thepest
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| posted on 30/10/08 at 06:51 AM |
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Manchester for 1/2 a day
Hey Guys, I'm going to be in Manchester for 1/2 a day this friday (tomorrow). Anything in particular I should go and see there? Or any locosters
around that area who maybe free?
I'll be around the airport area and I leave saturday morning.
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eznfrank
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| posted on 30/10/08 at 07:28 AM |
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The bodyworks exhibition is on at the moment and supposed to be good.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 30/10/08 at 07:35 AM |
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should be able to spend 1/2 a day easy stuck in traffic
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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Aboardman
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| posted on 30/10/08 at 07:36 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by eznfrank
The bodyworks exhibition is on at the moment and supposed to be good.
it finished 17th august.
what a about a bit of skiing at the trafford centre.
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billynomates
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| posted on 30/10/08 at 07:51 AM |
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Trip to Old Trafford could be interesting, or you could go and have a look at concorde (it's at the airport).
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pif
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| posted on 30/10/08 at 08:59 AM |
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depends what your into, loads to do in the city centre however its a trek from the airport and plenty of other things to do and prob nearer. Are you
on your own and what do you fancy doing.
Museum of science and industry will easily pass half a day, especially the transport hall
transport hall linky
been a bit of a rush job really, bodged it all together in just 5 1/2 years.
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 30/10/08 at 09:11 AM |
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wander round salford... its a right laugh if you like being stabbed.
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mookaloid
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| posted on 30/10/08 at 09:34 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Dangle_kt
wander round salford... its a right laugh if you like being stabbed.
mmm nice 
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 30/10/08 at 09:59 AM |
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I work in Manchester mate and to be honest I'd rather just sit in the airport. Its certainly not the arsehole of England but it is some
orifice.
I've travelled up and down Britain and to loads of cities but there's nowt quite like Manchester. I never actually realised how rife drugs
were until I started working there. Hole!
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nick205
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| posted on 30/10/08 at 10:32 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Dangle_kt
wander round salford... its a right laugh if you like being stabbed.
It's perhaps not a prime tourist destination, but it's not that bad - I lived there for a number of years. As with any City (and Salford
is a city in it's own right) there's the undesirable minority trying their best to drag the place down with them.
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thepest
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| posted on 30/10/08 at 10:35 AM |
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holy Cr*p that bad a place?
I'll stick to inside or the museum. Thanks guys
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nick205
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| posted on 30/10/08 at 10:41 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mistergrumpy
I work in Manchester mate and to be honest I'd rather just sit in the airport. Its certainly not the arsehole of England but it is some
orifice.
I've travelled up and down Britain and to loads of cities but there's nowt quite like Manchester. I never actually realised how rife drugs
were until I started working there. Hole!
Lived in and around Manchester (Longsight & Chorlton) for a number of years (as well as Salford - see above). If your out looking for drugs
I'm sure you'll have no trouble finding them in any major city. Can't see that Manchester is any better or worse in this
respect.
What is does excel at (IMHO) is a great music scene, some real heritage (mainly industrial), some fantastic architecture (Town Hall, Public Library
etc), art galleries (try the Lowrey in Salford),and some very affable (if a bit northern) inhabitants.
Oh and BTW the Museum of Science and Industry would be an ideal 1/2 day time waster while you wait for your flight  
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thepest
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| posted on 30/10/08 at 02:32 PM |
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Thanks that will be it then, I'll be sleeping the night there too. Flight leaves sat morning
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nick205
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| posted on 30/10/08 at 08:58 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by thepest
Thanks that will be it then, I'll be sleeping the night there too. Flight leaves sat morning
Not sure the museum will let you stay over the night
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