As we are on this subject, a chance find while googling for something else led me to Reg at Rickmansworth's musings on this subject, written a decade ago.
First issued in IWA Waterways in Spring 1997, Reg's thoughts can now be seen on Mike Stevens' website at <http://www.mike-stevens.co.uk/cutmisc/humour/regfuture1.htm>. David Mack
