[Chinahand]

Thanks for the welcome gentlemen. I look forward to becoming an active participant.

4811 - I have spent many a happy hour in 'The Old China Hand' in Wanchai, Hong Kong. It's still the only place you can get bacon, eggs, toast & coffee at 4 am. Nuff said.

DSY011 - I could have gone on for another couple of years to 65 but when the construction industry in Dubai crashed last year, along with just about everything else, I had the chance to take early retirement on full pension. The rest, as they say, is history.