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If this trend keeps up, hopefully the dust won't be a factor this year. You can also check out the 2 month longe range weather forcast and predictions from the farmers almanac. Lets keep our fingers crossed. www.farmersalmanac.com/weather/USA-Southeastern-weather
Post by plasticpepper on Apr 22, 2008 17:12:41 GMT -5
Bah...am I the only person who had no issues with the dust last year? I would sooo prefer that to rain/mud. The dust didn't bother me at all, and I really do not like the idea of waking up in puddles and having everything I own be wet. Camping + rain = no good.
^^^ I second that. I also had no problem with the dust. I would rather have beautiful clear skies and 76 degree 24/7 temps too, but who are we fooling? Its not san diego, it's TN in June. If I had to choose between the dust or the monsoons (like 2004) I'll take the dust. It's exhausting to slosh through ankle deep mud for as far as you can walk. Either way, it's all good, it's all bonnaroo!!
Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting, "Holy sh*t ... what a ride!"
I too would much rather have dust, If u remember 04 I dont know how u could want that again. i didnt mind the rain in 05, and 06 weather was pretty beautiful
Post by Sköldpadda on Apr 22, 2008 19:19:17 GMT -5
Agreed. And we're having good rainfall in Tennessee this year. Not enough to turn everything into a soggy mess, but enough to keep it from being like The Grapes of Wrath.
Give me mud. Last year I left earlier than any Roo because I just could not breathe. Of course I was camped about 100 yards from Centeroo and so had horrible dust 24/7.
Hopefully we'll have a happy medium. '05 Roo was nice with clouds and light showers occassionally. Not like the '04 Monsoon. That was as bad or worse than the dust bowl of '07
Every Roo is different '02 ans '03 were HOT! '04 was monsoon season. '05 was cloudy, damp and mild. Missed '06 and '07 was warm and dusty. Let's just hope for a happy medium in '08.
Bah...am I the only person who had no issues with the dust last year? I would sooo prefer that to rain/mud. The dust didn't bother me at all, and I really do not like the idea of waking up in puddles and having everything I own be wet. Camping + rain = no good.
I had the Bonnaflu for a LEAST a month.. It was bad. I think I had gotten it by the second day!
Bah...am I the only person who had no issues with the dust last year? I would sooo prefer that to rain/mud. The dust didn't bother me at all, and I really do not like the idea of waking up in puddles and having everything I own be wet. Camping + rain = no good.
Is it so impossible to conceive of it raining a whole bunch leading up to Bonnaroo, alleviating much of the dust problem, BUT no/little rain during Roo itself? Obviously, that would be ideal, but it seems as if everyone thinks it couldn't happen.
I got some sweet purple wellies for last year that never did get used. However, this is probably a good thing, and I hope they are not necessary this year either.
if you're prepared for the dust, it isn't nearly as bad as it being extra muddy the whole time, extra humid when it's not raining, and suffering from Trench Foot the whole weekend.
We all walk many many miles at the Roo, can stand in one spot for an hour or two at some shows. I dunno about you all, but that can suck really bad when i have a case of the prune feet.
Post by easymorningrebel on Apr 23, 2008 15:22:42 GMT -5
at times I don't understand this board at all...like when people bash WSP and especially when people prefer choking on dust to dancing in the rain... ???
Bah...am I the only person who had no issues with the dust last year? I would sooo prefer that to rain/mud. The dust didn't bother me at all, and I really do not like the idea of waking up in puddles and having everything I own be wet. Camping + rain = no good.
I had the Bonnaflu for a LEAST a month.. It was bad. I think I had gotten it by the second day!
at times I don't understand this board at all...like when people bash WSP and especially when people prefer choking on dust to dancing in the rain... ???
But we prefer the dust because we weren't choking on it! The dust never affected me at all. ;D
at times I don't understand this board at all...like when people bash WSP and especially when people prefer choking on dust to dancing in the rain... ???
But we prefer the dust because we weren't choking on it! The dust never affected me at all. ;D
ok, you weren't, but if you were on the board last year there were about 100 threads talking about people hacking up black phlegm and leaving early cause they couldn't take it. I stayed the whole weekend but it was very hard to breathe at times. Mud doesn't have that effect, it's just a little messy...
I guess the real answer for me is I would like a mix of about 15% wetness time 85% non wetness time. just enough water to keep things non dusty but enough dryness that I could still lay down anywhere and not have to worry about all my underwear being wet for 4 days.
Dust. Rain. They both suck. I'd prefer neither. The atmosphere in '06 was great. Choking on dust and your dad having a hard time breathing for a week isn't fun. Neither is not being able to sit anywhere because the ground's muddy. And having mud caked on your shoes all weekend.
Well obviously this is just a prediction, but I think we are due for a muddy roo. We havent had one in a while.
As afar as rain falling here. we have had pretty good amounts of rain the last few months. We finally were taken off "voluntary water reservation" status. They never did put us on mandantory.
Post by antsmarchn on Apr 24, 2008 14:17:56 GMT -5
Mud washes off, the dust stayed in my lungs for weeks after. I actually never had a problem with the rain. Luckily, my tent and everything in it stayed nice and dry. It would be great it we have enough moisture to keep the dust down and not so much as to have a mud bog.
Post by longliverocknroll on Apr 25, 2008 2:52:55 GMT -5
We run the gauntlet with rain over here every year when it comes to festivals, and i'd take the baking sunshine over wallowing through mud any day of the week!
Post by anicwilliams1580 on Apr 25, 2008 10:42:26 GMT -5
Dust is way better than mud! I don't want to slosh around and have no way to sit down without getting soaked, I will if I have to but not top of my list. The dust last year wasnt so bad. I wore a bandana mask for awhile cause I usually have awful allergies but no problems at all really. Cept for dusty bonnaboogers! Eww!
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