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Thread: AI or TT game???
Post: RE: AI or TT game???
| (10-07-2024, 12:38 PM)H2pots Wrote: It's a video game, the folk that think it's real must be dumb. Although, some treat gaming as real life, there's championships and competition's in gaming but doe... |
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12-07-2024, 12:02 AM |
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Thread: AI or TT game???
Post: AI or TT game???
| I've lately noted that there are several items on the net containing the same or similar videos. For example this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j5Nb_jjGrs It's all fake. The video is AI or from a ... |
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10-07-2024, 11:58 AM |
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Thread: New course signs for TT 2024
Post: RE: New course signs for TT 2024
| But no new names of the spots as far as I understand. |
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09-05-2024, 10:14 AM |
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Thread: Advise on Barregarrow
Post: RE: Advise on Barregarrow
| The last years I've found a new favourite spot. Conker Fields. Some miles before Ramsey. Inside of the course. Toilets, food and a small fee to get in. Usually crowded. Be there a couple of hours befo... |
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08-05-2024, 08:34 AM |
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Thread: Viewing Points - Advice please
Post: RE: Viewing Points - Advice please
| Conker Fields, with food and toilets, on the inside that extends between the war memorial at Churchtown through to the Caravan. The K is part of the Conkerfields section, as is the Caravan. Small char... |
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31-03-2024, 01:22 PM |
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Thread: Xmas Wishes to all inmates
Post: RE: Xmas Wishes to all inmates
| Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year from Sweden to all members. |
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General Discussion
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21-12-2023, 06:02 PM |
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Thread: In the hedges.
Post: RE: In the hedges.
| Miltown Bridge, after at Gardener's Lane Junction is good as well. Outside the course. |
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30-05-2023, 02:09 PM |
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Thread: In the hedges.
Post: RE: In the hedges.
| My favourite hedge is Ballacry on the left. Forbidden to visit by now I suppose. I have many good photos of flying motorbikes from there! |
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27-05-2023, 03:51 PM |
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Thread: Paddock build up
Post: RE: Paddock build up
| (18-05-2023, 08:18 AM)captainsparkledotcom Wrote: According to the stats, Stroller last visited this website in February & last posted a paddock panorama on 22/05/2016!!! :confused:
He must ha... |
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18-05-2023, 06:11 PM |
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Thread: Paddock build up
Post: RE: Paddock build up
| (16-05-2023, 11:18 AM)captainsparkledotcom Wrote: Hi Silja!
it was indeed Stroller, with the hat, if I remember correctly?
Are you well Silja?
Are you going this year?
No captain, I'm not going. Th... |
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18-05-2023, 06:10 PM |
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Thread: Paddock build up
Post: RE: Paddock build up
| The guy had the nickname Stroller. Are you still there? We've met. |
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16-05-2023, 09:34 AM |
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Thread: Where did we watch.
Post: RE: Where did we watch.
| Practice June 2. Walk to Bottom of Bray Hill outside of the course (always the first evening). Portaloo, food wagon.
June 3 in the paddock
June 4 Walk to Braddan Bridge outside the course. Entrance ... |
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18-06-2022, 04:11 PM |
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Thread: Last visit next year.
Post: RE: Last visit next year.
| 5.50 for at pint of Guinness... |
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14-06-2022, 07:10 PM |
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Thread: 1st Practice report
Post: RE: 1st Practice report
| (30-05-2022, 01:38 PM)luca Wrote: Hello captain, do you know if complete Qualy and Race Result Sheets and Lap by Lap in pdf will be available, as usual in the past years?
If yes, where?
Many thanks... |
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05-06-2022, 03:49 PM |
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Thread: Are you there yet
Post: RE: Are you there yet
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Information, Press Releases etc & Your Comments
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27-05-2022, 09:36 AM |
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Thread: TT Radio commentary
Post: RE: TT Radio commentary
| (10-05-2022, 12:13 PM)Nasher Wrote: I personally don't like earpods, but my FM/AM radio from Lidl has an earphone socket & earphone - bought it a few years ago for less than a tenner of my pensi... |
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17-05-2022, 11:14 AM |
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Thread: Food and beer
Post: RE: Food and beer
| No doubt. Queens at The Promenade in Douglas. |
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General Discussion
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14-05-2022, 06:34 AM |
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Thread: TT Radio commentary
Post: RE: TT Radio commentary
| Mail correspondens with Manx Radio yesterday:
Hello, I'm coming again to The TT from Sweden. I understand that there has been some changes after the pandemic. My question is if the "TT radio" will be ... |
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10-05-2022, 10:48 AM |
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Thread: TT Radio commentary
Post: RE: TT Radio commentary
| (09-05-2022, 07:43 AM)captainsparkledotcom Wrote: According to all sources -
Radio TT will remain a free service on 1368am and Manx Radio digital and requires no subscription
The new set up means c... |
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09-05-2022, 09:22 AM |
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Thread: Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year from Silja in Sweden!
Post: Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year from Silja in S...
| http://siljaspics.blogspot.com/2021/12/x-mas-2021.html |
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19-12-2021, 10:59 AM |
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Thread: Forum Recommendations
Post: RE: Forum Recommendations
| See my second enclosed picture above. Where shall I type the the confirmation code? Can't find where to type. Suggestions? |
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General Discussion
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09-09-2021, 11:09 AM |
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Thread: Forum Recommendations
Post: RE: Forum Recommendations
| I've been a member in "between the hedges" for several years. At the moment I can't log in. Password doesn't fit. Trying to create a new account is impossible. Where shall I type the confirmation code... |
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General Discussion
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08-09-2021, 08:45 AM |
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Thread: Future of TT Website (By Malcolm when taken ill in 2021)
Post: RE: Future of TT Website
| Malcolm, I'm so sad to hear about your health problems. I've daily checked here the last 7 years. Take care and I wish you all the best in the future. Silja. |
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ADMIN Posts - Everyone Please Read
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31-08-2021, 08:44 AM |
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Thread: out of Action For A Wee While.
Post: RE: out of Action For A Wee While.
| Get well soon Malcolm! All the best from Sweden. |
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ADMIN Posts - Everyone Please Read
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27-07-2021, 09:32 AM |
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Thread: Bennetts BSB: How to watch the action in 2021 across the globe
Post: RE: Bennetts BSB: How to watch the action in 2021 ...
| Earlier we could watch these races live at Eurosport in Sweden. Wonder why it's gone... Sad. |
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Other Race Meetings - MotoGP, WSB & BSB, Irish Roads etc -
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24-06-2021, 07:00 AM |
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Thread: CANCELLATION OF THE 2021 CLASSIC TT RACES
Post: RE: CANCELLATION OF THE 2021 CLASSIC TT RACES
| What about MGP? Is it included in the Classic cancellation, please?
Yes the Manx has also been cancelled - Just announced on the MGP Website.
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Manx Grand Prix & Classic TT
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10-03-2021, 01:11 PM |
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Thread: Peter williams
Post: RE: Peter williams
| I heard a talk by Peter Williams at the Swedish museum MC Collection some years ago. He talked about something that I never thought about. That the outgoing shaft from the gear box on a motorbike is b... |
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23-12-2020, 09:27 AM |
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Thread: Seasons Geetings 2020
Post: RE: Seasons Geetings 2020
| I wish Malcolm and all the members a Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year! |
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General Discussion
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23-12-2020, 09:23 AM |
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Thread: Doubts about TT2021
Post: RE: Doubts about TT2021
| I'm both doubtgul and hopeful. Please note that a vaccine prevents people to be infected but it doesn't cure the disease. As Isle of Man is an island it's easier to "hold the borders" if no starngers ... |
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22-07-2020, 08:37 PM |
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Thread: My Yamaha Story - Various Riders
Post: RE: My Yamaha Story - Various Riders
| Hmm, I'm definitely not a Yamaha icon but I was owner of an Yamaha already in 1970. 50 years ago. The little thing was an AT1, 125cc two-stroke, single cylinder. Enduro was not common in these days bu... |
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General Discussion
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04-07-2020, 10:14 AM |
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Thread: TT Sound Stories
Post: RE: TT Sound Stories
| Hi Rick,
Yes there are some tips here: https://www.yoursoundmatters.com/top-rec...hould-own/
Ther ultra sonic I've never tried but it looks good. Concerning my two badly worn out LP's they were affe... |
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General Discussion
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09-06-2020, 09:06 AM |
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Thread: Not happy...
Post: RE: Not happy...
| And we should start our chartered flight directly from Sweden on Thursday. I was planning to celebrate 50 years since my first visit 1970. I have to wait some more. No one knows at the moment for how ... |
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General Discussion
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29-05-2020, 10:06 AM |
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Thread: TT Sound Stories
Post: RE: TT Sound Stories
| I had a vinyl LP recorded 1967 at the Diamond Jubilee Race. We played it in the garage every day in the winters in the late 60s and early 70s. At last the end came and the record was not possible the ... |
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General Discussion
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20-05-2020, 08:04 AM |
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Thread: Best TT Memories.
Post: RE: Best TT Memories.
| I was a bus driver in Orebro, Sweden 1970. For five years I had worked nine hours a day in the light blue Scania Vabis busses. The steering was heavy as the engine was in the front beside the driver. ... |
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General Discussion
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31-03-2020, 08:14 AM |
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Thread: Best TT Memories.
Post: RE: Best TT Memories.
| Quote from (my): http://siljasttknowledge.blogspot.com/
Left hander. The farmer used and old head board from a bed for a gate into the field. The gate, presumably due to neglect or damage, had been su... |
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General Discussion
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31-03-2020, 08:13 AM |
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Thread: Coronavirus affects on TT - Government Statement & Comments
Post: RE: Coronavirus affects on TT - Government Stateme...
| (26-02-2020, 07:16 PM)boon345 Wrote: Will we get a full refund if its called off,as most people have paid in full for boat, hotel,camping, home stay
Don't think so. Probably it will be a force majeu... |
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General Discussion
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26-02-2020, 10:25 PM |
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Thread: Coronavirus affects on TT - Government Statement & Comments
Post: The Corona virus.
| The virus is spreading more and more. No one knows now but I wonder about the forum members opinion. Is there a risk that the TT 2020 will be stopped by the virus? |
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General Discussion
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26-02-2020, 08:27 AM |
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Thread: New name found for a corner.
Post: RE: New name found for a corner.
| (04-02-2020, 11:11 AM)Splashdown Wrote: Fabulous photo. That is indeed May Hill.
Am I right in thinking that the Park that is on the inside of the corner is called Coronation Park? This would be bui... |
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04-02-2020, 02:11 PM |
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Thread: New name found for a corner.
Post: RE: New name found for a corner.
| (04-02-2020, 12:03 AM)Moderator2 Wrote: Brilliant work Silja!! I would say that is the at foot of what we know as May Hill
Yes sure! I agree. If it's shot the same day as the crash that named Edge's... |
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04-02-2020, 10:37 AM |
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Thread: New name found for a corner.
Post: RE: New name found for a corner.
| Thank you Splashdown. I got a picture at the Manx Forum. It shows Mr. Cecil Edge on a postcard image taken at the 1905 Gordon Bennett event marked "Cecil Edge, Queen's Pier Road, Ramsey". There is ev... |
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03-02-2020, 03:53 PM |
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Thread: New name found for a corner.
Post: RE: New name found for a corner.
| Thank you eman1948! The knowledge about Cecil Edge's accident comes from local newspapers from that time! Aviable at Manx Museum. |
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02-02-2020, 12:41 PM |
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Thread: New name found for a corner.
Post: RE: New name found for a corner.
| The reason why this task came up is that I got a question concerning Edgar’s Corner and a sidecar crash on the TT Course in the 1959 TT races.
I soon remembered that the sidecar race 1959 took place... |
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01-02-2020, 11:42 PM |
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Thread: New name found for a corner.
Post: RE: New name found for a corner.
| Yes I know almost all of that you write. But at several places on the net it's written about Edges Corner that got its name in 1920. Its said to be the first corner that got its name from a rider. The... |
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01-02-2020, 04:05 PM |
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Thread: New name found for a corner.
Post: RE: New name found for a corner.
| There is a problem now and then with internet. As soon as you publish something new it's very often copied to other sites without checking if it's true. Good method to spread lies! Maybe I've found su... |
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01-02-2020, 10:53 AM |
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Thread: New name found for a corner.
Post: RE: New name found for a corner.
| I believe that the sidecar race 1959 was on Clypse Course and that will fit with your suggestion Edges Corner. It's a probably a miss spelling or miss hearing. I don't know in what newspaper Edgar's ... |
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31-01-2020, 10:35 PM |
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Thread: New name found for a corner.
Post: New name found for a corner.
| In a newspaper from 1959 there is a report about a racing crash on the TT course at "Edgar's Corner". A Matchless sidecar unit came off there. No one was badly hurt. Is it known where that corner is, ... |
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31-01-2020, 03:50 PM |
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Thread: Seasons Greetings
Post: RE: Seasons Greetings
| Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to all of you from Sweden. |
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General Discussion
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22-12-2019, 12:56 PM |
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Thread: Tributes paid to Harold Leece, who has passed away
Post: RE: Tributes paid to Harold Leece, who has passed ...
| I've visited Harold in his garden for a couple of times including some cups of tea. Really sad news. R.I.P. Harold. Condolences to the family. |
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04-12-2019, 11:39 AM |
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Thread: Glen Lough camping.
Post: RE: Glen Lough camping.
| (18-11-2019, 02:57 PM)taxman Wrote: Sorry Jan but I've not found anything yet. Roy Moore has promised he'll have a look through his collection so I'll follow up with him.
Thank you taxman. No hurry ... |
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19-11-2019, 11:06 AM |
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Thread: Glen Lough camping.
Post: RE: Glen Lough camping.
| (12-11-2019, 02:01 PM)taxman Wrote: There's a couple of facebook nostalgia pages. I'll have a look through later for you Jan.
Thank you HammerHead and taxman. I'm not a member of Facebook so I appre... |
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