(23-06-2015, 01:17 PM)taxman Wrote: Fair points that WSN - good post.

I'm from Ramsey and was out and about all over TT week and the only bad behavior I saw was a local youth hurling abuse at the kebab shop guys after he had tried to jump the queue and been thrown out. The bars cafes etc were all full and everyone was having a good time. Its obviously a very small minority and by no means is that something imported for the occasion. Every village has its idiots!

Thanks taxman, as a local you'll know where I'm coming from.

I forgot to add, something I found on the  Manx Nostalgia Facebook site, there was a riot in Douglas led by TT fans in the (I think) early 70s!!!
Oh how charming, one clearly had a far more dignified clientel in them days.

Btw, first time I ever saw a couple getting down to business in the long grass was at Sulby as a kid - he was riding a lime green metallic Honda, she had a lillac coloured bra. Nice bike, nice baps - but for some reason he and her decided to lie down behind the grass out of my view, how boring I thought to myself (as a young child), just lying down in the grass - I'd rather have been riding the bike.
Wonderful days, when visitors wanted nothing more than to drink beer, ride their motorbikes with the local girls (well over the limit of course), and lie down in the grass, probably to remeniss about the days racing.

What have the organisers done?!?! Bring back the old civilised visitor....