Bobert, if you were trying to get into the chat room a few hours ago, you might have had some trouble which was nothing to do with you. I was in there about 11 hours ago and had a lot of trouble getting in and posting, and staying in. The mudcat was running very slow at the time - we were all having trouble. So give it another go some time. I'll probably be in there in about another 12 or 13 hours. Just click on MudChat in the drop down menu, then click on go, then when it takes you there, click on "Enter MudChat". That should do it if it is behaving. You get a line on the bottom to type in, then press enter to post what you have written.
I'd be interested to hear more about it too, as someone I know has just been diagnosed as having high cholesterol and high blood pressure.