Lossie and Kinloss look set to close

[vim_fuego]

They should have had it in the rugby club...It's cheaper.

 

[The_ViCe]

your presumption was well founded.

 

[kis]

your presumption was well founded.

Quote " Sky news at the Abbey inn tomorrow?"

And how have you come by this information?

 

[The_ViCe]

Landlord at the Abbey contacted to host sky news and angus robertson MP. unless sky news are just covering their angles, it looks bad. I would imagine they have been invited by the MP, he may well have been given the heads up.

 

[The_ViCe]

BBC is now reporting that the Ark Royal is to be scrapped early, and that the Harriers are to be scrapped saving some tornado Sqds. Also that Kinloss and lossiemouth could close.

 

[grumpyoldb]

BBC is now reporting that the Ark Royal is to be scrapped early, and that the Harriers are to be scrapped saving some tornado Sqds. Also that Kinloss and lossiemouth could close.

I like this bit................................

"But the Financial Times reports that Mr Cameron will also say spending will double on alleviating poverty in areas of conflict - such as Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia - to £4bn by 2015"

I thought we needed to get our priorities right..............? DT_Xtremez_25:

 

[gremlin]

i can confirm that there is 4 or 5 big wigs due to fly into kinloss to confirm the base are staying open (really) all that way to tell us that dont think so. but if they wanted to save money tell them big wigs get a hire car like we have to. i can honestly say things look bad for moray/grampian area. DT_Xtremez_25:

 

[mad_collie]

All front line fighter and hels stations will close. The Navy will get their new carriers and they will permanently cruise around the British Isles. We will then use the carriers as our new bases. And the beauty of having floating bases is that we will all get a chance to get a home posting. This week the carrier will be called HMS Yorkshire, next week HMS Northumberland etc.

And before anyone says the carrier is not long enough for a Tonka to land on, why do you think they are getting two? Parked end to end with a plank across the middle, should be a piece of cake!
DT_Xtremez_09:

Top class that. Worthy of a GEMS submission.

 

[muttywhitedog]

Indeed todays FEB is tomorrows absent cash cow ho hum.

Indeed.

As a FEB who suffered racist abuse from his scottish neighbour, my heart bleeds purple p!ss for the poor folk of Moray as they contemplate life without all those FEBs spending money in their grotty little towns.

 

[muttywhitedog]

i can confirm that there is 4 or 5 big wigs due to fly into kinloss to confirm the base are staying open (really) all that way to tell us that dont think so. but if they wanted to save money tell them big wigs get a hire car like we have to. i can honestly say things look bad for moray/grampian area. DT_Xtremez_25:

Big-wigs dont visit to wish you Happy Holidays - we found that out last December when AOC 1Gp suddenly turned up at Cottesmore to tell us we're doomed.

 

[Mothballed]

BBC is now reporting that the Ark Royal is to be scrapped early, and that the Harriers are to be scrapped saving some tornado Sqds. Also that Kinloss and lossiemouth could close.

Scrap Harrier to pay for the new carriers. Does anyone else see a bit of a hole in this plan?

 

[raflad67]

I have it on good authority that they are just gonna gather everyone in the hangars and play a recording of Private Frazer from Dad's Army:

"we're doomed"

(constantly until the bases close their gates)

 

[raflad67]

Scrap Harrier to pay for the new carriers. Does anyone else see a bit of a hole in this plan?

so we will now have a 10 year 'capability gap' - you just couldn't make it up!

 

[Stevienics]

It makes sense when you understand that they did not start form a level playing ground, with 38 Billion of over-committment outstanding - of which 2 were carriers that it was more economical to complete and not put into permenant service, than to scrap entirely (like the TSR2 wasn't)

 

[shettie]

For sale - Boat

 

[raflad67]

It makes sense when you understand that they did not start form a level playing ground, with 38 Billion of over-committment outstanding - of which 2 were carriers that it was more economical to complete and not put into permenant service, than to scrap entirely (like the TSR2 wasn't)

Agreed it makes sense to build then sell on but what about the capability gap?

 

[kis]

very good authority that lossie will get the "news" first at around 1500. Better news heading towards kinloss....its amazing what my big ears pick up whilst hanging around the bosses office!!

 

[MrMasher]

For sale - Boat

Now that's funny!! DT_Xtremez_30:

 

[shettie]

Now that's funny!! DT_Xtremez_30:

Didn't take long for Ebay to knock it off though!!
DT_Xtremez_34:
And there were 7 bids! Liked the bit of adopting the crew!

 

[Life-Is-Good]

Now that's funny!! DT_Xtremez_30:

Removed already.....!