[Romantic Old Bird]

I don't think this forum will close whilst there are old gasbags like you and me around Sticks.

OK, I have been a bit preoccupied by long commuting and catching up for a few days, but normality will return.

As for the chat rooms, well the nobility you infer is perhaps misplaced. I have looked into a few of them and there have been some people on there who frankly need professional help.

I am sure there are mostly decent folk who inhabit them, but it is very much open to abuse and subterfuge. I think msn are being responsible, and I expect yahoo, aol etc to follow suit.

As for forums, they are at least moderated. As an adult, I have taken one or two chances, which has directly led to me meeting Maggie, Peachy, Boris, Lesley, Miriam, Janette, Kaz, Wildchild, Steveo, Mark, Susie-Q, Busy Bee, James, and this other chap.....YOU! (Apols to anyone I missed).

I have lived to tell the tale, but of course I will never quite recover.