Albert Tatlock Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Another storm heading this way at the weekend? Storm Dennis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 4 hours ago, doc.fixit said: Still think the last Peveril was worse! Had some awful journeys on that thing. Sauna was good though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 4 hours ago, Albert Tatlock said: Another storm heading this way at the weekend? Storm Dennis? Not heading this way. Should miss the island by a country mile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asitis Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Wx forecasts for the weekend are saying gusts 60 - 65 at the moment ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112 Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Arrow racing to the rescue. https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/arrow-to-help-clear-steam-packet-freight-backlog/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 11 hours ago, Neil Down said: Not heading this way. Should miss the island by a country mile You're Michael Fish and claim my £5. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Andy Onchan said: You're Michael Fish and claim my £5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 4 minutes ago, Neil Down said: Quote A country mile is a term that dates back at least to the 1800s. ... A country mile is a deceptively long distance, an extremely long way. The idea behind a country mile is the fact that most country roads are not in a straight line. Instead, roads in the country tend to meander up and down and all around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 7 minutes ago, Neil Down said: The wind warning excludes the IoM and Heysham ( just ) and the route between - does heavy rain interfere with sailings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, Andy Onchan said: Or The term "country mile" may be by analogy to a nautical mile (one minute of a great circle of the earth; fixed at 6,080 feet), an Irish mile (2,240 yards), a Scottish mile (various, including 1,976 yards), Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monasqueen Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 A country mile is a very short distance to someone who knows the route well. When asking for directions from someone who is local to an area, how often do you get told that "it's just round the corner", only to find that there are several corners before you get to that one? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 22 minutes ago, Neil Down said: Or The term "country mile" may be by analogy to a nautical mile (one minute of a great circle of the earth; fixed at 6,080 feet), an Irish mile (2,240 yards), a Scottish mile (various, including 1,976 yards), And the Manx Mile? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 5 minutes ago, Andy Onchan said: And the Manx Mile? On this forum, that will go on forever... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted February 13, 2020 Author Share Posted February 13, 2020 Rejoice, more supplies are arriving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, Amadeus said: Rejoice, more supplies are arriving Unless it's an optical illusion that M&S trailer looks out of position.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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