Thought I'd leave it a bit before replying to milk the attention!
To some of the kinder comments - thank you!
To Doug - spot on!
Been on 8000 before about 6 months ago but apparently a cull of posts by Dan cost me 400 approx.
Just as well it wasn't £ 's.
Collect my pension in the south these days so the time on the forum just ticks over rather than rules, but it's still interesting, if not as enthralling as in the early days. It's settled down a bit to the point of boring on most issues and the enforced changes did nothing to maintain the experience of the forum and those who had issues are not even here to take it forward!
CJ - that's for you ( waffle ).
heres to the next 1000.