I personally didn't see it as a problem, and thought the flight went well. Am I doing something stupid re. safety here?
hobbit did you say you'd actually flown the 3 hour flight?
I don't think you're doing anything stupid, but it's interesting that our very experienced posters from across the pond are very reluctant to fly single engined IMC:
I do not fly single engine IFR period.
Do it in a single engine piston airplane...you're an idiot.
A lot of people do fly single engined IFR and in fact as someone said on the 'risk assessment' thread there is no statistical basis for thinking it is more dangerous than flying VFR.