Having eaten a sandwich and thought about it, though, I will just explain in my defence, Gail (and Steve) that my ill-mannered comment was in response to something I felt was unfair that I'd understood Steve to have said to me and others here on this forum.

My instinct for defence mostly applies to people who may not feel in a position to defend themselves, which is not quite the same thing, (though the criticism was fair, and my apology - which I had already made to Steve anyway - stands.

Tom