dilligaf Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Can I just say how fantastic I thought the Red Arrows were tonight over Douglas.? We were at Port Jack and the place was rammed. The display was a bit different to other years and we all thought it was very, very well performed. It takes a very special sort of pilot to carry out such a precise display and I raise my hat to the whole team. A big THANK YOU from us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Colombe Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Notwithstanding their skill, I find them a bit dull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, La Colombe said: Notwithstanding their skill, I find them a bit dull. You haven't got any skill and I find you very dull... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilligaf Posted June 5, 2018 Author Share Posted June 5, 2018 5 minutes ago, La Colombe said: Notwithstanding their skill, I find them a bit dull. So just out of curiosity, what excites you, apart from a special delivery of Tesco Finest large cucumbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Colombe Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Marco Cecchinato beating Novak Djokovic in the French Open earlier today was jolly exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sausages Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 I stopped watching when I was about 15 and realised they’re not gonna crash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 36 minutes ago, La Colombe said: Notwithstanding their skill, I find them a bit dull. They are superb. However, I can see the angle that watching them year after year for decades could wear a bit thin if that's what you mean. We certainly don't go every time they are here. Mind you, that goes for the racing too, and everything else in life, variety being the spice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilligaf Posted June 5, 2018 Author Share Posted June 5, 2018 43 minutes ago, La Colombe said: Marco Cecchinato beating Novak Djokovic in the French Open earlier today was jolly exciting. Dyke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilligaf Posted June 5, 2018 Author Share Posted June 5, 2018 30 minutes ago, Mr. Sausages said: I stopped watching when I was about 15 and realised they’re not gonna crash. Yeah, stick with the TT eh ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 I love the Red Arrows, the display has been a part of the TT for the best part of half a century, I guess. (Someone will tell us when they first displayed at the TT, but I can remember them from childhood.) Why anyone would be sniffy about a free to the masses display, I cannot understand. Mind you, I suspect the negatives are really just a reminder that there are those of us who are far more intellectual and somewhat more superior than the rest of us. Probably the same bunch of intake who really think that the TT is just a huge inconvenience rather than an intrinsic part of living here. I have no great love or understanding of motorbike racing, but I love seeing the island alive and people actually enjoying the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettafa Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Our visitors were blown away by the Red Arrows display. And, for that matter, everything else about this year's TT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee Cee Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 The Red Arrows - the only good thing about the TT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIchard Britten Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 8 hours ago, Gladys said: Why anyone would be sniffy about a free to the masses display, I cannot understand. Because its not even remotely free. How many hundreds of thousands of pounds do you think it costs to keep those planes in the air just for the period of the display, let alone transit time back and forth to said display, the hundreds of thousands of pounds it costs to maintain those planes, pay for the dozens of support staff and pilots, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paswt Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 8 minutes ago, RIchard Britten said: Because its not even remotely free. How many hundreds of thousands of pounds do you think it costs to keep those planes in the air just for the period of the display, let alone transit time back and forth to said display, the hundreds of thousands of pounds it costs to maintain those planes, pay for the dozens of support staff and pilots, etc. From the chap who was "giving it large" about his military service in the RAF ,previously on this site ( albeit as a pencil squeezer) , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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