Late Night Security - thanks for your cooperation.
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:15 pm
Over the past few years there have been complaints about late night noise around the site. Most of us have suffered some disturbance from loud voices or even quiet music, the sounds of which carry a heck of a long way, particularly on a still night.
With past history in mind I was a bit trepidacious when Ian asked if I would do the late shifts on Fiday and Saturday nights. With my somewhat cynical view of human nature and the motto 'hope for the best and expect the worst' seemed pretty appropriate.
Well I was gobsmacked....as I wandered around the site on both nights I was met with nothing but friendliness and cooperation by the late night revellers when I asked them to keep noise to a minimum (not to mention the invites to join them for a drink) I had a lovely time chatting quietly and meeting new peeps. THANK YOU
Sorry to say that my last call of the night (at 12.30am) was to a gentleman who I could hear talking loudly from about 50 yards away at a volume which would undoubtedly have disturbed me if I'd been camped nearby.
When I approached him and politely asked him if he couldspeak a little more quietly so as not to disturb other nearby campers I was met by a torrent of loud abuse, directed at me, mostly consisting of the F word and various intimate parts of both the male and female anatomy. The guy simply refused to quitendown or listen to any sort of reason so I eventually left him to it after another member of his group offered to try and calm him down.
What a massive shame that out of around 500 people on site who were happy to cooprate with the rules designed for everyones benefit, there had to be one who couldn't accept them.
I've never in my life recieved such a torrent of personal and obscene abuse and it should never have been uttered within hearing of women or children. I was so shocked that if the guy had been standing I'd have decked him regardless of the consequences...it was that bad. As it is was I returned to my van, was sick as a dog and spent a sleepless night trying to wind down.
VOLUNTEERS SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THAT SORT OF THING.
DRUNKENNESS IS NOT AN EXCUSE...IF YOU CAN'T HOLD IT...GO ELSEWHERE
No apologies have been recieved from the gentleman in question.
I'm pleased to nominate Mr Ella Rose from Bridgend to take on the job of late night security at next year's bash as he is apparently dissatisfied about the way it was done this year.
H
With past history in mind I was a bit trepidacious when Ian asked if I would do the late shifts on Fiday and Saturday nights. With my somewhat cynical view of human nature and the motto 'hope for the best and expect the worst' seemed pretty appropriate.
Well I was gobsmacked....as I wandered around the site on both nights I was met with nothing but friendliness and cooperation by the late night revellers when I asked them to keep noise to a minimum (not to mention the invites to join them for a drink) I had a lovely time chatting quietly and meeting new peeps. THANK YOU
Sorry to say that my last call of the night (at 12.30am) was to a gentleman who I could hear talking loudly from about 50 yards away at a volume which would undoubtedly have disturbed me if I'd been camped nearby.
When I approached him and politely asked him if he couldspeak a little more quietly so as not to disturb other nearby campers I was met by a torrent of loud abuse, directed at me, mostly consisting of the F word and various intimate parts of both the male and female anatomy. The guy simply refused to quitendown or listen to any sort of reason so I eventually left him to it after another member of his group offered to try and calm him down.
What a massive shame that out of around 500 people on site who were happy to cooprate with the rules designed for everyones benefit, there had to be one who couldn't accept them.
I've never in my life recieved such a torrent of personal and obscene abuse and it should never have been uttered within hearing of women or children. I was so shocked that if the guy had been standing I'd have decked him regardless of the consequences...it was that bad. As it is was I returned to my van, was sick as a dog and spent a sleepless night trying to wind down.
VOLUNTEERS SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THAT SORT OF THING.
DRUNKENNESS IS NOT AN EXCUSE...IF YOU CAN'T HOLD IT...GO ELSEWHERE
No apologies have been recieved from the gentleman in question.
I'm pleased to nominate Mr Ella Rose from Bridgend to take on the job of late night security at next year's bash as he is apparently dissatisfied about the way it was done this year.
H