It was the revelation that completely snuck under the radar that the Thursday / Sunday badges were available to anyone worldwide that sent the UK Attendees Group into a tizzy - they totally kept that quiet at the end. Cue: us, messaging EVERYBODY that had said they didn't have any badges whatsoever in a mad panic...!!
You let The Man get you down, The Man wins - I say, Damn The Man.
"I can't lie to you about your chances, but... you have my sympathies."