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Old March 1st 08, 10:27 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.owning
Dylan Smith
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On 2008-02-29, xyzzy wrote:
"The Isle of Man is known for its overcast skies and low levels of
sunshine."

I'm really curious about that, not looking to win a contest with you.


Sure, in the winter it's overcast most of the time - ironically, it's
one of the reasons that the palm trees in my garden are viable (I have
four species of palm) - because the overcast winters mean we get very
few frosts. But we get sunshine in the summer, we tend to be under the
same blocking high that the rest of the British Isles is under. Well,
apart from last summer which was awful.

The Isle of Man used to be summer tourist destination for the UK and
Ireland. Cheap flights to the Med put an end to that, though.

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