Bought a barbecue

Just bought a barbecue today, put it together, bought loads of charcoal and now the weathers crap! Typical british bank holiday! Lets hope the weather picks up and I can enjoy the sun, TT 2008 and some great manx lamb burgers and seafood kebabs! Tasty grub!

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Sunset Santon

Sunset Santon (c), originally uploaded by nickopmillion. Another cracking sun set in sunny Santon Isle of Man!

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Why can’t we cope with snow?

I dont know what it is about our culture in the UK but we just can’t cope with snow in any shape, form or amount! It’s caused chaos already and it hasn’t really snowed that much. Go to Europe or the US for example and they all seem to cope just fine with several inches or even when [...]

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Sleepless in Santon

Had a sleepless night last night as storm force winds battered Santon and the Isle of Man. Had a check about this morning and found the wheelie bin at the top of the street! Damage sustained to one of our cars as well! I think the wheelie bin in all its excitement has collided with [...]

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Stunning sky over Santon

I am no photographer and I don’t have the best of cameras, but I caught this picture of the sky last evening looking over to South Barrule and and the Sloc from Santon last night. Evening Sky 1, originally uploaded by nickopmillion. Winter evening sky over Santon Isle of Man

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Why does it always rain on me?

I know we are in the middle of January but it just seems to have been raining here on the Isle of Man now for days, and its not just that fine rain thats soaks you through, its been tipping it down! I wonder if its been the same around the UK or if there [...]

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No damage sustained in Santon – so far

Despite being continually battered by the wind last night there was no evident damage to my house this morning. The gale force winds continue to batter the Isle of Man and northwest with reports of gusts up to 105 mph!I have had broken sleep during the night due to the noise so I don’t think [...]

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A wild night in Santon

It is so windy here in Santon tonight its like a scene from the Wizard of Oz! Hold on Dorothy!

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Isle of Man weather takes a turn for the worst!

I was traveling home from work this evening from Douglas heading south and got caught up in some freak manx weather! The wind and rain was absolutely blowing hard and coming down. A Police car whizzed past me and I had to turn back before Richmond Hill as there had been some kind of accident. [...]

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