Millionaire or in Prison

a nice story

[Shak]

I found out how to survive — I had a selling instinct. I was astute at mental arithmetic and used it in trading, organising my first bazaar in the Cubs. One Scout leader told my mum: “He’ll either end up in prison or become a millionaire.”

[timesonline.co.uk...]

a nice read (imo)

Shak

[werty]

I would love to read it, but you need to sign up for an account which costs money. I could not figure out a free option. )c:

[richardb]

What caused you to buzz Shak?

werty - view via opera? No probs for me!

Rich

[VictorE]

I would like to read the article, but I also can't access it without paying for a subscription. Is the site perhaps only free to those in the UK?

[NFFC]

>perhaps only free to those in the UK?

Might be, I had no problems viewing it.

I still think he will end up in jail though :)

[Jenstar]

I went through the whole registration process, but won't let me see the online articles unless I pay. It does say it is free for those in the UK.

[NFFC]

proxy servers are your friend

[TheDoctor]

It tells me my browser is not set up to accept cookies. In fact, it is. A classic case of trying to be sophisticated and failing, methinks.

[AAnnAArchy]

If you register, then back out on the payment page, you still get access to the story. I wasn't sure which story it was, so I had a UK friend look at it for me, but when I went back, I could see it. Free. This will help you recognize it, as I can't see it from the link, only from going into the site directly.

August 23, 2003

First Person

'The magic of toy shops: that's what I try to recreate'
Gary Grant, founder of The Entertainer toy shop chain