:thumbup:g'day,!!! it's good to finally find a page with blokes instead of sheilas,i'm in the lead up to getting banded,seen the surgeon etc,should be done in the next 6-8 weeks,xmas permitting,i'm a seaman on tugboats at the moment,it's an interesting job,if your'e young and fit,bit of a battle with 100 lbs extra beef hopefully better next year cheers tommy tough