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Lee Butterley

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Media, photography, railways, social history, Star Trek, gym, centre-left. Manchester.

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If somebody could remind me not to ever go to the gym again as late as 4pm, that was incredibly arduous and unenjoyable.

07.03.2026 17:21 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This gym drives me crazy as it’s got a mixture of old and new weights that look different, and I’m sorry but I cannot in all good conscience put a mismatched pair on either side of the bar.

07.03.2026 16:29 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Haha it’s a nice one, you should.

07.03.2026 14:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s a very nice colour too.

07.03.2026 13:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Haha very true.

07.03.2026 12:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s as good as it will ever be πŸ˜†

07.03.2026 12:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I guess this is my 2026 colour palette.

07.03.2026 12:42 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

After this I went for a tan and then got a good clothes haul in Primark.

I really am no better than I ought to be.

07.03.2026 12:16 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, I agree the current model doesn’t work. Just I think they need to make a universal charge somewhere compulsory so people can’t wriggle out of paying it still use services.

07.03.2026 11:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fancied a Greggs bacon roll for breakfast and now sitting in Piccadilly Gardens eating it.

Is this glamour?

07.03.2026 11:05 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

I just don’t think people will be willing to pay a smaller licence fee and then subscription fees on top.

07.03.2026 11:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If memory serves that was taken upstairs at The Yard, February 2005.

07.03.2026 10:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Better than no workout!

07.03.2026 10:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Aww look at ya! 😍

07.03.2026 10:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Pahaha, we all bleached out hair at one point.

07.03.2026 10:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That was my 25th birthday!

07.03.2026 10:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Just making sure I'm not spiked whilst being distracted by the camera.

07.03.2026 10:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We all looked like we were in indie bands then.

07.03.2026 10:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You in another decade.

07.03.2026 10:17 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 7

The annual budget spent on making BBC TV programmes is Β£1.6 billion, that’s what ends up on iPlayer, otherwise it’s just an empty platform.

07.03.2026 07:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Also LOL at Β£5 a month for iPlayer, that would not cover the costs of all the content on there.

06.03.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That defeats the purpose of the organisation. Might as well just shut it down altogether. It's a universal service or it's nothing.

06.03.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Agreed, but it needs to come in the form of a more compulsory charge or tax. Way more people use BBC services than pay for them currently.

06.03.2026 21:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

No absolutely not. It needs to remain a universal public service. Advertising would harm the independence of the BBC and the other commercial TV public service TV channels, there’s only so much money to go around.

06.03.2026 21:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Love local Facebook pages.

06.03.2026 19:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It was glorious midweek. Obviously it couldn’t last. πŸ˜†

06.03.2026 19:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I shall look forward to seeing the photos you take on it!

I would be well happy with Β£300 for the 17, I didn’t pay much more than that last year.

06.03.2026 19:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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First photo with the Pentax K-1 - a slightly overcast and dismal Manchester skyline.

06.03.2026 17:20 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Paha!

06.03.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ahh that's great. Those cameras are absolutely excellent. I was given the ME-F as a gift in 2020 and I love it. So much easier to use than my Zenit TTL which is about the same age. πŸ˜†

06.03.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0