Butterfield, darling
you say I am parading self interest .... yet bleat on about those being upset as they are losing standown time ..... would that not be them moaning because of self interest ie what THEY stand to lose?
You see pumpkin, you are using one group of crew's self interest as an excuse to accuse another group of crew of being nothing but self-interested! now how do you spell Hypocrite??
Yes I was around in '81 and '88, and there with everyone else.
This situation (ie the LHR base) is a great opportunity for me and the others who wish to go.
And while we are talking about focussing on other's self-interests --- you seem to think I care not whether this will affect those who chose not to go to LHR. Well ask yourself this, if there was a remote chance that the LHR base didnt go ahead, do you think those crew not wanting the base to happen will be concerned about those of us who wanted to go?
Please dont lecture me about being self absorbed, when complaining about loss of stand down etc is just focussing on another side's self-interest.
Now where's my tube map?