Revellers brave the rain

Well said James. Absolutely right. And Lance, for goodness sake wake up and smell the coffee. Your attitude is both selfish and inconsiderate..

@ James McAdder
Amen to that

@ Lance Elliot:-

"old farts"?

Like mothers trying to get kids to school? Like kids, stuck at school, upset that their parents can't collect them? Like people losing pay because they can't work. Like businesses losing money because their employees cannot get to work? Like workmen and delivery drivers stuck in their vans and lorries?

These are not "old farts". The "old farts" are probably quite happy sat at home watching the chaos happen. These are ordinary people just trying (and failing) to go about their everyday lives.

And lets not forget the festival-goers stuck in their cars for 9 or more hours (makes your paltry one hour seem a bit pathetic, doesn't it?)

If you "lose the right to hold events like this" it won't be because of "old farts", it will be due to the gross incompetence of the event organisers.

* and i aint even going!!!! xx Love the Island Love the Festival!!!!

Lets face it everyone, the festival is the best thing that has happen to our Island in Years!! yes, they should by now have had a wet weather plan to go at moments notice, and implimented an emergency plan for drivers stuck for hours without food or water, the traffice delays were caused by cars not being able to get into the carpark at the festival site, it was bound to happen eventually, I personally would have made sure that all festival cars had a place to go even if only temporary thus avoiding the traffic delays! because us Islanders **** like **** when there is more than 6 cars in a row!! the gridlock in Newport and Cowes and East Cowes was a shame but not a disaster!! its all part of the fun and adventure of having a fantastic festival!! if we lose the right to hold events like this because of old farts whinging and whineing about delays and poor planning!! then that would be an absolute shame and a financial disaster. PS I was stuck in traffic for an hour and half and i aint

Richard Walker
DITTO DITTO DITTO Mate

I think it might be called THE ISLE OF WIGHT WATER VAL

WHY do they have to come over here??? I agree 100% with Neil. The main people that profit, apart from a few shop keepers, are the Red Funnel and Wightlink shareholders. I wonder where they live! I am not sure that the council make any money out of it and that would be the only possible benefit to the rest of the residents. Apparently, having all this hassle and delay getting there "adds to the experience". It shows what a sad life they must lead.

That mud looks nasty, but I don't see why the lifeboat had to be called out- was it because the roads there were too congested for anything else?

appalling, where is all that mud going to end up, on the roads, which will mean more disruption after the event while they try to clear it up, i hope the insurance companies are prepared for the influx of broken windscreen claims that are sure to happen

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