Dangerous Ducks ! and other Isle of Man Warning Or Danger Tips

On our way back from Snaefel Mountain, the Electric Tram stopped.
The driver went out. Everyone was patiently waiting, behaving properly and minding their manners. But I'm from another country, nosy tourist and a VT member, so I had to get out and check what's going on.

The driver was helping little ducklings to climb over railway tracks and catch up with their mom. Their little feet were too short to climb, so his help was necessary. I was wondering how he noticed them?!
Enlarge the picture and tell me - can you see that little duckling? And he stopped the train smoothly and just in time.

hmmm ... they have those Motorola things in their pockets, so I suspect drivers were informing each other about this extremely dangerous situation.

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I have to tell you something completely beyond my comprehension. Restaurants, bars, pubs - nobody serves food between 14.00 and 18.00!
If anyone would care to explain this to me, I'd be really grateful. Because this island is trying to attract tourists.
I was desperate, with four hungry kids, to find a decent place.
Just near Castletown railway station, there is a pub that looks like a nice place. The waiter gave us the menus at 14.30. After reading and realizing that I'm going to pay 11 GBP for a lamb skewer or 7 GBP for fish and chips, I was ready to order. Then he told me we could order only after 18.00. Must be those old gas fireplaces.

Then I stopped looking for decent, but even all those pubs that smell of beer burp and smoke had no food to offer until 18.00.
So we jumped on a train to Douglas, hoping that a large town would certainly have some restaurants open all day. My little host told me we could check at their favorite Italian restaurant, located at the main promenade. Closed. In July. So we had KFC and it was good.
I was so frustrated, I forgot to take a pic of KFC food for you. So I'll use the pic of King William's College Dining room instead.

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