Winning Contribution
Deborah Armstrong
I am going to have to tell you about the women’s toilets last year. Supergrass were playing at the pyramid stage.
It was raining, I was soaked to the bone and I desperately needed a pee. My mates suggested that I just pee myself as it would be quicker than going to find a toilet . Anyway I decided to be a lady and find a loo, one with toilet roll always help. Drip drying ain't my thing.
I managed to drag my sorry butt to the back of the field and find a 25 + people queue for the toilets. Low and behold a pink thing caught my eye and turned out to be the "she pee loo's". Nothing lost and nothing gained I went to be nosey. Only to find my self 15 minutes later with my jeans round my ankles with a piece of cardboard shaped like a duck's beak shoved between my legs trying to pee. For one you have to stand up this is not a natural position for most women I have met.
When you have at least 20 women on either side of you trying to pee into a urinal with cardboard in between your legs dignity goes out of the window. We felt like we were there a long time, and all became very good friends willing each other on to pee, shouting things like “you can do it!!”
That day I learnt 3 things. The first: when you hear running water, it makes you want to pee. One girl managed to do it and low and behold all 41 of us peed at the same time. There was a loud noise of laughter and cheering and we were all very relieved.
The second thing I learnt was that if I need to pee again at a festival it will be quicker to pee my pants. The third thing: not to tell the girl next to me to wax her bikini line before gong to a festival. OUCH!
Sanchia Gladwin
Anyone who has suvived the Glastonbury festival will know that on the last day of the festival the porter loos usually smell like your worst nightmere (imagine 120000 people using the bathroom!). To avoid throwing up when trying to use the loo a very useful tip is to carry a small pot of Tiger balm in your pocket and smear it under your nose before you have to enter the toilet. Undertakers and Pathologists use this balm in the same way to work in mortuary's. It's really easy to find tiger balm on the market stalls at Glasto. Believe me this tip is a total festival gem it helped me keep down my breakfast! tee hee Happy Glastonbury 2005
Jessie Tofts (age 12)
What to do if you only have one square of toilet paper(this can be a big problem at Glastonbury). Fold your square into quarters and rip off the folded corner so you are left with a hole in the middle of your square. Put the corner you ripped off to the side (this is very important). Next, poke the finger of your choice through the whole and scrape the poo off your bottom. Now you can use the corner you put to one side to clean your finger! P.S You may also need antiseptic handwash for this method.
Emma Birdsey
The best thing for keeping clean is baby wipes!! You can't go without them!!
Ian Ray
You've probably had this one loads of times already, but the best toilet tip is to head to the flushale toilets near Michael Eavis' barn at the back of the site.If you go there at about nine in the morning, they will have just been cleaned. It's not quite the same as being at home, but it's the closest you are likely to get.
Elaine Richmond
I take two tents to glasto, one for sleeping and one i use as a toilet tent. i take my own loo. iv also got a portable shower, which i fill up in the morning and if the weather is good the water would have warmed up by the afternoon, and so i have a nice warm shower to refresh myself for the long night ahead.
