Sorry Dunky....didn't mean to refer to you by your location. Unforgivable as a Jock myself!

Sorry chaps, there are just some threads that one (me in this case) should just not bother to comment on, especially when one has imbibed some of the lovely red wine Cabalie.

Brian's Brain was obviously addled. It was me, personally, absolutely wrong regarding use of 'erstwhile' and my head hurts.

Oh dear. On the bright side, it can only get better!

:ugh: :ugh: :ugh:

Dengue

Water, drink water !

Water...jeez, don't you realise that fish have sex and poop in that.. Ugh..

Nutty,

Go up into your attic and take the carp out of your water tank. It really will help.

If he didn't carp, he wouldn't be proper Matelot, Tommy, Brylcreamer. :ok:

(OK; fishead, pongo, crabfat)

From the Telegraph:
Why Prince William will not pay back his 'outstanding training costs' at the RAF - Telegraph

Courtiers have reacted angrily to suggestions that the Duke of Cambridge's decision to give up full-time military duties would cost the taxpayer hundreds of thousands of pounds.
The £800,000 of training that each helicopter pilot undertakes means that recruits are expected to serve for six years in the role. Prince William has given up after three years, leading to claims that the taxpayer will be left with a £400,000 bill.
A military source confirms to Mandrake that the Duke, 31, has left the RAF with “outstanding training costs”.
He says: "The mechanics of financial repayment are not possible. Prince William will, effectively, repay any outstanding training costs by return of service to the nation in other areas."
A Kensington Palace spokesman says: “No money is 'owed to the taxpayer."
He adds: "The Duke spent eight years in the military, three in the RAF, racked up 1,300 flying hours, went on more than 150 search-and-rescue missions, helping to rescue 150 people, often in precarious flying conditions. We believe he has done more than his fair share.”
A spokesman for the Ministry of Defence declines to comment.

My question: How has he got 1,300 hrs in 3 years?
I think that the cost of bespoke flying training for Prince William probably pales into insignificance when compared to the civil list.
Good on him for a) Joining and flying and b) getting one over on the RoS police.

A bit of bad timing on the woofer front

Two 'royal' guard dogs put down

Excellent lines for the JPA PVR/ET boxes. A gift from HRH to all who thought they were trapped by a RoS.

From the crewroom today - thank-you!

:D

Indeed, I noticed the reporting, although the media coverage of that has been laughable. It must have been a slow news day, even the BBC were trying to link a couple of guard dogs being put down with the Prince leaving Valley.
As an airfield it has a dog section, and dogs at the end of their "careers" are put to sleep all the time, particularly if they're unhomeable nutters or medically well past it, it's not exactly newsworthy. Well, maybe it is if you put a picture of HRH in a flying suit as the picture. Oh look, they did. :*

Oh FFS leave the lad alone. I think that it's brilliant that a future King of Britain chose to spend part of his life with the RAF. It may well benefit the Service in future years.

Absolutely, he shines out from many of the other 'Royals'. I can only wish him and his brother all the best. Their mum would have been proud of them.

I wonder if he will need to hand in his aircrew watch.

That was probably the most humiliating part of leaving the RAF after 22 years...they wanted my aircrew watch back! Normally loyal and long term service in civvy companies traditionally give watches as retirement presents. I thought my employer.......'Her Majesty'......was plain mean.

I was originally issued with an Omega watch but the contract changed and we had to swop for something called a Hamilton. Boy! it was heavy on my skinny wrist but kept better time than the Omega.

I now sport a handsome Bolex, purchased for a fiver in the back streets of Jakarta from a little man that guaranteed it was genuine. :}:=

Further on from the woofer news, here is the woof facts

288 military dogs put down by MoD

It seems that a Return of service no longer counts - providing you can "rack up" 1300 Hours


Why Prince William will not pay back his 'outstanding training costs' at the RAF - Telegraph