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Concord’s roaring overhead. Miss those planes.

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It’s an experience everyone should have I did NYC to London and flew back from Paris on Air France. I really hope they make a comeback.

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Unlikely, the fuel consumption rates were a main reason for the end of the plane.

Given that consumers are more environmentally conscious now, were unlikely so send a Concord when we could send four to five 747s instead.

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https://youtu.be/4p0fRlCHYyg

This is a good analysis of concords failure and what may come in supersonic flight soon.

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Night sky had the Milky Way. Same place now, can probably only see a hundred stars total.

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So much light pollution. I grew up without mountains and now live somewhere with mountains. Miss that wide open sky. Day and night.

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You might still see it in the desert.

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High desert mountains are, or were, a great place to see the Milky Way. You had the mountains and the openness. It’s been a few years or 20 for me, though. No idea if those places are still dark enough.

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They went on forever and they, when I, we lived in Arizona and the skies always had little fluffy clouds in them and, er they were long and clear and there were lots of stars at night and, er, when it would rain it would all turn, it, they were beautiful, the most beautiful skies, as a matter of fact…

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This one caught me off guard – first time I wish we had awards here!

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11 points

Thank you for this.

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I was hoping this comment would be here. I feel seen.

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I see you! I got the reference too!!

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8 points

Just listened the other day for the first time in many many years. Still slaps.

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6 points

What is this reference?

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Fun fact, the track was built around a sample from this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UStCXLNVtGY

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Haha, that just made my day. I’m among my own kind here.

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Annnnd, now I’m going down that nostalgic track rabbit hole for the evening. 🤘🏼🥰

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I scrolled specifically looking for this.
It was important that this be posted here.
You’ve done a man’s job, sir!
It’s too bad she won’t live… but then again, who does?

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I know this isn’t the reference but this reminds me of that Reddit account something like commamassacre or commanightmare?

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Over the past few years, to the traditional sounds of an English summer, the drone of lawnmowers, the smack of leather on willow, has been added a new noise…

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