womanofdulwich Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > oh dear- did you have to : > a) go to hospital; > b) go straight to your highly equiped first aid > kit; > c) search the house for a packet of plasters while > swearing profusely; No, none of the above I was in Sydenham Woods at the time of the incident So I adopted the "in the field" technique of first aid. Mainly, I swore a bit and squeezed it, then I sucked it until the blood stopped & I got bored It's changed my typing style (ha-style) I'm now drinking coffee Nette