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Old 1st Nov 2011, 21:05
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Tankertrashnav
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: SW England
Age: 77
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Long may it stay as it is, and hopefully those moaning on here about it being SOOO expensive (really??! I am also member of somewhere close by and I can assure you that the annual subscription is 3 x what the RAF club is, plus a punchy joining fee) won't come and dampen the happy vibe the RAF club has.
Hmm, an element of "let them eat cake there" snagged 1. Are you saying that you only want the well-heeled like yourself (as witness your membership of a nearby club @ c£400 p.a) around the club? What about poor old Flt Lt J.O. Soap (RAF Retd) who is now maybe in his mid 70's, no RAF pension because he only had a short service commission and is struggling on his State pension plus some rubbish annuity because his civvy one collapsed in the recession? Thats the reality for a lot of retired RAF officers, so I suppose it's Acton for them - wouldn't want poor people lowering the tone in the club.
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