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Post by nigenet on Jul 20, 2019 0:36:25 GMT
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Post by nigenet on Jul 20, 2019 10:42:03 GMT
Well, looks like webby's new location is just down from the Real Ale Bar, so a good call on moving the Thursday meetup  |
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Post by nigenet on Jul 20, 2019 11:41:29 GMT
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Post by calndel on Jul 21, 2019 19:13:47 GMT
Webby is down!
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Post by nigenet on Jul 21, 2019 22:30:01 GMT
It appears to be back! ... Although it is also dark  |
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Post by standing stone on Jul 22, 2019 8:08:32 GMT
Having missed it so far, I'm tempted to wait till I'm there to see the flags......
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Post by nigenet on Jul 22, 2019 11:23:55 GMT
Is that an Argos lorry trailer? Is someone frantically trying to put the stages together with an allen key?? |
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Post by jax2000 on Jul 22, 2019 12:09:31 GMT
Does anyone else think the site is usually a lot more complete by this time? No flags, quite empty.....😕
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Post by beef on Jul 22, 2019 14:44:59 GMT
Does anyone else think the site is usually a lot more complete by this time? No flags, quite empty.....😕 ... maybe womad have taken a leaf from my "how to get ready for womad at the last minute" book of non-preparedness...? Used to be a pre-womad frenzy of activity on the forum too... |
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Post by nigenet on Jul 22, 2019 16:19:21 GMT
Does anyone else think the site is usually a lot more complete by this time? No flags, quite empty.....😕 There's a few flags to the left of Open Air but that's it as far as we can see so far... No stalls yet... They do remember it's this week don't they?? |
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Post by standing stone on Jul 22, 2019 16:26:59 GMT
You're right, of course, Mr Need. This feels a very different Womad with few of us on this forum going - will miss absent friends and the opportunity to meet forum folk not yet met. Being knackered after a day's work doesn't help with the enthusiasm - usually I've been packed and sorted for at least a week by now, but have just got the bulk of the packing sorted today. I was disappointed to miss Siams skirts being lifted and feel I need to see the flags for real next Thursday rather than on screen. I think I just need to be there and let it do it's magic. .....at least I hope so....
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Post by standing stone on Jul 22, 2019 16:28:58 GMT
Is that an Argos lorry trailer? Is someone frantically trying to put the stages together with an allen key?? I can do that! 😉 |
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Post by beef on Jul 22, 2019 17:16:21 GMT
You're right, of course, Mr Need. This feels a very different Womad with few of us on this forum going - will miss absent friends and the opportunity to meet forum folk not yet met. Being knackered after a day's work doesn't help with the enthusiasm - usually I've been packed and sorted for at least a week by now, but have just got the bulk of the packing sorted today. I was disappointed to miss Siams skirts being lifted and feel I need to see the flags for real next Thursday rather than on screen. I think I just need to be there and let it do it's magic. .....at least I hope so.... Mr Need - I like that SS! The 1st few years (early-mid 90s - Reading and no Thursday) I would just take the Friday and Monday off work, often go out for a few drinks with friends, pack when I got home, get the bus into town clutching whatever didn't fit my rucksack in carrier bags... things gradually got more complicated over the years, until it's become more like a moon landing mission (definitely not Mrs Beef's fault) - but still via public transport. Last year was like a flashback to the old days - I got back from an overseas work trip at 1am on Thursday morning and was out the door Chippenham-bound at 10am. Still not sure how I did that. Unfortunately this year was just impossible and I'm already missing the whole thing... before it's even happened. I've only missed 2009 when my cat got ill and died a couple of days before womad and 2016 following a family bereavement... Anyway - I'm wishing you and everyone else here who is going a brilliant womad weekend SS! |
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Post by olirow on Jul 22, 2019 17:38:36 GMT
You're right, of course, Mr Need. This feels a very different Womad with few of us on this forum going - will miss absent friends and the opportunity to meet forum folk not yet met. Being knackered after a day's work doesn't help with the enthusiasm - usually I've been packed and sorted for at least a week by now, but have just got the bulk of the packing sorted today. I was disappointed to miss Siams skirts being lifted and feel I need to see the flags for real next Thursday rather than on screen. I think I just need to be there and let it do it's magic. .....at least I hope so.... I think it's going to be fantastic as usual. If it's a bit smaller than before, that's no bad thing, and the D&B stage is relatively new in any case. If you are packing so far in advance you are taking too much stuff:) Just bring the essentials, relax and enjoy! |
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Post by standing stone on Jul 22, 2019 21:26:13 GMT
You're right, of course, Mr Need. This feels a very different Womad with few of us on this forum going - will miss absent friends and the opportunity to meet forum folk not yet met. Being knackered after a day's work doesn't help with the enthusiasm - usually I've been packed and sorted for at least a week by now, but have just got the bulk of the packing sorted today. I was disappointed to miss Siams skirts being lifted and feel I need to see the flags for real next Thursday rather than on screen. I think I just need to be there and let it do it's magic. .....at least I hope so.... Mr Need - I like that SS! The 1st few years (early-mid 90s - Reading and no Thursday) I would just take the Friday and Monday off work, often go out for a few drinks with friends, pack when I got home, get the bus into town clutching whatever didn't fit my rucksack in carrier bags... things gradually got more complicated over the years, until it's become more like a moon landing mission (definitely not Mrs Beef's fault) - but still via public transport. Last year was like a flashback to the old days - I got back from an overseas work trip at 1am on Thursday morning and was out the door Chippenham-bound at 10am. Still not sure how I did that. Unfortunately this year was just impossible and I'm already missing the whole thing... before it's even happened. I've only missed 2009 when my cat got ill and died a couple of days before womad and 2016 following a family bereavement... Anyway - I'm wishing you and everyone else here who is going a brilliant womad weekend SS! Beef, not , Need! I really must check predictive text - sorry! I'm not sure how you made that trip either - very well done! I have found it has changed too - I used to walk from my flat in Reading when Womad was at Rivermead. It took eleven hours by public transport from Shadwell doorstep to X marks the spot and I herniated my heel carrying gear. If I go on my own in future years from Saltburn, I would go by public transport again (National Express and local buses) but buy the use of a Womad camp tent and gear to minimise carry weight. Expensive, but worth it if it makes the difference between going and not....and as long as I can get the dosh together. Hope you and your toe and Mrs Beef come next year - would be nice to meet. Thanks for the lovely wishes - wish you were Womading this year too x |
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