Glasto 08 Oxfam staff

[wiskey]

is anyone supervising? did you have to write a paragraph explaining why you'd make a good supervisor? if so, could you foward it to me? i'm trying to move to a supervisor's position at latitude but i have brain fade.

for oxfam?

just write down anything you've ever done working with a team, if you've done oxfam before write down the various roles you've done (ie, gates, fire towers, disabled platforms etc) to show you have a range of skills. Competant with a radio and oxfams management structure wouldn't go amiss either.

tbh they hardly read it, depressing as it is there's loads of new people who've never even been to a festival who are supervisors at various places this year*.

(*I ought to point out there's just one in particular that worries me, I'm sure lots of others have loads of experience).

 

[Gerry1time]

Phewf! Had a minor panic this morning when i heard that there'd been a problem with passes, and i might not be able to get on site til wednesday

But, all seems to be sorted now, though i may have to go down around sunday lunchtime, which is earlier than expected, but not a bad thing i guess.

BUT, they said the public camping areas are shut until wednesday, so i probably won't be able to camp down there til then. Anyone know anything more about this? Is it a rule that's stated to discourage people but then ignored?

 

[wiskey]

never heard that and have no idea how they plan to police it.

 

[free spirit]

FS are you actually coming to glasto?

weeelll... not at present, but I am contemplating it just to annoy you lot.

 

[wiskey]

oh yes it would REEEEALY annoy me if you came and got muddy in a field

and Gerry - thinking about it i'm fairly sure there were tents in public camping areas yesterday.

 

[free spirit]

i don't do mud at glasto - if I come it's going to be sunny, it's the law

 

[free spirit]

HAHAHA

at least if it pisses down with rain every day we'll get some sleep.

last time I was at glasto in the rain i had to pile all my belongings up in the middle of my tent to create an island for me to sleep on.

was not fun so I returned to my diet of caffeine, nicotine and the occasional quarter disco biscuit until 3 more days and 3 more nights had passed and monday had arrived and the sun it doth shone on glastonbury once more and the free spirit returneth to said tent and sleepeth once again until the plebs had left and the tatting had begun.

(not sure where the bad bible speak came from)

 

[Gerry1time]

and Gerry - thinking about it i'm fairly sure there were tents in public camping areas yesterday.

Cheers, thought so, was sure william's field was pretty much full by 10am wednesday last year, and can't have all been people who got in at 9am.

And then surrounded their tents with a few days of general detritus.

So shall chance my arm. Probably on site from sunday then, nervous, but it should be

 

[Mr Smin]

tbh they hardly read it, depressing as it is there's loads of new people who've never even been to a festival who are supervisors at various places this year*.

Depressing indeed - always a chance they'll turn out ok though.

On the matter of those earlies nights - I had assumed that this would be sun, mon, tue nights - handing over to the main event squad on wednesday morning. We shall see.

Back to my packing now.

 

[paolo]

There were already a few tents in Dragon last weekend.

 

[Thora]

Is it possible to get in touch with the stewarding people by phone? I have an issue but have got no response from email. The website seems to lack a phone number

 

[wiskey]

0870 010 8553

its in all the emails and probably on the paperwork you were sent

 

[Sunray]

Oops

Wrong thread

 

[wiskey]

pah you edited

 

[Thora]

0870 010 8553

its in all the emails and probably on the paperwork you were sent

Thanks - the stewarding woman called me in the end and I think it's all sorted now Panic over!

 

[Mr Smin]

pah you edited

Will that be as a poster in oxfam camping?

 

[wiskey]

Dunno I wont be in oxfeild - if i had my way it would be 15ft high and flashing.

 

[Thora]

Maybe I need to get a mug then

 

[wiskey]

err you're joking right?

 

[jontz01]

Love my tea, got my mug.

I'm leaving here at 6.45 tomo morning, aiming to be onsite mid afternoon.
Hopefully see a few of you around!

 

[Gerry1time]

Have fun man, and maybe see you there!

 

[Thora]

err you're joking right?

No! Mug tomorrow then

 

[JTG]

it's OK, importance of mug has been impressed on Thora

 

[wiskey]

Thats good because I'd hate to have to point and laugh and so would everyone else from oxfam.

 

[psycherelic]

I can't sleep I'm too excited! I just worked out that I haven't been to Glastonbury since 99!

Roll on festival time!

 

[wiskey]

when you arriving?

I'll have my troll flag somewhere around our camp

its a bit different now but you should like it

 

[psycherelic]

Our bus leaves brizzle TM on tuesday at 16:15 and comes in via vehicle gate 2

 

[wiskey]

cool you should be with us by 7 then (after you've arrived and registered etc).

 

[Thora]

it's OK, importance of mug has been impressed on Thora

Have mug now