Premium bonds and a building society regular saver account.
How much does it cost in England. It does look like fun.
( Neptune A dole queue dosser and foul mouthed chav., Sun 14 Jun 2009, 10:11, archived)

Probably twice that
there was some spotty-faced nerd on here who was obsessed with planes, he'd know.
Saver accounts are a waste of investment at the moment; Forex is where it's at, or T-bills.
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Sun 14 Jun 2009, 10:18, archived)

It all sounds a bit adventurous.
Maybe I'll see if I can get some National Savings certificates with a really long term.
( Neptune A dole queue dosser and foul mouthed chav., Sun 14 Jun 2009, 10:22, archived)

Shares
I just got 25,000 shares of the company I'm employed with as part of their Employee Retention Programme! I now have a new focus on work!
( fagilliD Fuck I'm good!, Sun 14 Jun 2009, 10:23, archived)

That's what companies who are about to go bankrupt do
when they can't afford to pay their staff
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Sun 14 Jun 2009, 10:28, archived)

Not likely
EBIT up 48% last year, turnover $5 billion....
( fagilliD Fuck I'm good!, Sun 14 Jun 2009, 10:30, archived)

turnover means nothing
and the EBIT and the fact they can dish out 25k shares (at what, a cent each?) suggests its a young, new, dynamic and VERY unstable company.
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Sun 14 Jun 2009, 10:38, archived)

A private pilots licence cost 3-5K to obtain in the UK.
( C, Sun 14 Jun 2009, 10:26, archived)

really?
how gay, I thought it was more than that
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Sun 14 Jun 2009, 10:27, archived)

You can do a 21 day intensive course in the US for about 2K (plus getting there & accomodation) which would probably work out about the same price overall.
( C, Sun 14 Jun 2009, 10:30, archived)

Does that include plane hire and all the rest of it or just tuition?
It doesn't sound out of the question.
( Neptune A dole queue dosser and foul mouthed chav., Sun 14 Jun 2009, 10:29, archived)

And is it like learning to drive - you have a couple of hours with an instructor every week and then take a test?

( Neptune A dole queue dosser and foul mouthed chav., Sun 14 Jun 2009, 10:30, archived)

If only there was some vast electronic repository for all the worlds information,
available to anyone with a phone line and a computer.
( Neptune A dole queue dosser and foul mouthed chav., Sun 14 Jun 2009, 10:30, archived)

there is
but I'm reading it in Polish
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Sun 14 Jun 2009, 10:34, archived)

Nice article in the papers today
About a Polish Nursery rhyme book which just about offends every fucker
( fagilliD Fuck I'm good!, Sun 14 Jun 2009, 10:36, archived)

Poles aren't racist
they just hate equally everyone who's not a white western slavic catholic, that's all.
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Sun 14 Jun 2009, 10:39, archived)

You really are worse than Hitler.

( Neptune A dole queue dosser and foul mouthed chav., Sun 14 Jun 2009, 10:42, archived)

Third paragraph
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Sun 14 Jun 2009, 10:43, archived)

It's the overzealous politically correct brigade gone mad.

( Neptune A dole queue dosser and foul mouthed chav., Sun 14 Jun 2009, 10:50, archived)

A couple of hours a week, initially with an instructor, then after 15-20 hours you go solo, until you've notched up a minimum of 45 hours flying time, then you have a medical, practical & theory tests and you're sorted.
( C, Sun 14 Jun 2009, 10:37, archived)

Way to live that rock'n'role lifestyle Neptune.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 14 Jun 2009, 10:36, archived)