You're both very welcome, J. and A.

We can compare our tailor- made straitjackets at a later date...

As for the Atlantic's tantrums, I'm hoping storm 'Henry' leaves my roof tiles intact. I broke an ankle before Christmas (double break, and foot turned into a castor

) merely feeding the birds from a wet grassy slope.. so, imagine what climbing on the roof might offer the surgeon to fix. Still on crutches, so that's a no-no anyway....
As for walking past strangers, Shaun, you should have joined in our 'Faces to names' thread... ah, but there's something to be said for anonymity in this global connected intrusive world eh?
"Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please"- Mark Twain.