Coo, maybe it wasn't such a daft question after all
. Makes a change as I usually manage to kill threads off instead of starting interesting discussion. Thanks to all, lots to think about there. It's just another of the random thoughts that pop into my mind for no particular reason from time to time.
BTW, My wife's just said to me: "While you're on your forum ask 'em how to pickle cherries!" But I suspect that might just be a bit off topic