“mud, no sleep, rain, drugs, more mud, and even more smiles”
The Festival ran short of food, water, sanitation, and space. Not to mention it rain on the 3rd day of the festival. Almost everything and everyone was covered in mud. Several people became crafty in order to help out some of their peers. During the night, when everyone was sleeping a few people left the mayhem to go home and retrieve some cooking supplies. On woman, stayed up all night to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, which she gave out to people the following day who were in need of some fuel that wasn’t pot. Lisa Law was one of the women who helped bring and prepare food for the festival-goers. Around 7 or 8 wells were dug into the ground to be used to store drinking water. Also there was a lake close by. Many people bathed there. In addition to the wells, 4 containers that held nearly 10,000 gallons of water were strategically placed around the vicinity. By the end of second day these 4 massive tanks became low, but never became bare. They were always replenished by water from the lake. Because they weren’t expecting such a large outcome they didn’t have a proper medical and sanitation staff. Portable toilets were available for the public but were rather disgusting. These bathrooms filed up with waste quickly and weren’t properly disposed of angering the Health Department. The festival began with nice weather but over the course of the 3 days it rained off and on. Even with the peculiar weather, the attendees remained positive.