Bob,
Congrats on the pass, I too am waiting on the CAA to get the paperwork sorted....who knows when that will be. Altho I didn't get anything from them saying that they have taken the cash (which they have) so am not sure whats going on there)
Mydata,
Sorry to hear about your incident. I've always been very careful about flying with dodgy ears, since I've heard horror stories . Sounds like you expereinced one of em
Altho at least you've learnt the lesson! hehe.