Well Mick, I've been known to mis-interpret a post or two meself.

Patrish, someone once sat on my fiddle. He somehow managed to bend the steel in the shoulder rest, but everything else was intact. He felt horrible, even though no damage had been done to the instrument. After initial shock on my part, I figured I could get a lot of milage out of the incident. Now when he walks into the session, he asks "Got a seat?" I point to a chair...he points to my fiddle. Friends who are imperfect and sometimes have accidents with your property are still far more important than the property.

My love and best wishes to you and Allan.