Okay, before ANYONE says anything about how irresponsible it is for a pilot
to be (*gasp!*) drinking beer, the qualifying rules are:

1. Fly in to a nearby airport -- preferably within walking distance.
2. Stay the night somewhere.
3. THEN drink beer.

Okay, that said, here are a few family events that I know of:

1. Amana Colonies "Maifest". Held every May 1st and 2nd, this is Iowa's
German Beer Festival. The Amana airport (C11) is located within easy
walking distance of the Millstream microbrewery
(http://www.millstreambrewing.com), beer tents, oompah bands (you *do*
polka, don't you?), May Pole dances, etc.
See more about it at http://www.amanacolonies.com/maps/amana.html .

2. Milwaukee's "SprecherFest". Formerly held every Labor Day, it's now a
summer festival, sponsored by the best brewery anywhere, Sprecher Brewing.
Held this year on July 16th and 17th, at Old Heidelberg Park in nearby
Glendale, WI (5 miles from downtown Milwaukee), they have oompah bands
during the day, and blues bands at night. See more about it at
http://www.sprecherbrewery.com/sprecherfest.html . Timmerman Field (MWC)
is located less than ten miles away.

3. West Bend (Wisconsin's) German Fest. Held in downtown West Bend, this
VERY German community really rolls out the authentic food, beer, and music.
This year it will be held August 27th - 29th. (No website, sadly.) The
West Bend Airport (ETB) is a marvelous, friendly little airport, with rental
and courtesy cars available.

Those are the three good ones Mary and I know about. Can you add some more?

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:
>
> Okay, before ANYONE says anything about how irresponsible it is for a pilot
> to be (*gasp!*) drinking beer, the qualifying rules are:
>
> 1. Fly in to a nearby airport -- preferably within walking distance.
> 2. Stay the night somewhere.
> 3. THEN drink beer.

Actually, I would prefer to do my drinking *before* staying the night somewhere.

"Beer - it's not just for breakfast anymore".

George Patterson
Battle, n; A method of untying with the teeth a political knot that would
not yield to the tongue.

G.R. Patterson III ) wrote:

> Jay Honeck wrote:
> >
> > Okay, before ANYONE says anything about how irresponsible it is for a pilot
> > to be (*gasp!*) drinking beer, the qualifying rules are:
> >
> > 1. Fly in to a nearby airport -- preferably within walking distance.
> > 2. Stay the night somewhere.
> > 3. THEN drink beer.
>
> Actually, I would prefer to do my drinking *before* staying the night somewhere.

Damn... you beat me to it!


--
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"Jay Honeck" > writes:

>Okay, before ANYONE says anything about how irresponsible it is for a pilot
>to be (*gasp!*) drinking beer, the qualifying rules are:

>1. Fly in to a nearby airport -- preferably within walking distance.
>2. Stay the night somewhere.
>3. THEN drink beer.

Whew! For a moment there I thought you were going to advocate binge
drinking without a good night's rest.

It's good to see that you're being so responsible.

--kyler

Jay Honeck wrote:
> Okay, before ANYONE says anything about how irresponsible it is for a pilot
> to be (*gasp!*) drinking beer, the qualifying rules are:
>
> 1. Fly in to a nearby airport -- preferably within walking distance.
> 2. Stay the night somewhere.
> 3. THEN drink beer.

That should be:
1. Fly in to a nearby airport -- preferably within walking distance
2. Drink beer
3. THEN stay the night somewhere

> 2. Milwaukee's "SprecherFest". Formerly held every Labor Day, it's now a
> summer festival, sponsored by the best brewery anywhere, Sprecher Brewing.
> Held this year on July 16th and 17th, at Old Heidelberg Park in nearby
> Glendale, WI (5 miles from downtown Milwaukee), they have oompah bands
> during the day, and blues bands at night. See more about it at
> http://www.sprecherbrewery.com/sprecherfest.html . Timmerman Field (MWC)
> is located less than ten miles away.

Too bad it is not the weekend immediately preceeding AirVenture.
It would make an excellent one-day stopover enroute to The Big Event.

The Oak Creek Community Center has a 'Septembeerfest'.

http://www.occenter.com/events/septbeer.htm

5 miles each way from MKE though. :( But if the plan is to stay
overnight - there's a Raddison at the corner of Howell and Layton. (Which
is walking distance from Signature) From the money you hand over to
Raddison, Signature, or both, you should be able to get a free ride to
Septembeerfest.

--
Ben
C-172 - N13258 @ 87Y

> The Oak Creek Community Center has a 'Septembeerfest'.
>
> http://www.occenter.com/events/septbeer.htm

At last -- someone with a beer festival to add!

Thanks, Ben.

Anymore, ladies and gentlemen?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

> Uhhh, Jay...Lakefront Brewery is better IMHO.
>
> Have you been there?

Nope, but it's on my list of things to do next time I'm in MKE.

How long have they been around?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Kyler Laird > wrote in message >...
> "Jay Honeck" > writes:
>
> >Okay, before ANYONE says anything about how irresponsible it is for a pilot
> >to be (*gasp!*) drinking beer, the qualifying rules are:
>
> >1. Fly in to a nearby airport -- preferably within walking distance.
> >2. Stay the night somewhere.
> >3. THEN drink beer.
>
> Whew! For a moment there I thought you were going to advocate binge
> drinking without a good night's rest.
>
> It's good to see that you're being so responsible.
>
> --kyler

I don't think he meant for those to be in chronological order, but
rather as a set of conditions. IE:

First, it must be a fly in.

Second, you must stay the night.

Third, if the first two conditions are provided, you may then drink
beer.

Ben Smith wrote:
> The Oak Creek Community Center has a 'Septembeerfest'.

I'd hate to break it to them that the real Wies'n occurs
mostly in September. Wies'n is the local/real name
for Oktoberfest in Munich and lasts 2 weeks with it ending
the first weekend in October so it is mostly in september.

To keep it related to aviation, there is a very small GS airport
in Rosenheim south of Munich that has an awesome Volksfest a
month or so before Wies'n.

Gerald

Hmmmmmm, how come I knew just by the title of the post that it was from you
Jay? :-)

What, no step 4, stay another night followed by step 5, fly home? Oh, the
horror of having it be a one-way flight! :-)

Ok, that being said, no, I don't know of any others...

--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
- Leonardo Da Vinci

(Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail)

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
news:Qwn3c.529050$na.1266781@attbi_s04...
>
> 2. Milwaukee's "SprecherFest". Formerly held every Labor Day, it's now a
> summer festival, sponsored by the best brewery anywhere, Sprecher Brewing.
> Held this year on July 16th and 17th, at Old Heidelberg Park in nearby
> Glendale, WI (5 miles from downtown Milwaukee), they have oompah bands
> during the day, and blues bands at night. See more about it at
> http://www.sprecherbrewery.com/sprecherfest.html . Timmerman Field
(MWC)
> is located less than ten miles away.

Jay, you going to this one?

I grew up (so to speak) a couple blocks from there (Bay Ridge Ave. &
Lexington) and used to go sledding there.

"G.R. Patterson III" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> Jay Honeck wrote:
> >
> > Okay, before ANYONE says anything about how irresponsible it is for a
pilot
> > to be (*gasp!*) drinking beer, the qualifying rules are:
> >
> > 1. Fly in to a nearby airport -- preferably within walking distance.
> > 2. Stay the night somewhere.
> > 3. THEN drink beer.
>
> Actually, I would prefer to do my drinking *before* staying the night
somewhere.
>
> "Beer - it's not just for breakfast anymore".

"Breakfast of Champions" (that were up all night)

> Jay, you going to this one?

Dunno. We have a hard time getting away in the summer, since we're pretty
busy at the inn.

I'd sure like to, though. It's my perfect festival -- beer, polka, and
blues!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
news:zLL3c.539077$na.1339007@attbi_s04...
> > Jay, you going to this one?
>
> Dunno. We have a hard time getting away in the summer, since we're pretty
> busy at the inn.
>
> I'd sure like to, though. It's my perfect festival -- beer, polka, and
> blues!

The Eclectic Festival.

Jay Honeck > wrote:
> I'd sure like to, though. It's my perfect festival -- beer, polka, and
> blues!

It's actually against the laws of physics for a blues lover to like polka.

--- Jay



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> It's actually against the laws of physics for a blues lover to like polka.

It's some sort of a genetic defect in Germans, I think.

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Martin Hotze" > wrote in message
...
> "Jay Honeck" > wrote:
>
> > > It's actually against the laws of physics for a blues lover to like
polka.
> >
> > It's some sort of a genetic defect in Germans, I think.
>
>
> What has Polka to do with Germans or Germany? Or is it just another lost
in
> translation thing?

Don't let Wisconsin know Polka and Germans don't go together.

> What has Polka to do with Germans or Germany?

Surely you jest, ja?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Most readers probably won't be able to make it in their plane across the
Atlantic, but there are at least some readers who are already on the
right side of that body of water for this one.

The Bay in Port Erin, in the Isle of Man, has a 'Hoptoberfest' - a real
ale festival. EGNS (Ronaldsway) is the closest airport, about 6 miles
away.
Also, the Sidings in Castletown has a fairly wide selection of beer all
year around. They also have a beerfest, I think during the Southern 100
road races in the summer. About 2 miles from EGNS. It's a good time to
go because the best road race of the year is on (there are four - the
TT at the end of May/start of June which is the famous one, on the
mountain circuit, the Southern 100 a few weeks later on a shorter
circuit in the south, the Jurby South which is truly terrifying, and the
Manx GP which is on the TT circuit in August)

--
Dylan Smith, Castletown, Isle of Man
Flying: http://www.dylansmith.net
Frontier Elite Universe: http://www.alioth.net
"Maintain thine airspeed, lest the ground come up and smite thee"

On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 20:30:21 GMT, Jay Honeck wrote:

>> What has Polka to do with Germans or Germany?
>
>Surely you jest, ja?

hu?

#m, don't drink and post

--
http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=19990509

> >> What has Polka to do with Germans or Germany?
> >
> >Surely you jest, ja?
>
> hu?

Are you *seriously* asking what Polka has to do with Germans? I didn't
think Austria was that far from Germany...

For the tens of millions of Germans who settled in America over the last 150
years, polka is their national dance. Perhaps that has been lost in the
"old country" -- but it's still going strong here.

The best way to pick up chicks at a wedding in the Midwest is to know how to
polka!

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:
>
> > What has Polka to do with Germans or Germany?
>
> Surely you jest, ja?

The polka is a Polish dance.

George Patterson
Battle, n; A method of untying with the teeth a political knot that would
not yield to the tongue.

"G.R. Patterson III" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> Jay Honeck wrote:
> >
> > > What has Polka to do with Germans or Germany?
> >
> > Surely you jest, ja?
>
> The polka is a Polish dance.
>
And "The Beer Barrel Polka" is German.

On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 13:42:34 GMT, Jay Honeck wrote:

>> >> What has Polka to do with Germans or Germany?
>> >
>> >Surely you jest, ja?
>>
>> hu?
>
>Are you *seriously* asking what Polka has to do with Germans?


yes.

> I didn't
>think Austria was that far from Germany...
>

well. rather close.

>For the tens of millions of Germans who settled in America over the last 150
>years, polka is their national dance.

ok. now we have it.
everything "humptataa" is Polka. OK. I got it.
So it is reduced down to Polka. Well ....

> Perhaps that has been lost in the
>"old country" -- but it's still going strong here.

hmmm. I doubt that it has a lot to do with the roots.

>The best way to pick up chicks at a wedding in the Midwest is to know how to
>polka!

to polka? so it has become a synonym. ok.

>:-)

#m

--
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Tom Sixkiller wrote:
>
> And "The Beer Barrel Polka" is German.

But that's not the actual name of the tune - that is an American nickname for
it.

George Patterson
Battle, n; A method of untying with the teeth a political knot that would
not yield to the tongue.

Tom Sixkiller wrote:
>
> And "The Beer Barrel Polka" is German.

Well, I just looked it up. It's Czechoslovakian. Music was written by Jaromir
Vejvoda.

George Patterson
Battle, n; A method of untying with the teeth a political knot that would
not yield to the tongue.

Check out Oregon Brewers Fest ( http://www.oregonbrewfest.com/ ) the last
weekend in July. You can fly into Hillsboro Airport (
http://www.portofportlandor.com/HILLSBOR.HTM ) and take the light rail to
the waterfront park, about 20 minutes, It's the best beer fest on the west
coast.


"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
news:Qwn3c.529050$na.1266781@attbi_s04...
> Okay, before ANYONE says anything about how irresponsible it is for a
pilot
> to be (*gasp!*) drinking beer, the qualifying rules are:
>
> 1. Fly in to a nearby airport -- preferably within walking distance.
> 2. Stay the night somewhere.
> 3. THEN drink beer.
>
> Okay, that said, here are a few family events that I know of:
>
> 1. Amana Colonies "Maifest". Held every May 1st and 2nd, this is Iowa's
> German Beer Festival. The Amana airport (C11) is located within easy
> walking distance of the Millstream microbrewery
> (http://www.millstreambrewing.com), beer tents, oompah bands (you *do*
> polka, don't you?), May Pole dances, etc.
> See more about it at http://www.amanacolonies.com/maps/amana.html .
>
> 2. Milwaukee's "SprecherFest". Formerly held every Labor Day, it's now a
> summer festival, sponsored by the best brewery anywhere, Sprecher Brewing.
> Held this year on July 16th and 17th, at Old Heidelberg Park in nearby
> Glendale, WI (5 miles from downtown Milwaukee), they have oompah bands
> during the day, and blues bands at night. See more about it at
> http://www.sprecherbrewery.com/sprecherfest.html . Timmerman Field
(MWC)
> is located less than ten miles away.
>
> 3. West Bend (Wisconsin's) German Fest. Held in downtown West Bend, this
> VERY German community really rolls out the authentic food, beer, and
music.
> This year it will be held August 27th - 29th. (No website, sadly.) The
> West Bend Airport (ETB) is a marvelous, friendly little airport, with
rental
> and courtesy cars available.
>
> Those are the three good ones Mary and I know about. Can you add some
more?
>
> :-)
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993
> www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"
>
>

"G.R. Patterson III" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> Tom Sixkiller wrote:
> >
> > And "The Beer Barrel Polka" is German.
>
> Well, I just looked it up. It's Czechoslovakian. Music was written by
Jaromir
> Vejvoda.
>
Well, that and $3.50 will get you a bottle of Vermuller.

Jay Honeck wrote:
>>What has Polka to do with Germans or Germany?
>
>
> Surely you jest, ja?

Polka always reminds me of "Good Morning Vietnam". I do prefer James
Brown ;)

Chris

Yeah, but some of us have to notify Special Branch if we want to fly
there...

Paul

"Dylan Smith" > wrote in message
...
> Most readers probably won't be able to make it in their plane across the
> Atlantic, but there are at least some readers who are already on the
> right side of that body of water for this one.
>
> The Bay in Port Erin, in the Isle of Man, has a 'Hoptoberfest' - a real
> ale festival. EGNS (Ronaldsway) is the closest airport, about 6 miles
> away.

> Yeah, but some of us have to notify Special Branch if we want to fly
> there...

Hey Paul -- Could you clue us ignorant Americans in on what that means,
please?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

In article <HvI6c.44313$po.351393@attbi_s52>, Jay Honeck wrote:
>> Yeah, but some of us have to notify Special Branch if we want to fly
>> there...
>
> Hey Paul -- Could you clue us ignorant Americans in on what that means,
> please?

I think he was following up to my message. The Isle of Man isn't part of
the UK or the European Union for that matter. Unfortunately, the Isle of
Man has also been abused by Irish terrorists trying to attack Britain.
Therefore, if you're not flying from a 'designated airfield' (generally
one with Customs available) you have to notify Special Branch before you
fly here. It's not that difficult - you just notify them by fax. There
are quite a few GA airfields that are designated, for which all you need
to do is fill out a card when you depart. I've never had a problem when
flying to a "non designated" in the UK though.

It's only a problem if you're actually *wanted* by Special Branch. Is
Paul not telling us something? :-)

--
Dylan Smith, Castletown, Isle of Man
Flying: http://www.dylansmith.net
Frontier Elite Universe: http://www.alioth.net
"Maintain thine airspeed, lest the ground come up and smite thee"

> It's only a problem if you're actually *wanted* by Special Branch. Is
> Paul not telling us something? :-)

I hope not -- he's coming to visit us soon! :-)

I take it "Special Branch" is the British equivalent of the FBI?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 13:47:05 GMT, Jay Honeck wrote:

>I take it "Special Branch" is the British equivalent of the FBI?

no.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Branch
but they work close with MI5.

#m
--
A far-reaching proposal from the FBI (...) would require all broadband
Internet providers, including cable modem and DSL companies, to rewire
their networks to support easy wiretapping by police.
http://news.com.com/2100-1028-5172948.html

Heh, no, it's just another bit of paperwork to fill in, fax, etc.
Having no such facilities at my airfield (until maybe I get my
PDA) I would probably have to phone up to make prior
arrangements. I'm more interested in flying to Jersey, Guernsey
and Alderney than the Isle Of Man, but the same rules apply.

Paul

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
news:t1h7c.55438$po.518489@attbi_s52...
> > It's only a problem if you're actually *wanted* by Special Branch. Is
> > Paul not telling us something? :-)
>
> I hope not -- he's coming to visit us soon! :-)

In article >, Paul Sengupta wrote:
> arrangements. I'm more interested in flying to Jersey, Guernsey
> and Alderney than the Isle Of Man, but the same rules apply.

OK, I'm biased. But you should visit us instead of Jersey, Guernsey and
Alderny because we are better. Consider:

* We have vertical. The Channel Islands are all billiard tables.
* We have three breweries and a distillery for a population of 78K.
* Our population density is less than 1/3rd of Jersey's - much more open
space.
* We have gliders.
* We have paragliding and hang-gliding too.
* We DON'T have Class A airspace all around us.
* We have three railways - two electric and one steam.
* We have the International Tin Bath races.
* We have an airshow and the Schnieder Cup air races every year. Any GA
pilot can take part in the Air Races. We might be getting Reno-style
pylon racing too (although I suspect the entries for that might be a bit
more limited :-))
* We have the beautiful Calf Sound, where you can see seals at play
and the occasional basking shark.
* You sometimes get to see the Northern Lights -
http://www.dylansmith.co.im/photographs/aurora-dec-2003/

Of course, not to mention four road races - the TT festival, the Manx
GP, The Southern 100 and the Jurby South road race.

In comparison, the Channel Islands are boring and pedestrian :-)

--
Dylan Smith, Castletown, Isle of Man
Flying: http://www.dylansmith.net
Frontier Elite Universe: http://www.alioth.net
"Maintain thine airspeed, lest the ground come up and smite thee"

"Dylan Smith" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, Paul Sengupta
wrote:
> > arrangements. I'm more interested in flying to Jersey, Guernsey
> > and Alderney than the Isle Of Man, but the same rules apply.
>
> OK, I'm biased. But you should visit us instead of Jersey, Guernsey and
> Alderny because we are better. Consider:
>
> * We have vertical. The Channel Islands are all billiard tables.
> * We have three breweries and a distillery for a population of 78K.
> * Our population density is less than 1/3rd of Jersey's - much more open
> space.
> * We have gliders.
> * We have paragliding and hang-gliding too.
> * We DON'T have Class A airspace all around us.
> * We have three railways - two electric and one steam.
> * We have the International Tin Bath races.
> * We have an airshow and the Schnieder Cup air races every year. Any GA
> pilot can take part in the Air Races. We might be getting Reno-style
> pylon racing too (although I suspect the entries for that might be a bit
> more limited :-))
> * We have the beautiful Calf Sound, where you can see seals at play
> and the occasional basking shark.
> * You sometimes get to see the Northern Lights -
> http://www.dylansmith.co.im/photographs/aurora-dec-2003/
>
> Of course, not to mention four road races - the TT festival, the Manx
> GP, The Southern 100 and the Jurby South road race.
>
> In comparison, the Channel Islands are boring and pedestrian :-)

They have better weather. :-)

Paul

In article >, Paul Sengupta wrote:
>> In comparison, the Channel Islands are boring and pedestrian :-)
>
> They have better weather. :-)

There's no such thing as bad weather. Only the wrong clothes :-)

(Having said that, I think we get a lot less fog than Jersey, and our
summers are definitely a more amenable temperature)

--
Dylan Smith, Castletown, Isle of Man
Flying: http://www.dylansmith.net
Frontier Elite Universe: http://www.alioth.net
"Maintain thine airspeed, lest the ground come up and smite thee"

"Dylan Smith" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, Paul Sengupta
wrote:
> >> In comparison, the Channel Islands are boring and pedestrian :-)
> >
> > They have better weather. :-)
>
> There's no such thing as bad weather. Only the wrong clothes :-)
>
> (Having said that, I think we get a lot less fog than Jersey, and our
> summers are definitely a more amenable temperature)

It was just a tongue in cheek comment! Crossing all that water by air
as opposed to 8 hours on a ferry seems like a good use of a plane.
I suppose the IoM would be a good use too.

Ok, let's see...

> * We have vertical. The Channel Islands are all billiard tables.

Hmm. More difficult to walk/cycle around...

> * We have three breweries and a distillery for a population of 78K.

Is the beer as cheap? 3 Breweries. Ok, that's one plus for an
overnight stay...

> * Our population density is less than 1/3rd of Jersey's - much more open
space.

To build an airport? They have one on Jersey...

> * We have gliders.

I can only fit in a Grob 103. In the back seat. Lasham has one,
not far from me...

> * We have paragliding and hang-gliding too.

I'm scared of heights.

> * We DON'T have Class A airspace all around us.

Not so relevant. You just tell them you're coming.

> * We have three railways - two electric and one steam.

Ah. Worth seeing.

> * We have the International Tin Bath races.

Um...

> * We have an airshow and the Schnieder Cup air races every year. Any GA
> pilot can take part in the Air Races. We might be getting Reno-style
> pylon racing too (although I suspect the entries for that might be a bit
> more limited :-))

http://www.jerseyairdisplay.org.uk/
http://www.flyalderney.com/airace.html#huntMonk
http://www.guernseyaeroclub.com/rally/

> * We have the beautiful Calf Sound, where you can see seals at play
> and the occasional basking shark.

Ahhh...

> * You sometimes get to see the Northern Lights -
> http://www.dylansmith.co.im/photographs/aurora-dec-2003/

Blimey.

> Of course, not to mention four road races - the TT festival, the Manx
> GP, The Southern 100 and the Jurby South road race.

Petrol heads!

> In comparison, the Channel Islands are boring and pedestrian :-)

They have German occupational military underground hospitals.

http://www.jersey.co.uk/attractions/ughospital/
http://www.occupied.guernsey.net/u_ground_hospital.htm

More stuff:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/guernsey/about_guernsey/2003/11/occupation.shtml

They also have castles, but I'd like to see those on the IoM.

I'll see if I can pencil it in this summer!

Paul

In article >, Paul Sengupta wrote:
<getting on and off islands>
> I suppose the IoM would be a good use too.

GA becomes very useful when you live on a reasonably small island.

>> * We have vertical. The Channel Islands are all billiard tables.
>
> Hmm. More difficult to walk/cycle around...

I find cycling downhill very easy :-)

>> * We have three breweries and a distillery for a population of 78K.
>
> Is the beer as cheap? 3 Breweries. Ok, that's one plus for an
> overnight stay...

I dunno how much beer is in the CI, I've only been there once. But
Bushy's Oyster Stout knocks anything the Irish make into a cocked hat!

>> * Our population density is less than 1/3rd of Jersey's - much more open
> space.
>
> To build an airport? They have one on Jersey...

We have four! (Andreas, the glider club. Jurby, mainly used for
motorcycling, but where the airshow is, Mount Rule, a private grass
strip, and of course Ronaldsway).

>> * We have the International Tin Bath races.
>
> Um...

Hey, they have world acclaim! (Some day, I want to build an aircraft
carrier tin bath and sink my opponents :-))

<snip>occupation</snip>
Yeah, I stayed in the Pomme d'Or hotel when I went to visit JerseyPost.
That was German HQ in the war. Interesting place.

> They also have castles, but I'd like to see those on the IoM.

We have complete ones (Castle Rushen in Castletown) and somewhat
incomplete ones (Peel Castle). You can often catch a Shakespeare play at
Peel Castle. You just have to watch out for the seagulls! (Peel's got
quite a lot to visit - such as the House of Manannan which is a good day
out, and tells you a lot of the history).

--
Dylan Smith, Castletown, Isle of Man
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"Maintain thine airspeed, lest the ground come up and smite thee"

>http://www.dylansmith.co.im/photographs/aurora-dec-2003/

Oh, Dylan, you do take the best photos! Of course, this is my very favorite...

http://www.dylansmith.net/flying/trips/pville2k2/stinson-stars-modified.jpg