Well, I tried to e-mail the personal message I got from Sian in Wales today and I found out that it's not legal to do that. Anyhow, here it is. I thought it was cool as hell that my bit of jokelore got back to Loch Ness !!! (SEE BELOW)

Art,

Just had to write to tell you that I was at a conference in Inverness last week and, on the Wedneday the lot of us was taken on the Ness Canal up to Loch Ness. Guess what? There's a lock on the canal. (Well, I don't suppose there'd be a point to the canal if there wasn't.) And I got to tell those around me about the Lock Moss Nesters! Neat, huh?

I was in the pub later the same night with others from the Conference and someone had already stolen the joke! I don't suppose that's a record, but damn close!

Good story! Thanks! (I did credit you.)

Sian