No need to fill the forum up with dual post just to get your count up Pete :P

'Market humour' :blink: Pray, what doth thou think of me

The visa process seems to have speeded up a lot in the last 12 months, so it may start to be more the case of the norm, rather than luck for same day. Our niece had to wait 3 days from the interview date for hers, so not bad.