Hi guys
WOW what a couple of days, i'm left rather dismayed to be honest.
First of all, the "extender pole" posts were (on my part) a light hearted wind up for davew as we have a bit of history in me telling him to get a facelift pole, 'cos yes, i know i blart on about them too much.
In actual fact i was taking the micky out of myself in the said posts more than anything else, i put in lots of smileys etc to reiterate that i was not being serious with my comments. However, (to my bewilderment) some people must have thought i was indeed being serious :

how any regular poster could read those posts & think i was being real is beyond me, that said, i learn from my errors & will dampen my humour in future posts.
I am though dissapointed with clear-vision's slanderous, personal attack on me, a person with whom i have shared many good posts with & took for granted he would know it was just a wee wind up, but he obviousley didn't & for that i appologise if he was indeed as offended as he seemed. again with my reply to this attack i put in lots of smileys & it was just intended to be humourus which then some others took the wrong way & so, i also appologise to them. There was though one disgruntled former poster (now under a different name) trying his best to make the situation worse, i will not name him (either under his current identity or his previous) as i am not interested in making any more trouble.
I was banned for the posts & so couldn't fight my corner right away but just logged on & they must have forgiven me, to which i am greatfull.
So all in all, a wee wind up taken out of perspective & i will carry on as normal (hopefully).

Thanks
tony