Cavortingcheetah, thanks for your lighthearted take on it all!
Thomas cook selection was fair and thorough. If you genuinely want some tips etc feel free to PM me. If however it was a loaded question of some kind, I have not moved my sights onto BA and virgin through failure. I am in the pool awaiting a call from TCX.
However, I want to get a grip on life at BA too. Thanks to this thread, I feel better informed.
Mr Gammon Flaps - thanks for your opinion. It does indeed sound good. And for me personally I would certainly consider an offer. However, I believe this thread has gone on so long because everyone wants different things from life. Thus to say that BA is unquestionably the best airline is frankly nonsense. Perhaps it would suit more people well than other airlines, but not everyone has shares the same ideals and desires from life.
That is why I am very grateful to those who posted on this thread.