Rant time
Here here. Our 'spring' is a bit snowy at the moment but hoping things improve soon.
I paid up front at Stapleford, knowing there was always a risk of any business going busy but hoping they were strong enough and touch wood things are looking good at the moment - my instructor is always fully booked and others seem to be as well. I suppose this bodes well for me if I do go down the FI route.
I know I need to get used to the weather here but at least when I have my licence I will have more flexibility on timings etc. nothing worse than having a lesson booked on a Sunday to see beautiful Saturday weather be replaced with a rainy Sunday. One of the great things about Stapleford is there are always a/c available.