GD4ELI Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 18 minutes ago, Steve_Christian said: And yet there is a massive business in Nepal that is focussed on people climbing Everest - which has killed waaay more people than the TT but you aren’t advocating stopping that? Wait - actually, letting people do stuff and excepting risk for the benefit of themselves, and thousands of enthusiasts which benefits the economy could actually be ok. IMHO. So shhhhhh please. There’s always a boat in the m…. Way more - I don't think so. As of recent count it's 310 on Everest and 265 in the TT. %age wise the TT is safer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizo Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 48 minutes ago, Asthehills said: Anyone who has laughed at this and doesn’t believe that many of the hospitality businesses we all enjoy using year round wouldn’t still be here without TT and FOM is an idiot. You can hate the TT, but to not accept it keeps lots of places open is just stupid. Any ‘business’ that think they have a business due to the TT ISN’T a business. flipping burgers in order that some unidentified bloke can smash his body into smithereens is not a business model. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asthehills Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 39 minutes ago, Mr Helmut Fromage said: Educate the ignorant please Read the post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asthehills Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 2 minutes ago, Gizo said: Any ‘business’ that think they have a business due to the TT ISN’T a business. flipping burgers in order that some unidentified bloke can smash his body into smithereens is not a business model. Take these events away and many of our hotels would close. There would be no camp sites for locals to use. Pubs would close. Restaurants would close. If you think it’s just the odd burger stall and that we wouldn’t miss some of the places that would cease to be viable then you are clueless. Of course, growing the population would reduce these places reliance on the TT but people moan about plans to do that as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizo Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Just now, Asthehills said: Take these events away and many of our hotels would close. There would be no camp sites for locals to use. Pubs would close. Restaurants would close. If you think it’s just the odd burger stall and that we wouldn’t miss some of the places that would cease to be viable then you are clueless. Of course, growing the population would reduce these places reliance on the TT but people moan about plans to do that as well. Utter horse shit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 16 minutes ago, manxman1980 said: Requires the cooperation of the Manx population to close the roads and allow the racing to take place. Can you point me to the bit where we are given the choice please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizo Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Feels like helix has morphed into asthehills 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD4ELI Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Just now, finlo said: Can you point me to the bit where we are given the choice please? Every five years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Helmut Fromage Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 1 minute ago, Asthehills said: Take these events away and many of our hotels would close. There would be no camp sites for locals to use. Pubs would close. Restaurants would close. If you think it’s just the odd burger stall and that we wouldn’t miss some of the places that would cease to be viable then you are clueless. Of course, growing the population would reduce these places reliance on the TT but people moan about plans to do that as well. The hotels are closed, read the Claddaghs thread, pubs and restaurants are closed and closing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asthehills Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 1 minute ago, Gizo said: Utter horse shit Go and speak to the people who run the businesses I have talked about and ask them. Hotels and guest houses near enough double their prices or more and are booked solid for the best part of four week. Puns that are normally empty most of the time are rammed every evening and most afternoons. Ask them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 2 minutes ago, Asthehills said: Take these events away and many of our hotels would close. There would be no camp sites for locals to use. Pubs would close. Restaurants would close. If you think it’s just the odd burger stall and that we wouldn’t miss some of the places that would cease to be viable then you are clueless. Of course, growing the population would reduce these places reliance on the TT but people moan about plans to do that as well. Growing the population isn't for the benefit of said population. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asthehills Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Just now, Mr Helmut Fromage said: The hotels are closed, read the Claddaghs thread, pubs and restaurants are closed and closing. I am sat in a pub now. The owner is quite clear about the fact that if there was no motorsport I wouldn’t be able to be sat here now. It would be closed as unviable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Helmut Fromage Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Just now, Asthehills said: I am sat in a pub now. The owner is quite clear about the fact that if there was no motorsport I wouldn’t be able to be sat here now. It would be closed as unviable Refer to @Gizo post about business model- point proved Send them down Bray Hill to keep my Saturday pints flowing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asthehills Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 3 minutes ago, Mr Helmut Fromage said: Refer to @Gizo post about business model- point proved Send them down Bray Hill to keep my Saturday pints flowing Where have I said that? I have simply said that the TT and FOM keeps some places going and that if many of those places closed the island would be an even more boring place to live. I even stated in my post that you can hate the TT but that that particular point stands. I stand by that. Take the events away and without government support we would have very limited food, drink and accommodation options. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizo Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 8 minutes ago, Asthehills said: I am sat in a pub now. The owner is quite clear about the fact that if there was no motorsport I wouldn’t be able to be sat here now. It would be closed as unviable Still utter horse shit. So the extra pints he sold in Killing week has kept him open till February the following year? Nothing to do with the locals who have been keeping him open for years. Take your head for a wobble Paul Phillips. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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