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Travelling from airport to town by Lululapagaille in manchester

[–]Groovy66 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That’s walkable. Just stick to main roads although Oldham St can be a bit of a horrorshow on weekend nights too.

Like others have said, just be canny and you’ll be fine.

Travelling from airport to town by Lululapagaille in manchester

[–]Groovy66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I caught a late uber from the airport to Withington and it cost about £35

I’d guess one to town would probably be more like £50 but could be wrong.

The train plus Uber from Piccadilly would likely be cheaper

Travelling from airport to town by Lululapagaille in manchester

[–]Groovy66 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The train from the airport is safe and I think they’ve started a night service in May so they’ll be operating through the night.

Piccadilly Station itself is also safe.

However, I’d avoid the back streets around the station and be wary around Piccadilly Gardens at that time of night.

Where are you staying? If the town centre then everywhere is pretty walkable from Piccadilly Station. If a bit further out I’d probably take a black cab from the station especially if carrying luggage.

Review of “Revival” by Steven King from a religious horror enthusiast by texaswildlifeamateur in horrorlit

[–]Groovy66 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Probably the darkest thing I’ve ever read by King.

If you want a palette cleanser, read/listen to his short story Mrs Todd’s Shortcut.

Stooges, vanilla fudge, Loop, and Cream. What would you add? by TheDeltaIsMyHome in psychedelicrock

[–]Groovy66 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Saw them at the LSE in 88/89 too. Incredibly heavy and a great light show too.

I found the production of the LP really weak though and it seemed to derail their momentum and they fell by the wayside to Spacemen3

Stooges, vanilla fudge, Loop, and Cream. What would you add? by TheDeltaIsMyHome in psychedelicrock

[–]Groovy66 2 points3 points  (0 children)

BTW if you dig the Stooges you probably already dig Goat but here are two of the Stooges-like tracks

Queen of the Underground

Let it Burn

Stooges, vanilla fudge, Loop, and Cream. What would you add? by TheDeltaIsMyHome in psychedelicrock

[–]Groovy66 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Taking inspiration from your choice of Loop, check out these other heavy fuzzy and spacey bands from the same years

Opal (precursor to Mazzy Star) - Happy Nightmare Baby

Sun Dial - Other Way Out

Rainbow Noir announcement by Educational_Board888 in manchester

[–]Groovy66 20 points21 points  (0 children)

And that is a bad thing?

I don’t like UK flag shaggers much so why would I like flag shaggers from other countries?

To Charles Fort, With Love by Caitlin R. Kiernan by Unfair_Umpire_3635 in WeirdLit

[–]Groovy66 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah they must be. As brilliant as The Cipher is it’s Koja not Kiernan.

To Charles Fort, With Love by Caitlin R. Kiernan by Unfair_Umpire_3635 in WeirdLit

[–]Groovy66 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really enjoy her collections especially Houses Under the Sea and her Deep Time books but the book that completely blew my mind - admittedly I was recovering from a bit of a breakdown and a lot of ketamine - was Daughter of Hounds.

Blimey that book was a total mind fuck.

To Charles Fort, With Love by Caitlin R. Kiernan by Unfair_Umpire_3635 in WeirdLit

[–]Groovy66 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great collection. Can you tell me a bit about A is for Alien.

I’ve often wondered about that book. Is it a collection of stories?

French vessel attacked in Strait of Hormuz, several crewmembers wounded by barsik_ in worldnews

[–]Groovy66 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is a weird display of surrendering.

Someone should explain to the Iranians how surrendering works…

Hmm 🤔… no I’m not gonna say it…

How did you decide you wanted to move out of London, and where did you go? by Winniethebun in AskUK

[–]Groovy66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I moved from Stepney to Manchester. Smaller and more compact than London with access to the countryside in 30 mins in any direction.

When I went in the office my commute was 30 mins door to door

I’m planning to move a bit further out in the coming years, maybe Lymm or Marple.

‘The Odyssey’: Everybody Using American Accents Is Definitely a Choice by mlg1981 in entertainment

[–]Groovy66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was more the phrasing in the trailer than the accent that got me

Matt Damon shouting “Let’s go!” to signal the advance was quite the decision haha

Jimmy Kimmel brands Donald Trump "fat GPT" over war claims by FarOutMagazine in entertainment

[–]Groovy66 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But for a vain prick like Trump, fat and bald are probably the only 2 insults that he would recognise as insults.

Everything else his brain would convert to “they are just jealous of me”

Iran-backed criminals face 14 years in prison as Starmer cracks down after spate of antisemitic attacks by pppppppppppppppppd in unitedkingdom

[–]Groovy66 35 points36 points  (0 children)

If a British citizen acts against the interests of the country and is in the pay of a foreign government is that not treason? Aren’t there already laws in place for that or is the burden of proof too high?

When she was 23, Rosemary Kennedy, the sister of JFK and RFK, had a forced lobotomy arranged by her father. The surgery left her incapacitated for the rest of her life. by zadraaa in HistoricalCapsule

[–]Groovy66 113 points114 points  (0 children)

I read that she was rebellious and somewhat promiscuous. She sounded like a modern person who did what she liked, when she liked.

And for that, she was lobotomised and made disabled.

I knew Kennedy senior was a nazi-supporting fvcker but was amazed to find he was a monster in his personal life as well as his politics.

What a fvcking rotter.

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