London's principal airport ~ where I myself was based for six happy-ish years ~ as it looked altogether earlier when we'd be up there ourselves spotting aircraft. There were ponds, flower-beds, play-areas, roof-top piers and viewing galleries. Whereas in keeping with the times, now it's a shitty shopping mall with over-priced coffee-bars prior boarding boring airliners never having seeing light of day. Contributing to all this, I look back on my contribution as a minor SS officer might his war years.
Ed. he's a sad and bitter individual and best ignored.
