Mixmasta, you sound like you might be older than all the rest of us... combined!
I'm sure that can't be true, but you make valid points, especially about the meris. You might be pleased to know that it's still possible to find a clean one that's over the legal age though, admittedly, one does need to be rather more careful than usual, these days.
I've probably already said too much, so I won't say anything more about that...
