Help with a talk...

[vim_fuego]

In my capacity of being in charge of a division of SSAFA from time to time I have to scrub up and be the front man at events that concern us...

In 3 weeks or so I have to stand up at a luncheon and be witty, charming and debonair for abour 15 minutes...

I think we all agree that I'm pretty much f*cked with respect to the above so I'm after some help...

The organisation I have to entertain (for a free lunch so its not all bad!) are giving my division £1425...This sum will run my team of caseworkers for months...So I've come up with the idea of putting into context what, to some, isn't a great deal of money can do and comparing it to other uses...

To explain I'm going to give examples of how far it won't go in other situations...I've already got one of our FE's to work out how long in the cruise £1425 will last in terms of fuel (6 mins) but I need more...

So if you have the time and want to help can you think of some ways to blow £1425 really really quickly...liike how long would it run a F1 car? Or how much of a Typoon or Chinook would it buy? The ultimate one would be how long would it keep the campaign running in AFG?

Anyone got any? Few weeks yet so no rush....

 

[GEM]

When 23 Sqdn Phantoms Disbanded at Wattishame £1500 kept us eating and drinking for 36 hours in the Terrapin club and paid for a DJ.



Not much use to you though as that was 1983 and so would be more like 3K now I suppose.

 

[Shugster]

Don't know how much liquid Oxygen and Hydrogen costs but apparently...

The 3 main engines on the space shuttle combined consume about 1000 gallons of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen per second

Or maybe how much interest Bill gates makes per second?

Or how about how much an AWACS costs per minute with fuel, maintenance and manpower costs?

 

[vim_fuego]

Don't know how much liquid Oxygen and Hydrogen costs but apparently...



Or maybe how much interest Bill gates makes per second?

Or how about how much an AWACS costs per minute with fuel, maintenance and manpower costs?

6 mins in the cruise...

The idea is that you work them out for me...I've delegated!

 

[Downsizer]

~7500 rounds of 5.56....

 

[vim_fuego]

~7500 rounds of 5.56....

Thats more like it...Thats twice today you've been spot on DS...Any more of this and you'll be getting a sticker....


p.s. check your email

 

[propersplitbrainme]

So if you have the time and want to help can you think of some ways to blow £1425 really really quickly...liike how long would it run a F1 car?

Bet it on England to win the World Cup.

 

[wgaf]

Just remind them it's about a third of what the PM earns................a week.

 

[wgaf]

Or 7 times less than Bill Gates earns......a minute!

 

[Tashy_Man]

Just remind them it's about a third of what the PM earns................a week.

Hmmmm...thought it was more than that

 

[busby1971]

6 Days

6 Days

Pay for a Air Cdre for 6 Days....

Just pay through not full capitation costs.

As this is a talk and nobody will checking on you why not just make it up.

1 day streaming Radio 4 on O2 3G broadband whilst stuck at an overseas airport due to the Ash Cloud (this one is true by the way)

5 inches of a 4 lane motorway.

The cost of paying £25 a month in benefits over a year.

The amount of interest on a 46 inch TV at Brighthouse over the ten year repayment plan.

The typical cost of a day out at Alton Towers for a family of 5.


etc etc

 

[propersplitbrainme]

The amount of interest on a 46 inch TV at Brighthouse over the ten year repayment plan.

The typical cost of a day out at Alton Towers for a family of 5.

Not sure those two aren't actually correct! DT_Xtremez_14:

 

[Teh Wal]

Careful Vim, if you get the tone wrong they could take it as you saying that 1425 quid is not much of a donation. DT_Xtremez_42:


However, it will get you 10 1-hour sessions with Suzzi, from Bromsgrove, who dresses to please, has her own home-grown double-D's and a fully functional 7-inch surprise down below... alledgedly!! DT_Xtremez_21:

 

[Ex-Bay]

£1425 is about 15 seconds of the profits of BT.

£1425 is about what the fuel costs would be flying an Eclipse 500 from Thule to Rome & back.

£1425 is about the full retail cost of a good f2.8 camera lens.


Hope this helps

 

[penfold93]

About three stretcher mattresses for aeromed patients I will double check costings tomorrow. Will get you some more med stats as and when

 

[Stevienics]

It'll also get you about 550 hours of riding around in a standard yellow and black non-aircon taxi in Bombay.....minus tip.

 

[Stingray]

1450 quid is what your good missus needs per week to keep your ample frame, well...ample xxx

 

[grumpyoldb]

Two weeks all inc in the Dominican Republic for one person.

 

[Inevertouchedit]

We give the EU £466 a second, therefore roughly 3 seconds of subsidy to those useless ba55tudds !!

Grrrr.....

 

[vim_fuego]

We give the EU £466 a second, therefore roughly 3 seconds of subsidy to those useless ba55tudds !!

Grrrr.....

That one is in!