Enter poor fool playing "Serfin' Serfari" on an out of tune kazoo..."Merry friends have you heard the rumour that Sir Garth o' the Brook is planning to retire from being a troubador to spend more time with his family and retainers? Was it something I said?"
RyS [now off to what I hope is the final meeting of the institution Y2K committee, chairman retires at the end of the month...hmmm does he know something he's not telling us? Still it's a good excuse to miss the department Xmas lunch, soemone's already been in the office with tinsel in her hair and a set of plastic reindeer antlers! Bah, Humbug! Roger the Scrooge]