There is that I suppose, I'll have to emphasis the charity angle to her - like the shirt I bought in Primark this week, there will be a family in Bangladesh who haven't had to raid the tip once this week because of me.

you're a credit to society, a rôle model thanks to your altruistic approach to life

sadly i'm not in to this charity thing on the basis that i'm a tight old git who always puts himself first....

It's an impossibility that you could be tighter than JC/McF.

Surely?

and that from a man from Arbroath !

problem is when I try to save money it actually ends up costing me twice as much !

I recall taking my Pools coupon into the newsagents once - he asked me "if you did actually win Littlewoods jackpot, how would you handle the begging letters ?"

" easy" I said " I would stop sending them..."

Ooh its just arrived today, plugged it in and...

...it works !

Bit of fine tuning for the sound quality needed but, erm, it works anyway, my £4 investment in hi-tech audio stock seems to be justified