Thanks for your thoughtful replies - esp rjtjrt and your . . . "and we all at that age would have been daunted by reporting it".
Age is nice to have on board, isn't it. Few of us have much wisdom in youth.
I shall follow the many recommends to re-post over at Chipmunk spinning. There are so many corners of PPrune to visit, and so little time
Thanks all for the so-valued rational discussions at this board. A rare pleasure on the 'net.
Cheers