Er... no. I don't know where he's been. Plus I haven't got space for such a giant plushie.
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Er... no. I don't know where he's been. Plus I haven't got space for such a giant plushie.
SandwichShortOfAPicnic
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Yesterdays pic but worth a post
SIL’s condo neighborhood’s private beach (Lake Champlain):
That’s Vermont in the distance.
That’s Vermont in the distance.
Sidewalk art (zoomed in - its about the size of my palm):
Where MrsT and I were married in 1990:
Walking into downtown through the back side of town:
Where MrsT and I were married in 1990:
Walking into downtown through the back side of town:
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Douglas IOM seafront stars
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This is a fine example of the Isle of Man’s ‘if it ain’t broke don’t try n fix it’ approach.
Yep working phone boxes. You’ll struggle to find one that’s not been converted into a defibrillator in the UK so this is a rare sight!
Yep working phone boxes. You’ll struggle to find one that’s not been converted into a defibrillator in the UK so this is a rare sight!
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And last pic of the day and not a pretty one but it made me so very happy -
I’m comforted that I can now safely move here, there is a well stocked oriental supermarket on the IOM
I’m comforted that I can now safely move here, there is a well stocked oriental supermarket on the IOM
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Some old cars
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No Furikake there?And last pic of the day and not a pretty one but it made me so very happy -
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I’m comforted that I can now safely move here, there is a well stocked oriental supermarket on the IOM
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Maybe, I didn’t look.
I was too busy being thrilled they also sell the gluten free versions of some of the classics I usually have to buy online
I had to look up what all these guys had to do with the IOM. Here's what I found:
George Formby wrote a song called 'Isle of Man'.
Norman Wisdom lived there.
The Gibb brothers were all born there before moving to Australia.
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Yep. George Formby made a film about racing on the isle of man. They just celebrated the films 90th anniversary.
A flimsy connection me thinks but the Manx people are cheery folk ready to celebrate and laugh about a lot of things.
It strikes me the IOM is a proudly unsophisticated place, which is rather lovely.
You get a cardboard wheel to place on your car dash that you dial the wheel to the hour you arrived and the parking is free.
The bus service is a normal bus service but they also have a fleet of mini buses you can book to pick you up from your house and drop you where you want to go, that costs a mere £1.90!
The airport allows you to pull up right outside the doors and drop off/pick up for free.
The TT grandstand is free (no entry fee) and the concession stand is run by a charity so no hideous pricing asking £12 for a burger, instead it's £1 for a bottle of water and £1.50 for a coffee, £2 for a bacon butty.
They have some seriously hefty fines for some things though. Like £1000 fine if you don't park forward facing on the promenade or £6000 fine if you set foot on the TT course while the roads are closed!