I've read your reply and will respond tomorrow - I'm the other side of the pond so it's kinda late here! Well, I have had quite a bit of experience with forums over the years, so I knew how to see and send private messages, but there does seem like some delay which is unusual, which I why I sent mine twice! However, yours did come through. Don't worry, you're doing great!

It's funny really because everyone who knows me, and especially my doctor, groans when I start sentences with "on my forum it said.......". Actually it was on a forum that I met my dear US penfriend who I met in person last year. Some people stay on them year after year, but I'm not static - my interests/needs change and then I move on. Also, after a bit, you find lots of people asking the same sort of questions that have been answered a zillion times and I haven't the patience - I want to scream "Use the ruddy search facility you dolt" but other people just patiently write what they've said before.

I honestly don't think I have enough time left in my life to change from being this impatient person who doesn't suffer fools gladly, but I'm trying. The other day I was in the checkout queue and the girl on the till was the slowest one I'd ever seen, like watching a film in slow motion, and I was getting very irritated, especially as she was serving some old dodderer who was slow too. But when it came to my turn I just let go my irritation and genuinely had a pleasant chat with her. I have learnt that criticizing people and putting them down achieves absolutely zilch!

Anyway, night night for now!