Bar Shaker - sorry, you are very much mistaken!!
Keep going east until your feet start getting wet and there is the sound of very loud bangs!!
Thanks for all the best wishes. Life over the next few months will be interesting to say the least!
TZ - you've got it in one! Interesting thing is that I'm due a 4 yearly review on my 7257 on 1 May 04 - that just ain't going to happen and I need to plead for a few months grace! Otherwise I'll just chuck it in the nearest bin 'coz I ain't going back to Square one after having had it for 23 yrs!!
Will get in touch once the plan becomes clearer - at the moment, there are so many conflicting demands and constraints that there is no option that keeps everyone happy.
PS Got most of my IMC done - there was no examiner available yesterday, so need to go back next week to do a revision session, dummy test and then hopefully the test!