Hiyah!

[SimonH]

to you, Espie ... or is it Tia?

Tia............ Thanks in anticipation

[Arthur Little]

Tia............ Thanks in anticipation

............... ... 'TIC' = taken in context ... actually dawned on me, Simon - after typing my "tongue in cheek" greeting -

'TIA', moreover, is also medical jargon for 'Transient Ischaemic Attack' [mini-stroke] - an interruption in the brain's oxygenated blood supply - caused by an abnormally high cholesterol count. I suffered a series of those in late 2007 and underwent emergency carotid arterial surgery at the start of the following year as a precautionary measure against the imminent possibility of a full-blown stroke if not urgently attended to.

Hence this somewhat lengthy dissertation.