Bruce spluttered:
> Sure, that's why I said "one of":  put your specs on before reading  
> the emails, or you can get some really good text to speech programmes  
> these days, even for Windoze ;-}}}

Eh, pardon! ;-))


> (pause for short boggle) around *what* for several times? This is only  
> my second boat I'm building, unlike some. Some of us are reasonably  
> easily satisfied, provided we get the right supplier in the first  
> place...

I realise that at your age you don't like change and, therefore, tend to stick 
with what you know. The reference was to the fact that you've been 'around' for 
several times the 20 years of which you spoke. After all, it is not I that is 
boasting of getting a bus pass. ;-)))


> At least Tim has a a good few years left in him; I hear Graham E  
> recently closed his waiting list as he thinks he's got as much work > as will 
> last him out.

As Graham has such a good reputation for his steelwork I'm not surprised to 
hear that he has enough work to keep him going for 20 years until he retires 
;-))


> Just trying (yes, you are VERY!)
> to introduce an element of culture, though phrases about  
> pearls, swine and philistines come to mind.

LOL, oink, oink, thought it was pearls of wisdom (Ah, OK, can't be you then) 
;-)))

Good luck with the new build, have you any idea of the colour scheme yet?
Roger

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