Im thinking of learning to fly ...

[CarolineLondon]

Hi

In battle against Educational Personal Loans (enough to drive anyone to end it all!) . Im having a break for 5 minutes.

The other week I looked at the first flying machines in the Science Museum, they should really be called the first death traps, most being little more than 3 sheets of A4 and some good will.

Well having complete access to The Pound shop, I thought maybe I could create a flying machine, jet pack or even stick on wings and explore my flying options.

As we know walking and driving are sooo yesterday.

In the £ shop you can get endless amounts of glue, paper and things for your car or bike, so how difficult could it be!

I would of course need to fit a rear parking mechanism if I go down the build your own plane route as my parking skills leave something to be desired in a car let alone a plane! And yes of course, I will have to write to the Council for an airplane parking permit. Don't worry Im composing a list. I just thought Id do it here

So if anyone has any tips or suggestions, OTHER than strapping and Albatross to my back with a stick extended dangling a carrot in front of its face please do let me know.

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[Hidden]

Expensive hobbie, You could get trained as an Air traffic Controller and they may train you FOC.

I fancied flying in my twenties, It was expensive then and the written test was hard so I bottled out as I had no money to start. So now I am to old and just as hard up

All I can suggest is, if you jump out the window, flap your arms like mad, not forgetting to put a mattress on the footpath and several cushions on your behind. Personally I would just go on your holiday and let the pilot take the strain

All the best

BOB

[CarolineLondon in reply to Hidden]

Bob Bob Bob so literal I was mucking about, I dont want to fly, blimey if I was meant to fly I'd have wings or a years free pass to British Airways ...I was just mucking about because I was bored.

I love your idea of traffic control, it reminded me of Airplane you know the film where the traffic controller is so hopeless ....lol....that would be me. Come in number 9 your time is up!

Now what about tying tin cans to my feet with string and using table fan strapped to my back with a rip cord, as I pull the cord (starter motor) I run very very fast shouting jerrrronimo?

At this point I feel I should point out I am a feared of highs and cliff tops are not for me

Oh wait Ive got another idea. I could make wings out of bottle tops, get several hairdriers point them upwards and the heat would lift me up You can see why they wanted me at Cambridge for Science and Pyshics cant you ...or was that just for a cleaning job I forget?

THANK YOU BOB for being my one and only reply. For that you can join me on my maiden flight for FREEE Hoorah

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[Hidden in reply to CarolineLondon]

Hello Caroline

We all here kid on, hence flapping arms, jumping out window with several cushions on your behind. If we cannot joke life becomes boring and we do not want to be that . So I am going down to the beach and will be dancing with my mermaid, that is if she will have me

All the best

BOB

[CarolineLondon in reply to Hidden]

Sounds like an excellent idea Ah the beeeacchhh how lovely x

[mcdizzy]

Hmm, I would definitely suggest a couple of walkie talkies, so you can talk to your friends and family back on the ground. I'm sure I've seen some G.I.Joe ones in the local pound shop! I'd get some crayons as week, you don't want a plain boring plane, get some colour on it, everyone knows the brighter the colours the better they fly!

I love this post, made me smile. Thanks Caroline. Xx

[CarolineLondon]

Thats the spirit McDizzy...we will show those boys girls heads aren't just full of knitting and kittens. Walkie talkies pure genius McDizzy why didn't I think of that!

Im a head of you on the colourful exteria, Im going for money through advertising by using old cereal boxes, adverts on the outside of course. So save up your cereal boxes and of course egg boxes for sound insulation

Thanks

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[Hidden]

Hi Caroline your post made me smile. How about getting a trampoline then you can fly for a few seconds? Not sure they sell them at the Pound Shop though.

Bev x

[CarolineLondon]

Yes of course a Trampolene with a Catapult on it...I used to love Gonzo, he was always beng shot out of a Cannon on the muppet show. Hoorah!

Ummm yes Im starting to think I may not be able to achieve this through the pound shop alone?!

Did you hear about that man who travelled round the world, just swapping things, he started by swapping a paper clip for something, perhaps I could swap a paper clips for parts on my plane. I thnk I might need a spirit level...anyone want to swap

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