I just realised what happened, he was trying to fly, threw himself at the floor and didn't miss!!! Dave B. Too right you are Dave, I think Terry was trying to emulate Author Dent from "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" of which no doubt you are a reader. The idea is to throw yourself at the ground and miss, TEL just got it wrong. At least the time with a cast on his laig should have been a good time to hobble down to his shop and work on a model steam engine or two. Instead of doing something constructive, I think he spent the time in front of the Telly. I know he has some nice castings he made for a double diagonal steam engine he was working on earlier in the year. He also has a partly completed cylinder block for a Bernays marine engine. Jesse the REDNECK in Tennessee USA MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.