Omm 2009

[Spadge]

I now have a marshalling sticker .... looking forward to being a grumpy bugger in a tent shouting at weirdos in tights .... and wishing I was one of them!

[Pudgy]

See you there then. I'll be looking after the soup, and swearing at people trying to park their cars

[molehill]

We may as well join in the grumpy swearing, make up for not being able to run.
Save us a decent parking place Pudgy .

[Boy Wonder]

First one to touch PBITMON is the winner!!

Brilliant... should I go and spend the weekend there as checkpoint marshall? Might have to make my own car sticker!!

[owmeknee]

Just got my balloon bed , this will be a right laugh to sort out when your fingers are cold and its blowing a gale!!!!!

[Splatcher]

Just got my balloon bed , this will be a right laugh to sort out when your fingers are cold and its blowing a gale!!!!!

It's easy enough. Tent up, in your pit, brew up, eat, lie around for a bit, eat some more, yawn, then blow up the balloons. You should be warm enough by then, unless you've left the down out of your pit to save weight (see SLMM 2009 disqualification saga). Blow them up first & you'll be bursting them before bedtime. I've only had one balloon burst in 3 MMs, & that was before I'd settled down to sleep.

[owmeknee]

it said ten minutes on instructions, didnt manage to do it as quick as that ,only burst three ballons trying so qiute chuffed with my first attempt...

[Splatcher]

it said ten minutes on instructions, didnt manage to do it as quick as that ,only burst three ballons trying so qiute chuffed with my first attempt...

I found the key was to tie the knot round two fingers, holding the air out of the way, then get fingers out of the knot & tighten it. Easy after a couple of practice goes, but not something you want to do for the first time at the halfway camp.

[gej]

First one to touch PBITMON is the winner!!

That's somewhere I haven't been for a while. Back in my youth (a full quarter of a century ago) we tried to see how many people we could fit in it. Felt a bit silly when someone came along wanting to use it. I'm far more sensible now (in which case, why am I doing the OMM?)

[molehill]

Lovely day over the Elan today, 3 hours walking about up there - my longest day out in 4 months, and I managed a very little jog . But came out the house this morning and it was -3c at 8.30am, wonder what it was earlier? Pack warm kit if the high pressure persists .