Another big bang

["John Macartney" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>]

Paul Richardson wrote:

>With steam coming> out of his ears he said words to the effect,
>"Do you bloody well know that a new Spey engine and new test cells
>will cost the company about 1.5 million pounds?"
> Your reply, my dear boy,  went something like this, "Uncle Adrian Sir, I
> hope you're not intending to take it out of my wages, I only earn 12 quid a
> week??!!!!!!!
> Is that true John or have I got it wrong??

Indeed it is - except for the money. I only earned nine quid a week after 
stoppages for
tax and N.I.

Jonmac