I'm not active enough in this sport yet to be a premium member, but i wouldnt quibble about paying £17.50 a year to make my life at caching easier, at the moment i dont have the time to cache.
I have been reading this thread and Simply Paul can i ask why you think you are unique? Do you think that premium members don't set caches? They pay there money and still set caches for you and i to enjoy, from your comments i wouldn't be surprised if they all change them to members only, from what i read most are members, where would that leave you? no caches to find.
As for your comment about £17.50 a week would feed a family in some parts,, well yes it would, but i doubt they are out caching either, or own pdas or pcs.
You seem to own many cars so why quibble about a paltry £17.50 that wont even fill up one of your tanks.
So the webpage goes down, inconvenience yes,,life or death.. NO.