My story? I just turned 40 in September this year. I spent 1991 to 2000 working for Dan Air, Caledonian, Flying Colours and, finally, JMC as cabin crew.
In that time I did around four years as a SCCM and a year as a Cabin Crew Trainer. Since then I have been running my own web development business which has been a great experience, if not exactly a fortune-maker....so....
With that aviation and commercial experience background I have finally decided to start my ATPL in Autumn 2005. I plan to save £30k this coming year, borrow £30k, get the rest on a Career Development Loan and blow the lot on an integrated ATPL course.
Moral of story? If I have the bottle/mindless age-denial to do it, so can any of you thirty-somethings.
Good luck...