Isle Of Man TT course damaged by extensive flooding

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  1. Thumbs

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    We've had rain everyday for 30+ days, now it's really bad, like 8" an hour at times in the north of the UK, the IOM sits between England and Ireland, which is the lower section affected by the flooding, which is getting worse today

    Parts of the TT course are already severely damaged, the Isle Of Man is a small self governing place and it's economy relies on the revenue from the TT, Manx GP/Classic TT and similar car races/rallies

    So far the damage is between Glen Helen and Laurel Bank
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    On the Mountain Mile, the road is closed, you can just see the Guthrie Memorial in the top rt corner
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    Laxey Bridge
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    Lower lying part of Douglas
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    There's more but the person my wife knows on the Island who sent the pics is staying put in her house on higher ground until at least tomorrow

    Big blow to the Islands economy though
     
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    wow, that is bad
     
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    This is a wonderful opportunity to broaden the fan base by adding some jumps, a jet ski section and a little dirt bike coarse. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
     
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    Here, I fixed that for you......
     
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    Holy crap John, I was not thinking that it could be that bad! The first photo looks more like a river than a road. And I was whining about riding in a little rain shower on the way to work today.....
     
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    And here in California our drought is so bad we are left with absorbing water from the air if we get thirsty.
     
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    That's a hell of a "Cheeky" thing to say, Butt love that avatar, wut the hell am I talking about? :loco: :crazy: :peace:
     
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    You just said what we all were thinking.
     
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    Pretty much! I actually just posted here to show off my avatar again!!!
     
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    Dude, its to small..
    (thats what she said)
    Cant make it oot
     
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    they haven't handed out Dune suits to you guys yet?
     
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    Ah, a still suit. Read all of Frank Herbert's books a long time ago. Always thought the movie could have been redone, the books were great.
     
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    How do you become really rich? Invent your own religion. Then get some dirt on John Travolta and have your poster boy on a tether. It was either HBO or Showtime has a doc on Scientology. Man was that crazy. No wonder it's banned in many countries.
     
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    Obviously the bikes will all have to use rain tyres, no slicks for that course.
    As for the bus jump it is impressive but they normally get air time on the course anyway.
    On the mountain mile I think they will have to slow down a hell of a lot to get over the mudslide but every rider will suffer the same time and speed penalty.
     
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    I don't think anyone knows the whole story. Scientology has a front dude that is the main grifter. Seems like that vid is now out on Netflix. Laying the whole thing on Hubbard is sort of like blaming fatties on Ray Kroc or the Colonel.. If I was running the show, I'd be oot hustling some rock and those "other" type celebs into the fold. The Kardashians come to mind.

    I wonder if that outfit has a Scientology flavored Koolaid?
     
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    Listen to what Hubbard's wife has to say..... wow. The new guy in charge was groomed and is more of a corporate high end exec type.
     
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    Yeah, that guy is slicker than mung.

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    There are several versions as to the etymology of the term but real mung was discovered prior to Teflon. ;)

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    Charles Mackay's 1874 book Lost Beauties of the English Language defined “mung” as follows: “Preterite of ming, to ming or mingle; when the substantive meaning of mingled food of bread, potatoes, etc. thrown to poultry. In America, ‘mung news’ is a common expression applied to false news, but probably having its derivation from mingled (or mung) news, in which the true and the false are so mixed up together that it is impossible to distinguish one from another.”
     
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