u/Able-Bowl7023

So basically me and a friend are going to a music festival this year. We haven't touched the tent since packing it away last year so we want to vent it out/make sure it's all ok.

However we don't have a backyard with grass nor do we know anyone who has one.

How important is going to test it out?? and what's the consensus on going to a public park and testing it (UK based if that changes anything?)

Can you air it out indoors?

Reason I am asking is because I have a tent but don't have anywhere to test it (no suitable backyard ect.)

There are a few local parks nearby but I don't know the rules for this thing. Would I be allowed to test run the tent there?

Has anyone done it before - and if so how did it go (any pushback from the public, i absolutely hate confrontation so terrified of someone giving me a hard time.)

Probably the billionth post like this but I need to vent - before I start I work in the UK so some aspects of the theatre might be different.

So I rocked up for a open shift today. Before we open for the public we clean up from the night before. The closers are meant to do half and we do the other half.

Problem 1: The closers didn't touch the screens leaving me to clean them all. my knees became red raw because of all the kneeling I had to do to clean under the seats.

Problem 2: I was scheduled with 2 new starters. Now I try to be nice to new people because we were all new and learning once but these people have been here for 5 months now?? and yet still tell customers it's their first day and don't know how to do basic things.

Anyway so because these screens are so bad I don't finish them into 1pm (after we have opened - I clean them in showtime order so the first films are ready.) I come back to see the lines for concessions stretching far and manager tells me people have been waiting in this queue for 30 minutes.

I learn the new people have

1. left the freezer open so all the frozen food has to be thrown away

2. mixed the cheese sauce and butter so both have to be thrown out

3. Spilled popcorn and drinks everywhere

4. Didn't throw away any trash

5. Didn't put most of our equipment out

So I jump on to help them and we actually start moving things along smoothly.

Problem 3: 2 staff members call in sick.

And then the carnage starts:

Sold out Devil Wears Prada 2 and sold out Micheal screenings begin to enter alongside Drama and Hail Mary still ticking over. Oh and Mario is going in too. All within the same timeframe.

We had a queue of people that only Barbenhimer could rival. Genuinely the line never went down all day.

We ran out of stock, I am talking about different drinks, slushie flavours, sauces, hot food - alk gone

We had so many people get angry with us. Someone verbally abused my manager for being a woman, someone else shouted at me for not serving them (even though I was CLEARLY making someone elses order.) I had people complain about the mess around us even though we had NO TIME to clean. We gave up doing our customer service personas and just started telling people how it was (basically saying "look how busy it is what do you want us to do?)

Oh yeah you know that Billie Ellish movie that's coming out?? yeah we had a preview today that was also SOLD OUT.

I was supposed to finish at 4pm and ended up staying until 6pm - and I didn't have a break all day.

I know people have probably had worse but I have never seen my cinema that busy and I have worked there for 4 years now!! At least Barbenhimer we were prepared for - this blindsided us.

I know this headline sounds really sad but I'll explain.

My partner has a group he is meeting up with for an activity on Saturday night and we are spending the day in Manchester together beforehand. So while he's off with his group (rollerskating which is why I am not going because it doesn't interest me) I will need to pass the time somehow.

I like a quiet drink but it's Saturday and everywhere will be heaving with groups. Does anyone know somewhere more relaxed/solo friendly?