I'm alright now thank you Mr GG
My issue with IE9 is its appearance and layout and the lack of controls. I like IE8. I like buttons. I like what I have got used to using. I like the way the controls and search bars make sense. I like the little down arrow next to the forward and back buttons. I don't care that I lose a whole centimetre of screen to accomodate my controls and buttons; they give me a sense of familiarity and an anchor point amidst the churning seas of the Interweb.
And my connection here is so slow anyway that a slighty faster browser doesn't make any real difference.