In all seriousness, I chuckled at James's post #7.

SteveStrummerUK
Tony Johnstone-Burt, Master of the Queen's Household, said phased works offered the "best value for money" while keeping the palace running.
 

Well you wouldn't want the palace not to keep running, would you?
 
But help a clueless 'merican here, just what does the palace do?

drewfx1

SteveStrummerUK
Tony Johnstone-Burt, Master of the Queen's Household, said phased works offered the "best value for money" while keeping the palace running.
 

Well you wouldn't want the palace not to keep running, would you?
 
But help a clueless 'merican here, just what does the palace do?

It's basically just your run-of-the-mill 360-room hovel.....
 
 
..... for two people to live in

SteveStrummerUK

drewfx1

SteveStrummerUK
Tony Johnstone-Burt, Master of the Queen's Household, said phased works offered the "best value for money" while keeping the palace running.
 

Well you wouldn't want the palace not to keep running, would you?
 
But help a clueless 'merican here, just what does the palace do?

It's basically just your run-of-the-mill 360-room hovel.....
 
 
..... for two people to live in

AirBnB?

SteveStrummerUK
 
Buckingham Palace to get £369m refurbishment
 
Buckingham Palace is to undergo a 10-year refurbishment costing the taxpayer £369m, the Treasury has announced.
 

Did they also get a bid on a full demo and rebuild?

Austerity austerity austerity...
 
New ship...I've just found a few million down the side of the sofa!
 
Home improvements...We're getting great value for money by phasing in £396 million quids worth.
 
You're an MP who likes 'special high quality spoons'...just put it down on your expenses old chap!
 
Repair the roads...support the NHS...support the disabled... :(...

If the Queen's not happy.......
 
 
 
Well... the Queen's not happy?

She's not amused.

What a Royal pain in the arse!

Yeah, if you work you're going to pay and no telling for what.
I guess it's a good thing if you're on the end that gets a chance to put a portion of that money in your pocket because even a small portion can be a very large amount.
 
Learning how to build guitars was the last time I challenged myself with something new.
Maybe the next challenge will be to see how large of government grants I can get. That'll be tougher I'm thinking because I'll be starting at ground level....really, almost below ground level.