i apologise (under duress from my husband)for the tastelessness of the previous remark). But.. all I know is that if my mum had had a fall and she lived 30 miles up the road, then it might have taken me a little less time than a whole weekend before I visited her, whether or not I was the Queen of bloody England or not!I also might have raised my profile in those areas devastated by floods rather than sitting in my ivory tower. long live the republic! (I beleive i might have crept somewhat threadwise that is!)