Rain, Rain, Go Away (oh, you have...)

28 Jun 2003

So the rain stopped, just as predicted. To look at the ground now you'd be hard pressed to find any evidence of it but pour down it did. Yesterday I did my good deed for the day by moving along the queues at Millets telling people not to buy wellies. Those that listened probably love me now and those that scoffed while parting with their hard-earned are probably minted anyway. Millets, I have no doubt, hate my guts for this but hey, whaddyagonnado?

Sunshine and girls walking around in next to nothing have ultimately been restored to their appropriate place at the festival, which is cause for much rejoicing and the word on the street is that that's the way things are going to stay so make sure you've got plenty of sunblock on and, chaps, wear a hat to cover that bald spot. Girls, you can continue to wear the wellies with your sunshine gear, they're strangely captivating...

I spy the crustiest bloke in the world lying on his back near The Glade, sound asleep and blissfully unaware of all the rain pelting down on him. When I pass later on he's in exactly the same position and steam is rising from his jeans so he's either drying out or pissing himself. I like to think it's the latter and that Glastonbury makes people relax sufficiently that they don't hold back when the 'waters of life' make a bid for freedom in this way. The reality is that it's probably got more to do with the fourteen cans of Special Brew with Buckfast chasers he had before breakfast.

Those nice chaps at MetCheck.com, in particular Andrew Bond have created helpful links to the local weather conditions which were handy in the few days beforehand. They are adamant there's going to be no more rain and this is what I'm basing my outlook on so if it chucks it down again I'll post Andrew's address on the site and we'll all go round and see him.

But for now, it's back to the time-honoured Glastonbury tradition of cultivating my sandal-foot (an ailment I fully accept did not exist until now and that I have totally made up). Wonder if these wellies are any comfier?

Stalker currently has a rather pink patch on his balding scalp, which is nice.

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