Oh dear, you are so right John. Midges it is and after 3 holidays in Scotland they only had their first taste of me this last summer. Only a few bites but good grief they didn't want to stop itching, even a month later. Potent poison. Song is great... Whole human race started by McAdam and Eve... snort.

Linn - the posture thing. If he is on the PC a lot, then set up an Outlook reminder to "sit up."

I have one on my pc at work that tells me to "take a hike" to remind me to get up and away from the work. Now I often click the snooze button on it. Remind me in 15 minutes or 30 minutes, depending on how engrossed I am. But it may work for posture, she won't have to get up and go away from what he is doing.

Failing that, maybe an electric shock to his chair to remind him of posture.

Mary - I think you should get him a water cannon. No harm done by a little water being shot at passersby.

Hilary - mini tramp heights can vary. Ours is about 8 or 9 inches from floor. We do not bounce. I walk and TSO jogs on it. Guess when he does that he rises another 4 to 6 inches. So you need to add your height to mini tramp height plus 6 inches bounce for running.