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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 2mo ago

Bliss - Sitting in the back garden with a cold Vimto, writing blurbs for the site in between doing a bit of Dot Spotting.
Gorgeous blus sky, but not too warm, especially under this parasol.
Pity MAN is on 05s rather than 23s, because no arrivals come this way on those runways, but im getting loads of photos of heavies coming from Europe before hitting The Pond, as well as some stuff on approach to LBA.

#AvGeek #aviation #PlaneSpotting #DotSpotting #photography

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 1mo ago

Replying to

@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org One of the YouTube channels I follow (TechMoan) used to regularly do disassemblies and repairs on 8 track players and carts - fun times, and he lives not too far from me, so it's great to hear someone who doesn't sound completely unlike me!!

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@mhoye For years, the Tories in the UK and the GOP in the US have been crying "China and India are pouring pollution into the air, we have to keep doing it if we don't want them to overtake us!" And now, those countries have cheaper power because they invested heavily in renewable, while the UK is opening new oilfields, and the US is binning new renewable projects.

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 3mo ago

Well, that was unexpected!
Falling asleep while scrolling through my timeline on #Fedi on the bus to work at stupid o'clock, and someone comments that they stole a hashtag from me.
Im gonna need surgery to remove this mahoosive grin!
(Or get to work!)
I have other, similar, daily themed hashtags, go on, knick those as well, you know you want to...😁🫡

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· 4mo ago

On This Day 11th May 1996.

DF128/G-AOJJ, De Haviland DH-82A Tiger Moth II in the colours of No. 6 Reserve Flying School (RFS), Royal Air Force, taxiing out for a display flight at North Weald Fighter Meet, 11th May 1996.

#NorthWeald #EGSX #FighterMeet #AirShow #DeHaviland #DH82 #TigerMoth #RoyalAirForce #RAF #6ReserveFlyingSchool #6RFS #OnThisDay
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 5mo ago

Bonus Photo of the Day 2 9th May 2026.

N669MA, Cirrus SR-22T, taxiing to the General Aviation ramp after landing at Blackpool Squires Gate, 21st August 2025.

#Blackpool #SquiresGate #BLK #EGNH #Cirrus #SR22 #AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@thomholwerda Looks like the Russians won this war, and they weren't involved in the fighting!

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 4mo ago

Replying to

@mountainwitch@kolektiva.social This is how it should be. I find it difficult to comprehend how, here in the UK, there are those who want to switch to a US style system rather than the NHS which operates in precisely the way you describe.

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 4mo ago

So, ive been doing some thinking...
I know, i know, you were wondering what the burning smell was...

But, is the ActivityPub/Friends plugin combo on WordPress mature enough and capable enough to make it usable as a full-time Fediverse client?
Im Just looking for ways to mitigate any future problems like I had earlier today when the instance went down because the disk was full.

#Fediverse #Client #WordPress #WP

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 4mo ago

Manchester Monday 2 11th May 2026.

G-BPJD, Socata Rallye 110ST Galopin, parked in front of the control tower at Manchester Barton, some time in the 1990s.

#Manchester #Barton #EGCB #Socata #Rallye #Galopin #ManchesterMonday
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 5mo ago

Schipol Sunday 3 10th May 2026.

G-AVGP, British Aircraft Corporation, BAC-1-11-408EF, in British Airways colours but operated by Maersk Air, being pushed back from it's gate at Amsterdam Schipol, either 1993 or 1996.

#Amsterdam #Schipol #AMS #EHAM #BritishAircraftCorporation #BAC111 #BritishAirways #MaerskAir #SchipolSunday
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 5mo ago

What a gorgeous day for going planespotting.
Just a pity I'm on my way to work.

Hi ho, Hi ho
it's off to work i go
With a bucket and spade
And a hand grenade...

If its like this tomorrow, I'm taking the camera out to play - i was planning on doing some jobs around the house, but thats what Tuesday is for, right?

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 5mo ago

Photo of the Day 9th May 2026.

CS-GLG, Bombardier Global 6000, NetJets Europe, on final approach to Runway 23 Right at Manchester Airport, as seen from Shadowmoss Road.

5 photos behind the link.
https://mancavgeek.co.uk/2026/05/09/photo-of-the-day-9th-may-2026/

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Runway23Right #ShadowmossRoad #Bombardier #Gobal6000 #BizJet #Netjets
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@fribbledom@mastodon.social only 17?

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 5mo ago

Photo of the Day 12th April 2026.

G-YROA, Rotorsport UK MTOsport, at Manchester Barton, 3rd June 2023.

5 photos behind the link.
https://mancavgeek.co.uk/2026/04/12/photo-of-the-day-12th-april-2026/

#Manchester #Barton #EGCB #RotorsportUK #MTOsport #Gyrocopter
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 5mo ago

On This Day 12th April 1992.

33 years since my first ever flight!
G-BJXJ, Boeing 737-204, Britannia Airlines, about to taxi out to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, 12th April 1992.
Photo taken from seat 29 F on board G-BMRJ, Boeing 757-236, British Airways, as we pushed back prior to taxiing out to Runway 24 for departure to London Heathrow.
I wasn't actually planning on going anywhere that day, but there was nothing going on at the airport, and I had a few days off work, and I managed to get a dirt cheap seat on this flight after I was bored enough to ask!

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Boeing #B737 #Britannia #B757 #BritishAirways #OnThisDay
#Avgeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 5mo ago

Manchester Monday 2 27th April 2026.

G-ABWP, Spartan Arrow, parked on the grass at Manchester Barton, some time in the 1990s.

#Manchester #Barton #EGCB #Spartan #Arrow #BiPlane #ManchesterMonday
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 3mo ago

Replying to

@weekendspy@mastodon.nz They also refuse to pay many of their staff a living wage. And when those staff, the people who create the wealth those businesses are hoarding, ask for government assistance, those businesses point and scream "COMMUNISM!" and demand more tax breaks, more opt-outs, and less regulation.

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 5mo ago

Schipol Sunday 2 12th April 2026.

3D-Axx, Douglas DC-8-54F, African International, at Amsterdam Schipol, 27th September 1996.

#Amsterdam #Schipol #AMS #EHAM #Douglas #DC8 #AfricanInternational #SchipolSunday
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 4mo ago

Replying to

@zkarj@mastodon.nz I was lucky enough to be going to airshows when the Royal Navy still had 2 of these beasts flying - seeing them flying in formation was certainly something to see (and hear!)

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 4mo ago

Manchester Monday 4 11th May 2026.

G-LEGS, Shorts SD3-60-100, Manx Airlines, at Manchester Airport, some time in the early 1990s, as seen from the much missed terraces on the roof of Terminal 1 at Manchester Airport.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Shorts #SD360 #Manx #ManchesterMonday
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 4mo ago

Manchester Monday 5 11th May 2026.

G-BNGL, Boeing 737-3Y0, Inter-European Airways, on final approach to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, some time between March 1992 and December 1993, as seen from the corner of Ringway Road and ShadowMoss Road.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Runway24 #RingwayRoad #ShadowMossRoad #Boeing #B737 #InterEuropeanAirways #IEA #ManchesterMonday
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 4mo ago

Manchester Monday 3 11th May 2026.

W5856, Fairey Swordfish Mk.2, operated by the Royal Navy Historic Flight, rolling on the runway during one of the annual Woodford Air Shows some time in the 1990s.

#Manchester #Woodford #EGCD #AirShow #Fairey #Swordfish #RoyalNavyHistoricFlight #RN #ManchesterMonday
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 5mo ago

Bonus Photo of the Day 10th May 2026.

G-BMAR, Shorts SD-3-60, in British Airways livery but operated by LoganAir, at Glasgow Airport, 10th January 1995.

#Glasgow #GLA #EGPF #Shorts #SD360 #BritishAirways #LoganAir
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 5mo ago

Schipol Sunday 10th May 2026.

PH-DTC, Douglas DC-10-30, KLM, taxiing to it's gate at Amsterdam Schipol, 1992 or 1993.

#Amsterdam #Schipol #AMS #EHAM #Douglas #DC10 #KLM #SchipolSunday
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 5mo ago

Photo of the Day 10th May 2026.

OY-NCL, Dornier Do328JET-310, in British Airways colours but operated by Sun-Air of Scandinavia, lining up on Runway 23 Left at Manchester Airport, 14th May 2018, as seen from one of the South Side mounds.

5 photos behind the link.
https://mancavgeek.co.uk/2026/05/10/photo-of-the-day-10th-may-2026/

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Runway23Left #SouthSide #Dornier #DO328 #BritishAirways #SunAirOfScandinavia
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 5mo ago

Bonus Photo of the Day 9th May 2026.

A7-BHO, Boeing 787-9 DreamLiner, Qatar Airways, on final approach to Runway 28 Left at Dublin CollinsTown, 14th August 2024, as seen from the mound on Old Airport Road.

#Dublin #CollinsTown #DUB #EIDW #Boeing #B787 #DreamLiner #QatarAirways #AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@chillybot@infosec.exchange @ifin@infosec.exchange Would you mind if I ask a serious question regarding pronouns, and what some would see as "humorous" use? I am a cis-het male, and have both "he/him" and "they/them" in the pronouns section of my bio/profile. Is this something that could be regarded as problematic by people (well, apart from those for whom the very existence of pronouns is a problem!), or would it be taken as an attempt to normalise the use of pronouns, the way i intend? Or am I over thinking this?

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 5mo ago

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@chillybot@infosec.exchange @ifin@infosec.exchange Thanks - this has come up a couple of times and, while I'm not expecting any one person to speak for a whole, varied community, I'm interested to find out if anyone takes it the wrong way. So far, the only people not to like it have been the people who get offended by pronouns, and ive had some abuse for it, but I'm lucky enough for it not to be serious. I did once joke to a friend who is trans that I was thinking of using "Oi/You", and their response was to go "Ooohhh, wait a minute", them sent me a link to their new profile, which had that there. But I think that would be taken as bad taste, so ive never used it, even though i do tend to answer to that - working in retail does that!

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 5mo ago

On This Day 2 12th April 1992.

HB-VJJ, LearJet 35A, TAG Aviation, taxiing past the terraces on The Queens Building at London Heathrow, 12th April 1992, shortly after my flight from Manchester landed.

#London #Heathrow #LHR #EGLL #QueensBuilding #LearJet #LJ35 #BizJet #TAGAviation #OnThisDay
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 5mo ago

Schipol Sunday 12th April 2026.

PP-VPK, McDonnell Douglas MD-11, Varig, at Amsterdam Schipol, 30th October 1993.

#Amsterdam #Schipol #AMS #EHAM #McDonnellDouglas #MD11 #Varig #SchipolSunday
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 4mo ago

Replying to

@zkarj@mastodon.nz "Beautiful" isn't a word I would normally apply to the Stringbag, but I love them anyway! In fact, offhand, I can't think of a single Fairey aircraft I would use that term for. They certainly aren't De Haviland, who only rarely made ugly planes!

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 4mo ago

Typical!
Manchester Airport has been operating on 05's all day, which means that the approach path(s) go nowhere near me.
The sun is thinking about going down now, so of course, they change to 23's, and start routing some flights over my house.
My new lens hood turned up earlier, this might be an excuse to go outside and test it!

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 4mo ago

Manchester Monday 6 11th May 2026.

D-BELT, De Haviland Canada Dash 8-311, Lufthansa CityLine, being pushed back from Gate 4 on Pier B at Manchester Airport, some time between March 1992 and March 1994.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Gate4 #DeHavilandCanada #DHC8 #Dash8 #Lufthansa #CityLine #ManchesterMonday
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 5mo ago

Schipol Sunday 2 10th May 2026.

TS-JHW, Boeing 727-2H3, Tunis Air, taxiing to it's gate at Amsterdam Schipol, either 1992, 1993, or 1996.

#Amsterdam #Schipol #AMS #EHAM #Boeing #B727 #TunisAir #SchipolSunday
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 5mo ago

Ok, thos is axweird question, but...
Do some Australian GA aircraft have registrations in the 19-nnnn range?
I've seen some photos of small, possibly home-built or experimental planes , all of which were taken in Australia, but i can't find any reference to thst prefix.

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· 5mo ago

Bonus Photo of the Day 3 9th May 2026.

503/G-BRAM, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21PF, in Hungarian Air Force colours but operated by Aces High, at one of the annual Fighter Meet Airshows at North Weald, some time in the early 1990s.

#NorthWeald #EGSX #AirShow #MikoyanGurevich #Mig21 #HungarianAirForce #AcesHigh #AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 5mo ago

Bonus Photo of the Day 4 9th May 2026.

7T-VEP, Boeing 727-2D6, Air Algerie, taxiing to it's gate at Paris Orly, either 1993 or 1996.

#Paris #Orly #ORY #LFPO #Boeing #B727 #AirAlgerie #AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@User47@vmst.io That must be 25 years old! That would be, like, playing Led Zeppelin or something when Mambo No. 5 came out. It's an oldie, trust me!

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@User47 Better get that hearing sorted then, you're not getting any younger!😆 I can't believe I was nearly 30 when that came out - not the original., the Lou Bega version! I'm not quite that old!

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@simontatham On a semi-related note, there is an episode of the classic British sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf where one character, Timmer, has a few weeks to prepare for the officers exam, and sets about the perfect revision timetable, to learn everything in perfect, biteize chunks. And he spends so long making it perfect, with everything colour-coded, and his pens laid out just so, that he ends up realising its the night before the exam and he hasn't started, you know, revising... So he pulls an all-nighter, with lots of stimulants, then has a mental breakdown as soon as he enters thecexam room, and fills the exam paper with the phrase "I am a fish" over, and over, and over...

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@welshpixie@mastodon.art I had a couple of accounts on there years ago - they might actually still be there, haven't checked in a while! I must chuck some money their way tonight.

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@msbellows@c.im My sister liverd in Chiswick, about 20 minutes from Heathrow on the Tube, so I ended up paying her and the kids a surprise visit. A couple of days there, then back up to Manchester on the train.

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@sjcooke66@mastodon.social That's what the contents of my bladder are for!

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@evacide@hachyderm.io apocalypi? apocalypses? Oh, wait, hear me out on this. An on-going series of apocalypse-level of events - surely that would be "apoc..." (Apoc + ellipsis)

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@futurebird@sauropods.win I mentioned in a comment yesterday that right-wing tech projects often have an Open Source code base, and even called out Truth Social for this. Which is amusing, as Open Source projects are often a good example of Socialism st work. I think the problem is that, here on the left, we try to build consensus first, whereas on the right, someone will build something then say "here you go, use this!" and everyone will do as they are told, like good little Capitalists/Racists. The Fediverse has been around for decades at this point, but it wasn't until someone built a new frontend for GNUSocial, then built a compatible backend to extend it's capabilities, that #Fedi gained any sort of traction, and it didn't explode until he replaced the default OStatus protocol with ActivityPub. Pretty much one guy took an existing product, modified and improved it beyond recognition, and said "here you go!", andvit was fairly widely adopted, flaws and all, especially on the left. As a counterpoint, there were plans for a fork of Mastodon, to get around some of its perceived flaws. Committees were set up, and sub-commitees, arguments flared over COCs and TOSs, debates were held esoteric over definitions of words, and not a single line of code, as far as im aware, was ever modified from the original code base, let alone new code added. RIP Florence, we hardly knew ye. And that is precisely why there isn't a similar push from the left.

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@User47@vmst.io @billinkc@beige.party It's a pity you can't just saell direct to your neighbours. Or possibly give it away!

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@User47 Just looked it up - 1999! Although it was a cover of a song from 1949, that's even older!!

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 3mo ago

*sigh*
Writing blurbs for one of today's photos, snd going down a massive rabbit hole that is only tangetially connected to said rabbit hole.
Considering doing a series of photo-essays on the history of Manchester Airport, at least over the time ive been going there - i keep making references to things that used to be there (like the terraces), and people who have never been, or are used to the modern airport, wouldnt know thatvthese things ever existed.

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Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@bodil *spit*

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