Cheers Boogey,
It doesn't surprise me at all I did it so quickly, I flew virtually every evening for CPL and IR, did distance learning in 6 months (did hours building during this period) and PPL in a couple of months. Hours building mostly on a longish holiday in the States and most weekends doing 4-8 hours a weekend! I know I explain everything back to front but that's how my brain works this evening.
1.5 years that is all, in that time I even got promoted at work, I'm now totally fooked and I'm sure I've shortened my life by a few years, I turn 30 this year and hopefully a job will wing it's way to me soon (excuse the pun!)!!
New FO, I have a thick skin, see you on the flight deck one day!