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Peel Castle, Peel, Isle of ManWell, it's time for the TT, again (for people who don't know what that is, it's a big motorcycle road race) two weeks of chaos and disruption!
This year is the centenery, 100 years of this being celebrated, so we have around 100,000 people and bikes expected to descend on our tiny 33 x 13 mile island. Already, in the two days since the practices have started, Buses have been diverted or cancelled so they can close the road for the bikes to race on. A fortnight of that!!!
Also, in the two days, there has been a house fire three doors down from me, that required 4 fire engines (one had to come from somewhere else, Douglas only has three), around 6 cop cars, and the national guard landrover.
Today when I was coming to work, three cop cars and a police van went screaming down the road (dodging the horse trams as they went)
There is a funfair to be set up on the Prom, along with 2 beer tents, two giant screens, and on next Sunday there is going to be a massive street party there, because it's Mad Sunday (This means people with a motorbike and little sense get to ride the TT course) and the prom is the only way for me to walk to work.
On the very slight plus side:
There will be fireworks, the red arrows, and the Tall Ships are coming into Douglas Harbor to take people for a little sail for a mere £20.
And to think I moved here for a quiet life!!!!
Once this is over, we also have to look forward to our open air parliment in July (more road closures)
The Grand Prix. (More road closures)
The southern 100 (More - you get the drift)
and quite possible the rally too. (More.......)
If anyone wants to know more about our poor over-run little rock
http://www.isleofman.com/about/
Have a look here.
