call me a camping softie if you want, but the idea of there being good showers appeals to me enormously.
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Post by faeriekisses on Jul 31, 2007 12:20:08 GMT
you're all stars thank you  tonight i shall write my list then, and may advise my dad to limit himself to one guitar so we can carry rations, and just for you chris3, i'll try and persuade him to leave the bonjos behind to hun  showers, huh, wet wipes and cold water for me |
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Post by Chris on Jul 31, 2007 13:16:14 GMT
I've done the wet wipe approach, but never felt properly clean until I went and found a shower. Each to their own.
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Post by chris09 on Jul 31, 2007 13:51:03 GMT
Showers are not for me you understand, its the girlfriend that wants them. its not a proper festival unless you have four days of grime on you. wet wipes yes, talc powder as well put some in your shoes at the start of the day kepps em dry and cool
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Post by Chris on Jul 31, 2007 14:11:04 GMT
I've never quite understood why people want to be covered in grime at festivals. But the more people who think that way there are, the more chance I've got of getting into a shower, so I suppose it all balances out.
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Post by faeriekisses on Jul 31, 2007 17:01:59 GMT
ick ick ick. no grime for me. choose the right wet wipes and you get a moisturiser to! i'm a delicate thing you see talc, ick. yay flip flops, but agin, as the man said, each to his/her own. |
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Post by kidpresentable on Jul 31, 2007 23:06:01 GMT
I've never quite understood why people want to be covered in grime at festivals. But the more people who think that way there are, the more chance I've got of getting into a shower, so I suppose it all balances out. I'm not bothering with the showers - clean clothes will mask all kinds. That said I reckon Chris will be the only 'clean' member of our group and therefore you may find the rest of us all the less pleasent for it! |
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Post by lawm on Aug 1, 2007 2:52:45 GMT
chris will you be taking yr guitar and singing morrissey covers into the small hours?
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Post by Chris on Aug 1, 2007 10:05:23 GMT
I will indeed lawm, and Bri is thinking of getting a small accordion so we can do an impromptu We Are The Pinstripes set whilst plastered. We've acquired a cheapo guitar so we won't have to worry about it all weekend.
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Post by stormmonkey on Aug 1, 2007 15:35:56 GMT
After a swift gander at the "We Are The Pinstripes" MySpace page, I've decided I like it.
Play loudly, so I'll be able to hear it and destroy a few tents as I canter towards the sound.
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Post by Chris on Aug 1, 2007 15:39:19 GMT
Nice of you to say so stormmonkey, we'll watch out for the destruction as you approach
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Post by sen on Aug 3, 2007 19:16:04 GMT
Hi, if you're going to play morrissey covers, please can you do it in a confined (and preferably soundproof) area, thanks.[a href="http://[del:sen]"]http://[del:sen][/a]
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Post by kidpresentable on Aug 5, 2007 23:56:58 GMT
Hi, if you're going to play morrissey covers, please can you do it in a confined (and preferably soundproof) area, thanks.[a href="http://[del:sen]"]http://[del:sen] [/a][/quote] I am big Morrissey fan too Sen, he is one of the few I would go so far as to use the word genius about. You can't be precious about him though, I like it when people do covers of his stuff. The Pinstripes version is excellent, by the way. |
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Post by woodenrabbit on Aug 14, 2007 0:47:30 GMT
Toilets were absloutely TOP QUALITY and really one of the most amazingly cool things about last years festival. One learned not to get cross at the sound of the slurry lorries draining them in the wee sma' hours  Also the toilets had cool evapoarting soap that was constantly replaced. |
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Also the toilets had cool evapoarting soap that was constantly replaced.