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Man, that sure was insane. It kept getting in my eyes and making my contacts stick to my eyelids... which wasn't the most pleasant experience to say the least. I coughed and hacked quite a bit during the weekend, but I do agree that the smoltering heat was more of a problem than the dust! It was also slightly amusing that this morning (Monday morning) was the first time the sun hadn't been slowly roasting us all. At least that made it easy to pack up.
I also feel bad for the people who were camped right at the roadside! Those cars looked like powdered donuts.
Post by tweejomoker on Jun 18, 2007 22:22:54 GMT -5
The dust may have been unpleasant, but on the bright side, it made it easy to leave notes for your friends. Of course, my friend wrote this note on the wrong car, so I didn't see it till he pointed it out to me the next day.
When they come to take you down When they bring that wagon round When they come to call on you and drag your poor body down Just one thing I ask of you, just one thing for me Please forget you know my name, my darling sugaree Shake it, shake it sugaree, just dont tell them that you know me
i'm glad to see i wasn't the only affected. I got a comment by this old lady at work this morning asking if i was the one coughing like that. Too bad most days, it sounds like she is going to up and die with her coughing fits. it just kind of made me laugh that she would say something about MY COUGHING. Thanks bonnaroo!
The dust was without a doubt horrendous, but it certainly didn't stop me from having a blast. I went the bandito route and donned a bandanna, though it didn't actually make it all that easier to breathe. I even had to turn off my fan at night in my tent because it was blowing dust AT me at higher speeds. Woot.
On the plus side, though, that's how my friend and I spotted fellow Bonnaroovians on the drive back to Florida. We'd see a really dusty car and then speed up to see if it was filled with dusty, dirty Bonnaroovians. We made tons of road-buddies just because of the dust!
Post by caucasiansensation on Jun 19, 2007 13:18:55 GMT -5
I would expect 80,000 people in a open field, with no rain, in June would stir up a dust cloud or two... all part of what makes bonnaroo so unforgetable..... maybe they should just blacktop the whole farm that would take care of the dust, then we'll see how you like sitting on blacktop at 4pm. but really... there could be twice as much dust next year, and it wouldn't bother me. If bonnaroo had clean restrooms, cool temps, and short walks. I guess everyone would show up and that would be the end of roo...
Post by dogfighter28 on Jun 19, 2007 13:33:04 GMT -5
caucasiansensation said:
I would expect 80,000 people in a open field, with no rain, in June would stir up a dust cloud or two... all part of what makes bonnaroo so unforgetable..... maybe they should just blacktop the whole farm that would take care of the dust, then we'll see how you like sitting on blacktop at 4pm. but really... there could be twice as much dust next year, and it wouldn't bother me. If bonnaroo had clean restrooms, cool temps, and short walks. I guess everyone would show up and that would be the end of roo...
its easy for you to harp on people that complain about dust, but maybe you would feel the same if you walked 30 minutes to BFE and collapsed in a cold sweat, thinking you might actually die? i missed the police because of this, and today i still have trouble breathing and am lightheaded.
I would expect 80,000 people in a open field, with no rain, in June would stir up a dust cloud or two... all part of what makes bonnaroo so unforgetable..... maybe they should just blacktop the whole farm that would take care of the dust, then we'll see how you like sitting on blacktop at 4pm. but really... there could be twice as much dust next year, and it wouldn't bother me. If bonnaroo had clean restrooms, cool temps, and short walks. I guess everyone would show up and that would be the end of roo...
its easy for you to harp on people that complain about dust, but maybe you would feel the same if you walked 30 minutes to BFE and collapsed in a cold sweat, thinking you might actually die? i missed the police because of this, and today i still have trouble breathing and am lightheaded.
calm down guys, it was a harmless joke poll. But yes, the dust did suck... and yes, many(including myself) are feeling like shit right now.
I had absolutely no issues with the dust.. I thought it made the evenings look pretty cool actually, gave kind've a haze to everything. I'm sorry for those of you who did, bandanas make great dust masks and work for other things as well
The dust was really bad - but for me, constant rain would have been a lot worse. However, that could have been because I was the only one of my group who didn't have crazy allergy attacks because of it.
I wish we had a mud swamp rather that the dust this year. I have asthma and I thought at some points I was going to drop. I'm home now and very sick, hacking up my lungs.
I have asthma and I actually had to leave a few shows because of how bad the dust was, I literally could barely breathe at all, and had to walk around with a bandana (covered in pot leaves, I'd normally never rock something like that) all weekend. That helped a little but it looked lame as hell. I'd have gone to the medical tent more but they were pretty unorganized and the times I did go it took a very long time to get help, even though tons of medical people were standing around doing nothing. The dude made me stick around for like 25 min while he looked for a pen so I could fill out some paperwork, and then he just said "alright, nevermind, you can get going" - I missed half of Weens set because of this. Oh well.
Post by jambandjohn on Jun 19, 2007 17:37:55 GMT -5
Mud or dust. Pick your poison. It's always one or the other in Roo-land. This year's dust was exceptional - thank god for nasal spray! Had a wicked coughing fit when I got up this morning and hocked up something that looked suspiciously like a small frog (or piece of lung tissue). Starting to feel more human now...
One bonus to the dust, it was real easy to spot fellow Rooers on the way home.
There were times when it looked like a scene out of the 30's in Oklahoma. The lights made it look really pretty. I think it might have even helped the lasers at Tool.
The dust was real bad but I think some of you might have a little bug, take some Airborne, it can't hurt... and an expectorant to help loosen up the crud.
Post by rideincircles on Jun 19, 2007 21:35:19 GMT -5
My throat still hurts, I would prefer mud I guess. but I wil still go again no matter what. Next time I am bringing some respiratory masks or something.
I never noticed any dust until White Stripes, honestly. Maybe because I didn't camp in the Bonnaroo boonies. I camped behind the VIP area on that road since we got there about 7-8 AM. Had to do a little walking from where we were parked, but who cares. The distance from Centeroo is worth it.
Post by tattooturtle1474 on Jun 19, 2007 22:07:03 GMT -5
Luckily, I never had a problem with the dust, it never bothered me at all. But my girlfriend on the other hand woke up this morning with a sore throat and no voice. Her voice is back now but she said that when we go back next year she is going to buy a few of those mask people were wearing to filter the dust. Hopefully next year will be a little cooler and a little less dust-bowelly for all the people with allergies.
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