Hi ya Flame,
Thanks for the reply! Dont worry I wasn't taking it as a criticism of Kingston and I have my own opinions about their support etc that probably don't reflect accurately on the faculty as a whole as I was only a temporary/part timer and the rest of the year may have been better.
Your repeated references to a "young" man suggest you think I'm old?

there goes my ego spiralling down to earth with a crash...LOL!
At least he ended up in a proper engineering discipline and not some IT/computing dreamworld! Combine that with the "education" that a few years in Scotland will give him and he should be well on the way to becoming a useful member of society!
How did i ever become so cynical? Think I need a few hours in a comfy armchair with my pipe and slippers...
Cheers m'dear, JJ