Thanks for the advice guys, and of course for your remarks Smith you t**t!
One thing I have certainly picked out is that personality plays a part in getting you into the airlines - has certainly worked for most of the guys I work alongside, how people like you get there I will never know.
Pilot pete, aces low, flysundone and low n' slow, have a good christmas - good luck in the future.
smith, thanks for your time you