The Link Trainer has a special place in my mind. It was the origin of flight simulation company Link Miles where I spent the best years of my working life.

I was being ironic. The salesman's job is a lot easier when your operating system is the only one with a GUI. All other computers would have a monochrome monitor and a command line control (or maybe menu), strictly the domain of Boffs and Geeks. Not to say that no-one else would get around to it, but they got their first.

You criticise others for "woolly thinking" then you make a generalisation like that? Copy book well and truly blotted. I assume you mean you like/dislike them.

I "learnt" to drive in a Metro turbo. One lesson and the test.

Horrid little car.

Some of these chargers do not like Pentax batteries. Might be worth checking with them.

---and that would be why about nine tenths of the world uses it.

Bit of a paradox eh?

I am in a similar position to Mannesty.

I have had a go at calibrating lenses on my K20 more out of curiosity than necessity. I have not been able to improve the focus of any of my lenses though.

Grand Slam? In the bag

Their "essential" range George. It's the thin end of the wedge I tell you. They still have Gentleman's relish (for the moment) but they no longer keep pocaher's relish.

...and Waitrose prices (and quality) are slipping down.

It's a sad comment that they cannot make a living by selling better things.

I too bought from the website. It took a week or so to arrive but no real problems. Clicky.