dazycutter
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Post by dazycutter on Jul 18, 2012 16:49:09 GMT
The rings actually look good. Went for a little wander this afternoon.
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Post by baileybob on Jul 18, 2012 16:55:27 GMT
Whats the weather been doing today anybody...been merrily preparing in gorgeous sunshine today ooop north (ish) but suspect its not been so good down there....  ? |
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Post by powj on Jul 18, 2012 17:16:30 GMT
does anyone know if we are allowed to put gazebos up next to the lorry
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Post by armada on Jul 18, 2012 19:46:33 GMT
Seen some interesting photo's of the lorry park and tractors towing lorries, I can only say that as I'm not going with my lorry, but a deep breath closely followed by a stiff drink seem to be the order of the day when going on. Allow PLENTY of time for getting on and off.
And if reports of VOSA pulling rank and demanding lorry wheels are clean before hitting the highway (and they have a serious point here), if there is no power spray facility provided, have a large container of water, a scrubbing brush and a yard brush to hand and do it yourself, it is a legal requirement your tyres are fit for the road, and that includes cleaning mud and associated debris from the tyre treads.
It is your responsibility, and I had to stop twice last weekend after being towed off at Kent to do exactly that, the stuff the tyres were throwing out caused the cars in the lane next to me to hang back to avoid mud and small stones hitting their body work.
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Post by ferret on Jul 18, 2012 19:46:43 GMT
Weather since three has been awful with that horrid drizzle and rain that wets you thro ! Just been to check ponies and it's gone , in an hour and a half, v slippy wagons being towed off with two tractors , but the security team etc are doing a bloody belting job in the conditions , everyone just needs to appreciate they are doing their best !
It's stopped raining now , let's hope it doesn't rain again !!
Rings earlier were fine , think we need to embrace and have English spirit lol !!!
Good luck everyone tomorrow x x
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Post by abcd on Jul 18, 2012 19:53:11 GMT
For the SHP class' in the Jacksons Fencing Ring 5, only half of the ring was being used for the go round, where we only showed one rein and we had to do our shows in the slopey collecting ring!! :/
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Post by daisybooo on Jul 18, 2012 22:08:55 GMT
qued for hours to get out total mayhem really dangerous lorrys going sideways horses trying to squezze through gaps to get back to lorrys total nightmare
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Post by WH Management Group on Jul 19, 2012 7:08:33 GMT
Ok, sorry about the delay in this up date everyone, I have been a little busy! So a summary of the past 18 hours. Our little "shower" yesterday was infact persistant rain for 6 hrs with a couple of good pour downs! this on the already bare and sticky ground was not a good combination! Ok so the delays that you might have experienced....
-The story about two broken tractors...wrong!
-I have 6 tractors on site all day 0500-2200 with an extrta 2 during the morning and evening rush. I will not get any more in as my overall priority is safe towing and safe exiting onto the road.
-We have a pressure washer at the exit for getting the heavy mud off which we are staffing and is a legal requirement for you when going onto a public road. This caused a large jam (up to an hour) for exiting vehicles and I am afraid that some arrivials were also caught in this on Wednesday
-Stables are not too bad CONSIDERING THE WEATHER. Some are in fact bone dry!
-Lots of old straw going down on the horse walks and between stables
-Concrete roads in the stable field being swept by my team 3-4 times a day
-Please be patient, if you need a tow when leaving, put your hazard lights on and we will be with you ASAP!
-You will see comments about "lorries going side ways". This, when towing, can at times be a perfectly normal occurance when tring to turn a corner or with undullating ground.
And the outlook.......it is dry with broken sunshine and a good breeze at the moment (0755hrs) we are forcast a shower later and a little more tomorrow.... Saturday and Sunday are due to be hot and sunny.
Fingers crossed everyone! Please be patient and I am sorry if you have not experienced THE BEST RIHS EVER! We are trying!! Keep smiling and good luck!
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Post by desktop on Jul 19, 2012 7:24:44 GMT
Seen some interesting photo's of the lorry park and tractors towing lorries, I can only say that as I'm not going with my lorry, but a deep breath closely followed by a stiff drink seem to be the order of the day when going on. Allow PLENTY of time for getting on and off. And if reports of VOSA pulling rank and demanding lorry wheels are clean before hitting the highway (and they have a serious point here), if there is no power spray facility provided, have a large container of water, a scrubbing brush and a yard brush to hand and do it yourself, it is a legal requirement your tyres are fit for the road, and that includes cleaning mud and associated debris from the tyre treads. It is your responsibility, and I had to stop twice last weekend after being towed off at Kent to do exactly that, the stuff the tyres were throwing out caused the cars in the lane next to me to hang back to avoid mud and small stones hitting their body work. Wow you learn something new everyday, probably common sense actually but had never really thought about it  |
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Post by mirth on Jul 19, 2012 7:34:00 GMT
Fab job you are doing dougle!!! We will be arrving early tomorrow - leaving tonight ready for weekend of sun and mud  |
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Post by phibbles on Jul 19, 2012 10:24:02 GMT
Ok, sorry about the delay in this up date everyone, I have been a little busy! So a summary of the past 18 hours. Our little "shower" yesterday was infact persistant rain for 6 hrs with a couple of good pour downs! this on the already bare and sticky ground was not a good combination! Ok so the delays that you might have experienced.... -The story about two broken tractors...wrong! -I have 6 tractors on site all day 0500-2200 with an extrta 2 during the morning and evening rush. I will not get any more in as my overall priority is safe towing and safe exiting onto the road. -We have a pressure washer at the exit for getting the heavy mud off which we are staffing and is a legal requirement for you when going onto a public road. This caused a large jam (up to an hour) for exiting vehicles and I am afraid that some arrivials were also caught in this on Wednesday -Stables are not too bad CONSIDERING THE WEATHER. Some are in fact bone dry! -Lots of old straw going down on the horse walks and between stables -Concrete roads in the stable field being swept by my team 3-4 times a day -Please be patient, if you need a tow when leaving, put your hazard lights on and we will be with you ASAP! -You will see comments about "lorries going side ways". This, when towing, can at times be a perfectly normal occurance when tring to turn a corner or with undullating ground. And the outlook.......it is dry with broken sunshine and a good breeze at the moment (0755hrs) we are forcast a shower later and a little more tomorrow.... Saturday and Sunday are due to be hot and sunny. Fingers crossed everyone! Please be patient and I am sorry if you have not experienced THE BEST RIHS EVER! We are trying!! Keep smiling and good luck! Thank you so much for the updates, most helpful for us coming later this weekend. Please can you keep it up, most appreciated. |
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Post by deejay on Jul 19, 2012 11:14:20 GMT
thanks so much for the weather and conditions updates dougle, very much appreciated by competitors still to arrive.
We will hopefully be arriving tomorrow about 8.30am. Can you tell me approx how long we will be queuing for?
Does anyone know which ring the M&M riddens will be in tomorrow? thanks
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Post by WH Management Group on Jul 19, 2012 16:59:32 GMT
We have been driving most vehicles on and off since early afternoon and no rain...........YET!
Trevor Breen won the Eventers Challenge.
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Post by WH Management Group on Jul 19, 2012 17:01:07 GMT
DeeJay, I would hate to put a time on it. Most people today have had no more than 5 minutes. However weather tomorrow and volume of incomming weekend traffic could be against us tomorrow so leave 30 minutes to be on the safe side!
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Post by abcd on Jul 19, 2012 17:01:35 GMT
thanks so much for the weather and conditions updates dougle, very much appreciated by competitors still to arrive. We will hopefully be arriving tomorrow about 8.30am. Can you tell me approx how long we will be queuing for? thanks Ages!!!! Allow at least 2 hours... |
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Post by daisybooo on Jul 19, 2012 17:02:14 GMT
m and m in ring 2 tommrrow
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Post by deejay on Jul 19, 2012 17:37:58 GMT
Many thanks for your replies. We will be leaving earlier than planned and it looks like we will be cooking the bacon and egg sarnies waiting in the queue Lol
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Post by fanfarefan on Jul 19, 2012 18:07:10 GMT
well i must say i am very impressed with Dougle , i am not one of the privilidged ones to be going to RIHS , but have been following this thread , weather parking , stables etc , etc and depite obviously the ongoing , day to day problems / weather etc Dougle has found time to keep HG's informed , and uptodate , with all thats going on , and i say well done , and a round of applause,
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Post by sparkysunny on Jul 19, 2012 18:27:27 GMT
well i must say i am very impressed with Dougle , i am not one of the privilidged ones to be going to RIHS , but have been following this thread , weather parking , stables etc , etc and depite obviously the ongoing , day to day problems / weather etc Dougle has found time to keep HG's informed , and uptodate , with all thats going on , and i say well done , and a round of applause, fanfarefan - I agree entirely! We're going as spectators tomorrow and Saturday but think Dougle has been doing a sterling job keeping everyone posted. There's not much more he can do; if you're not happy with the idea of queuing or being towed on or off, don't go! It's not Dougle's fault that the weather for the last goodness how long has been awful. |
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Post by Hayche. on Jul 19, 2012 18:39:05 GMT
thanks so much for the weather and conditions updates dougle, very much appreciated by competitors still to arrive. We will hopefully be arriving tomorrow about 8.30am. Can you tell me approx how long we will be queuing for? thanks Ages!!!! Allow at least 2 hours... Shall have to make sure i bring my jilly cooper then! oh and 50 shades for mother haha |
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dazycutter
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Post by dazycutter on Jul 19, 2012 20:32:02 GMT
Let's face it, without dougles team there would be no show. He has kept lorrys moving and people parked
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Post by lils on Jul 19, 2012 20:35:42 GMT
i really felt for the parking team, they are doing their best in horrendous conditions. Hickstead should have had plans in place if this weather was likely to occur,not just in the parking, but in the rings too. The top rings were being very well maintained during the days, but ring 7, my turnout is better kept than that.
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Post by dizzydora on Jul 19, 2012 20:46:25 GMT
We're having a fab time here since arriving on tues, only time we've had 'proper' mud on our boots was yesterday when it rained for a while...we did however use this as an opportunity to amuse ourselves whilst walking to the stables with haynets, rugs and buckets slipping sideways, gotta keep looking on the bright side!
Been walking round in crocs this evening and ground is doing well. Heading home tomorrow morning so good luck to everyone the rest of the week ;D
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Post by tangerine on Jul 19, 2012 20:48:14 GMT
Hmmmmm you talk of Dougie being 'he' I feel sure with the effort and calmness this horrid job is progressing at he must surely be a 'she'
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Post by baileybob on Jul 19, 2012 20:55:18 GMT
Been glued to this thread all week - its helped me decide whether to make the long journey or not and I'm just getting packed up to set off in the morning ;D Thanks Dougle (see you tomorrow  and thanks to eveyone who has added updates for the benefit of others |
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Post by alo on Jul 19, 2012 21:21:35 GMT
Dougle is fab and his team are amazing. We drove in and were parked very quickly.
Well done guys (and gals!!!) xx
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Post by elc on Jul 19, 2012 21:25:22 GMT
Arrived around 4.30pm, no queue at all, sorted stables in minutes & drove straight into our parking space! Could have had 3 tractors if needed, they were all ready & waiting, but the parking crew could obviously see what an excellent driver I am so let me have a go!! Or was it because I have a towing eye on both ends so they can drag me out backwards?!! The roadways are all very clean, stables dry, not overly muddy, nothing you can't walk round. It's nice & warm, & no rain so far!
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Post by poppypeter on Jul 20, 2012 6:29:11 GMT
Dougle you are doing a fab job !! Is the owners/riders carpark still ok to use for cars? Thanks |
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Post by WH Management Group on Jul 20, 2012 7:23:59 GMT
Poppy, yes car park open. Come in from the lane just incase there is any waiting traffic at our entrance gate.
Still dry here, forcast is improving for the afternoon by the hour!
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Post by poppypeter on Jul 20, 2012 8:56:03 GMT
Thx dougal keep up the good work!! Sunny weekend hopefully ! |
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and thanks to eveyone who has added updates for the benefit of others