LFFC,

No bets, please, I know you're right. When competing for Treasury resources, two TLBs would fair better in the round than a single one; the RN will find that out sooner or later.

"Per Ardua Ad Astra", (work hard to add Stars). At Innsworth, Astras are ten a bloody penny - excuse my French.

Good point. I am due to move house in the next 12 months and would not want to miss out on Tony's next little illegal adventure and I am more than happy to lose my job and upset the wife in order to prop up a failing military that has been cut to the bone!

Lightningmate

Not arguing with the fact that blue suits have to suffer the inconvenience of Abbey Woods. Just pointing out that Abbey Woods far exceeds the quality of work environment that a lot of RAF, and let's face it, MOD work places offer.

Britmil will always 'stag on'. Other Govt depts will down tools and start chucking teddies about. Check out any other Govt dept ref allowances/food/petrol.

Police/civil servants/Fireman(capitals=sign of respect) all have more generous and sensible ways of recompensating expenses. I cannot fathom why I work in the public sector and have such a complex system of recompense.

Our elected representatives enjoy a fine subsidised restaurant in the House of Commons. S*d them, their self-elected pay rise, and the horse they rode in on. Twice.

Rant off :*

Monty77

Don't forget their self-voted-for pension rise! These ******s expect the rest of us to sort out our own pensions while they snuffle and snort in the trough.

Innsworth to close? I wonder how much stuff is going to get conveniently lost in the move? And will this be another opportunity for purchasing more £3000 desk chairs and other idiotic nonsense.

And if you haven't heard already: When 10 Sqn (VC10) closes in October, and combines with 101 Sqn, they are all moving back to precisely where they came from less than 5 years ago - south of the Brize runway, to be reunited with the VC10 engineers again! So Kelvin Rucksack's supposed money-saving idea (and it wasn't) gets stood right on its blinking head. What a f!"£$%g farce!!!!!!!

Are they really moving back Southside? I hope so - and you're right about that tw@ttish idea of Rucksack's! Now Redundant Rucksack, by the way!

Well, actually not KR's idea, perhaps - I reckoned all along that he was the so-called 'safe pair of hands' which were being manipulated by Thrombo.....until he went having 'decided' to retire early.... Allegedly!

Just how much did the whole sorry dickdance cost in the end, I wonder?

Back to the thread, they were redecorating Binnsworth when I was there doing PVR-porridge, so I guess that was the writing on the wall. But for those who've never been to the Brizzle Aquadrome aka Abbey Wood, it is quite unlike any of the squalid ex-WW2 buildings which mere military mortals have to work in. Although I understand that the Engineering mafiosi at Wyton have got themselves a nice place to work from.

That's the difference in industry and one of the many reason I left - the workforce aren't expected to live and work in utter squalor in buildings hastily thrown up nearly 70 years ago!

Watch out on the Annington Homes website, could be some good house purchases available.

That is if the RAF fatcats/senior officers don't keep the prime properties for themselves, so they can can retire on full pay and enjoy.

Retire on full pay? Hey imagine if they did that for all ranks? Must be worth a discrimination lawsuit against the RAF.....but hey that's another thread!:ok:

PTC might be moving to High Wycombe but will all the units at Innsworth move? Mmmm.

Then no one mentioned the 2 000 moving out of Strike to make way for the incomers.

Buy your house somewhere on the A1, handy for RAF Marton or Scampham.

So where's the lovely, tall, ginger haired S/Ldr lady (forgotten her name) that visited my place last year, going to go?