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ah you're all making me jealous

Leggers - let me have your mobile number. Cheers.

Dollydagger wrote:ah you're all making me jealous

don't be jealous, it's going to be rubbish. want to join me for a far superior festival in my local park, with a cheap ghetto blaster and a six pack?

davemacfrombath wrote:it's going to piss down...

Hmmm. Hopefully the 'heavy rain' on the Thursday won't be bad enough to cause a swamp (maybe less people trampling on it?).

Sunday looks a bit wet though.

Does anyone know what the equivalent rain levels were in the muddy years? Is the 17mm rainfall at midday Sunday worse or better? I haven't got a clue what 17mm rain looks like in a field.

apparently they have spent zillions on extra drainage...

drainage

davemacfrombath wrote:apparently they have spent zillions on extra drainage...

drainage

I liked this bit - "And we must have knocked down half the mountains in Somerset to make hard core." So that's enough to fill a pint glass then, is it?

Acid Gaz wrote:

davemacfrombath wrote:it's going to piss down...

Hmmm. Hopefully the 'heavy rain' on the Thursday won't be bad enough to cause a swamp (maybe less people trampling on it?).

Sunday looks a bit wet though.

Does anyone know what the equivalent rain levels were in the muddy years? Is the 17mm rainfall at midday Sunday worse or better? I haven't got a clue what 17mm rain looks like in a field.

When they talk about the volume of rain that falls it is an equivilent measure ie. in this case 17mm is the amount of water collected off of a 1 metre sq area in the time alloted iirc. This then has to be multiplied by the total area to get the total amount of water that falls, but if you levelled out the entire area it is still only going to be 17mm in depth. Of course what makes it seem like a lot of water is the way it will collect in all the low areas
Now the question is is the 17mm over the entire day (which is wet but not dangerously so) or in a much shorter space of time.

The National Ploughing Championships that are held over here every year does the measuring slightly differently and is determined by the footwear required.
The three levels are called Welly, Wader(all the fishermen out there will understand that) and Wetsuit.

legspin wrote: Now the question is is the 17mm over the entire day (which is wet but not dangerously so) or in a much shorter space of time.

Wow, our own rainfall expert!

According to Dave's link, this is what happens on Sunday:

6:00 11.2 mm
9:00 14.1 mm
12:00 17 mm
15:00 0.1 mm

So will I need wellies, waders or a wetsuit?

I just wanted to say to everyone who has been lucky enough to get a ticket and is going to Glasto, to have an absolute bloody blast, and don't let the weather spoil it!


Chime

Acid Gaz wrote:So will I need wellies, waders or a wetsuit?

The correct answer, of course, is scuba gear.

They must have revised down coz it is only 9.8 mm at 15.00 now.
Wellies should be ok now

Righ I'm off to get the ferry. See youse all on the flip side.

HERE WE GO HERE WE GOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
this time tomorrow i'll be hammered on Pear cider and fast asleep in my tent


Dave are you gonna be joining the rest of us on Pyramid Hill (Big Ground) ?

Geography Group B plan on arriving early hours of Wednesday

hippy dave wrote:

Dollydagger wrote:ah you're all making me jealous

don't be jealous, it's going to be rubbish. want to join me for a far superior festival in my local park, with a cheap ghetto blaster and a six pack?

That's the spirit Dave! I would if I didn't have a 'house party' and sleepover for my 13 yr old son and his friends to oversee this weekend...and before anyone askes, yes this IS the same son

Kagey wrote:HERE WE GO HERE WE GOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
this time tomorrow i'll be hammered on Pear cider and fast asleep in my tent

Have one for me!

Stupid not being allowed to leave the country right now / not having enough money / being in school at the moment

Maybe I'll setup my tiny tent and pretend!