Britain doesn't have an armed Police force? Oh really? Tell that to the West Midlands constabulary! Although it is true that they don't carry firearms as a matter of course. Tell the truth, I feel sorry for the poor sods having to stroll around wearing stab vests and utility belts, makes Batman look naked. Ernyoka, we had a bad mail strike here a couple of weeks back, it seems to me that international mail has been especially badly disrupted, I'm still waiting for a CD from PhilC that he mailed weeks ago. If you want to drop me a line with a message and address, I can stick it in the post first class tomorrow, that should get to the destination Friday. Or I could mail it 'recorded delivery', which means it has to be signed for. It does take a while to track tho. If someone is going to phone the local nick, let's get organised so that everyone doesn't do it :) I'm open to IM's if you need my help Dogsbody