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I was on the boat for this crossing and have to say that I didn't think it was too bad. My wife, 6 year old daughter and 20 month old child would beg to differ though. I felt the staff were excellent at looking after the passengers. We always sit upstairs in the Niarbyl lounge and every 10 to 15 minutes members of staff would walk around asking if everyone was OK. Cleaners were constantly on the look out for any "expulsions", including checking the toilets and at one point I asked a member of staff if my family could have blankets as they were getting cold. These were quickly brought to us. Bottles of water were handed round by the staff and the first officer kept everyone informed at all times. I think the SPC staff made an unpleasant crossing far more bearable. Thank You

I had a lovely drive over in that hour. Didn't see any loonies and most riders seemed to be sticking to sensible speeds.

Museum of Curiosities is a made by the same people that do "No such hing as a fish" and QI.. I've not tried the MoC podcast but love the other two

ISS detector is an ace free app on Android for this.

Probably a star. The longest time you'll see the ISS for is about 5 or 6 minutes and that's for a full transit from horizon to horizon. If you have an android phone then a free app that gives you full info of how and when to spot it is "ISS detector".

Mission, you wouldn't have been able to run people down a few years ago as everyone could see that car for miles around. The way it changed colour as you went past was like a weird chromatic doppler-effect............

or use http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/cities/view.cgi?country=United_Kingdom&region=Isle_of_Man&city=Douglas

I also remember a little old dear who used to sell little tubs of shellfish around the pubs late on a Friday and Saturday night in Douglas. Happy days. She always got a bit of banter from us, and then we'd buy some winkles and prawns from her

I saw "sheswiththeband" walking to work with a guitar strapped to her back this morning. How bizarre !

I talked to Mission today about hole-in-the-wall cash machines, but didn't mention my forum name. It felt like it wasn't the place to get geeky when I was working in a "professional" capacity and there were other people around

bazzar_iom is a member of the club at Smeale so you could pm him for more info. I went as a guest during TT when my father in law came over, and he said the setup they have there is excellent (he's a good shooter, and knows about these things). certainly worth have a go.