I've used the Optech rainsleeves on my Ds. They are glorified plastic bags, but heap too, and effective. Available from lots of camera shops.
http://www.optechusa.com/product/detail/?PRODUCT_ID=73

But really funny:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcg-QyDf8cA&feature=channel

I hope to all of you will be practising along with her

Why would your 16-45 go? I can just about understand getting rid of the 12-24 if they brought out the 11-16, but not the 16-45.

I agree with Richard - it seems a pretty pointless lens as far as the Pentax lenses go. Maybe that's why Pentax haven't brought it out as a Pentax badged lens.

My need for the 60-250 is a bit less since I forked out on the 50-135, but I really do need something besides the Bigma at the longer end.

I have Zone Alarm, I don't like Norton after it messed up my last computer.
Anyway that tells me when things are trying to access the internet and I give permission. I can also say remember this setting so that things that need regular access don't keep bothering me or get held up because I am not at my computer. All sorts of strange things ask for permission from time to time. They don't all get it.
I don't use Silkypix so I can't help you with that, but if I did I'd probably give it permission.

No good for tomorrow, but maybe you could buy a couple of Optech rain covers for future occasions. I used the on the Ds with no ill affects to camera or photos.
For tomorrow find a big plastic bag and either some elastic bands or gaffer tape.

Can we have the mythical 60-250 first please?

It's not only in the UK that prices are rising. I just had an e-mail from one of the biggie camera shops in Holland saying all the major manufacturers, so Pentax too, are/have put up prices by 10-15% throughout Europe. Since prices here were already much higher than in the UK, and with no cash back offers available here it makes the UK prices seem like even more of a good deal to me.

Maybe instead of getting the ferry to Hull, or flying into East Midlands, for the May GTG I'll go via Dover and Watford.

It's never been known to happen in the lifetime of this forum has it?? That we stay on topic that it is

Good to see we're sticking on topic as usual here