Cheer up folks! For me that's what okells and the great Manx pubs are for.I feel smug  because I got two wet days and two sunny days practice week under canvas at Douglas rugby club, but nothing compares to TT fortnight 1981, when it rained day and night for 2 weeks,except for 2 hours on the second Wednesday.I remember it so well as I was on honeymoon in a tent,and finally after 9 days  and no dry gear left had to go to a guesthouse in Port Erin,and this was before credit cards,and it took the bulk of our spending money,needless to say I'm not with that person anymore.