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I'd rather it be that the call was unecessary than the other alternative.>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>You are a good person. However, it seems to me that Mike has no respect for himself, does not value his life, and has zero concern for his daughters. Even if they save him this time, he is going to be back in this position again unless he can get a grip and take some responsibility.
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>>>>>>No, I'm not necessarily a good person. It's just that I've been where his daughters are right now.
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>>>>>Why the Isle of Man ?
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>>>>I'd like to go there :) I put a city in as well, but for some reason it doesn't show up.
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>>>You should go for the TT, its something I've always wanted to go to.
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>>There's some good footage on YouTube of people running the TT course with sport bikes, Caterhams etc.
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>A full lap
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>brings home the weather difference as well
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFUYIH2Ttzk>
>Joey Dunlop as well
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8qWhVfNM8Q&feature=relatedGood grief. They aren't afraid to lay those bikes over in the corners. Both of them amazingly consistent in their commentaries... "Got to be careful here"..."Try to keep the front of the bike down" (this during "jumps", which are really just humps in the road, but when they hit them at that sort of speed they catch serious air)..."These stone walls are scary - the bike makes it through OK but you can hit your helmet if you're not careful"
Joey Dunlop
riding the curb at one point...Interviewer: "We have hospitals here for people like that"
Here's a sedate run through part of the course, in something that keeps the horizon a little more horizontal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99_BlDNHkjY
Regards. Al
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