Thanks Raynaadi - Doc John addressed the issue in my post on the Technical Forum but the hassles have not really gone away!

Katheryn - thank you so much for your kind thoughts.

Petunia - LOL - deal! I un-checked all the options with regards to seeing siggies, avatars and pictures - I am still seeing pictures in this thread though ..... scratching head!

I'm alone until Saturday - maybe tomorrow will be better. I'm in a chatty mood and I don't want to lose that as posting hasn't been easy for me lately.