Ping: Austin

On or around Sat, 13 Aug 2005 20:19:05 +0100, Mother enlightened us thusly:

hmmm. I reckon if I went to the BM to ask for money for such a project, they'd regard it as ample proof of marble-loss, and foreclose on me.

besides, had enough trouble raising about 2 grand less than that, recently.

Why so? It seems a highly logical and feasible business plan to me - a vehicle with a proven safety record, adept in all weather conditions and ideally suited to your school run. Additionally you could easily expand your business operation by offering scenic tourist jaunts in the area between school runs and during the school holidays.

Promoted correctly, and with a half decent PR job, you could recoup the investment within 24 months on the new revenue stream alone.

Give it a bit of thought or drop me an email off group and I'll give you a few more ideas if you like (just use m -at- this domain address).

so Mother"

You serious Richard ? That might make a very interesting idea for me too....

Steve

How about a mobile shop,cafe or even Pub.Just get a water trailer and fill with beer like they do abroad.You'll be able to park it on the beach, up a hill, or any out of the way tourist spot. Don;t think health and safety drive 4x4's so should be alright for a quick getaway.Sex and tourism is where all the money is how about a mobile brothel for Farmers!!

Adrian Ford

Austin's in Wales so he'd have to stock it with sheep. :-)

On or around Sun, 14 Aug 2005 21:00:52 +0100, Mother enlightened us thusly:

ah, but I've just replaced the disco 'cos it didn't have enough seats. current one has 8 pax and the ability to add 4 more, given the right driving licence.

You almost made me spill my cornflakes!!! I now have this vision of the aforementioned Mr Shackles touring the valleys in a bright green 101 sheep brothel, hahaha. He could even put a sign on it, saying something like "COME IN AND EWE's THE FACILITIES, WELLIES PROVIDED" Nice one. :-) :-) :-) Badger.

so Badger was, like...

I now have this vision of the aforementioned Mr Shackles touring the

Yebbut, you'd need a Dodge Ram as well. Set up right, you could fleece the customers.

No, but yes. No, I was not being serious ( a rare event). But yes, there is a lot of money in training these days, since it all started being outsourced. The company I used to work for had about 40 staff, delivering NVQ assessments and everything from door manager courses to health and safety. I left after being refused a pay review by a man in a brand new Jag, whose wife co-incidentally had just taken delivery of a new Nissan. The other partner had a Merc and her husband a Peugeot. All in the same week. I was told I could not have a pay rise on the grounds that the company couldn't afford it. I left the next week. But yeah, the money is there. You have to get used to dealing with Govt funding agencies, though, which is something I could never do with a straight face or a BP of less than 200/120.