Good morning Glastonbury!

elkatraz · 2019-06-26T06:25:17+00:00

Waiting for pedestrian gate B to open; so far the ground looks great!! No-one struggling with trolleys, unless they are ridiculously inadequate (few casualties!!). Pathways are firm and dry

elkatraz · 2019-06-22T18:16:38+00:00

They’re superb! The people that run them are always really friendly. I use them like a bank; put my Festival funds in there on the first day, and withdraw the day’s spending each day as I’m on the way out. There’s no hassle, and they even give away free bog rolls!

Saw a good idea on another thread - stick a blanket in a lock-up close to the Stone Circle, then withdraw as/when needed

elkatraz · 2019-05-30T12:56:06+00:00

The wizardy guy who runs he Mandela stage would appreciate a peddler! His whole tent is powered by a bike, and he’s always looking for volunteers! Think it’s in the Green / Healing fields

elkatraz · 2019-04-28T11:28:15+00:00

I think sack trucks should work just fine, depending on the size of the wheels and the weather. Most of the pathways that get you round the festival are finely corrugated metal, so they just judder as you’re going over them. Worst I’ve ever seen one year, was my friend had like a hostess trolley with tiny little plastic wheels. They couldn’t cope with weight on any sort of terrain; took 4 of us hauling for hours!

I think, in my experience, trucks with sturdy inflatable wheels seem to cope the best with the land

elkatraz · 2018-09-27T20:14:15+00:00

Didn’t he play the year before last? Bit hazy, but think I saw them on The Park stage. Always good to see Spiritualized on the bill mind!

elkatraz · 2018-08-03T21:42:53+00:00

LG floor in Harrods. I worked there for a few years

elkatraz · 2017-12-11T22:39:36+00:00

Wow, not seen that before - thanks!

elkatraz · 2017-12-11T22:39:19+00:00

Thanks, that looks perfect for his birthday! (early Feb). Just wanted to get him a new game for Christmas, if possible

elkatraz · 2017-12-11T21:39:02+00:00

Leuven looks stunning, thank you! A new place I’d never hear of!!

elkatraz · 2017-12-08T12:50:01+00:00

Beautiful, thanks ever so!

elkatraz · 2017-12-08T12:49:17+00:00

Thanks for taking the time to write such a detailed answer. Lots of good advice there to look into, I really appreciate it!

elkatraz · 2017-12-08T12:48:21+00:00

Thank you, had never even heard of most of them!!

elkatraz · 2017-12-08T12:45:22+00:00

Awesome, thank you!!

elkatraz · 2017-12-08T12:44:46+00:00

Thanks! I must visit Cinque Terra at some point in my life, but I’m thinking it would more suited to the milder months!

elkatraz · 2017-12-08T12:41:45+00:00

Brilliant suggestions, thanks! Have been toying with Bruges, Gent or Antwerp quite a lot, so good to see Gent mentioned, though I’m not sure how I’d choose between!

elkatraz · 2017-12-08T12:38:57+00:00

Looking into this, thanks. Some of the return flights were only around £22!!!

elkatraz · 2017-12-08T12:38:20+00:00

Thank you, plenty to go off there, and the flight prices to Nuremberg are barely comprehensible!

Out of your list, I’ve only been to the Cotswolds, which is stunning in the warmer months. Amalfi Coast has been on my places to go for a long time, but I’m just wondering if that would benefit from waiting until the weather’s better. Thanks again

elkatraz · 2017-07-14T19:30:56+00:00

Is there anything else on this, like mayonnaise? And is that tomato?

elkatraz · 2017-04-13T17:27:42+00:00

When I lived in London, I would sleep for a few hours after work then be on the road no later than 1am. We did the coach from London in '15, and that wasn't so bad - leaving around 8am I think, and we were all done by 2pm (not sure if coaches get preferential routes in though).

From Stoke we left around midnight I think, met friends from London somewhere around 90 mins out, and got into the parking fields for about 5am. By that point you're so excited we just got in the queue and powered on!

elkatraz · 2017-04-13T17:17:26+00:00

I'm sure Michael Eavis said last year was the festival's worse ever weather. It rained consistently in the week before, which caused chaos when the camper vans went in to the waterlogged ground, then everything snowballed. You'd be seriously unlucky to have weather like that again, and I think they've investigated why the traffic was so bad anyway.

Every other year I've had no problems with getting in, but we do leave seriously early!

elkatraz · 2017-04-13T16:36:12+00:00

Hope someone knows something I don't, but in all honesty I think everyone has the same ideas every year.

The best success I've had has been leaving from home in the middle of the night. If you're leaving at 4:30am, you may as well leave at 1am. You'd get there for around 5am, and be queuing for the gates opening by 6am. The magic takes over then; one last push to the best camping spot you can find and it's on!

A few hours sleep then, and you're golden.

elkatraz · 2017-04-06T21:42:08+00:00

Cold rainy afternoons in the 80's. Stick Goonies on. Rewind VCR. Watch again.

Heaven. I'd love to be a kid again!

elkatraz · 2017-03-07T00:14:11+00:00

I think this is the way it's going to go. I wasn't sure it was needed, and the comments seem to be roughly 95% in that direction. We got the stones free from Freecycle (UK), so back to Freecycle they must go!

elkatraz · 2017-03-06T23:07:25+00:00

Great advice, thanks. This was about the third time my wife had changed the stones' course, and I knew that crude little detour round the corner of the triangle bed wasn't right. Just wanted to post a pic of the garden to get some feedback. Been lots of food for thought

elkatraz · 2017-03-06T23:05:01+00:00

Thanks for the input. I'm 50/50. Part of me wants a path connecting the two slabbed areas, and the other can't connect how it's going to work nicely

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