Wispa, what a lovely character he sounds,you are lucky to have had a lovely dad, a war hero as well, we must always remember them,they were so brave,my dad was in the RAF, fixing Spitfires !! thats a worry as he was hopeless at diy !The thermometer idea is great,thats something i havent done yet,something to commemorate ( sp) her memory, (would help if me and my sister were on speaking terms)i still have her ashes here, my sister has dad.Its been so theraputic for me on here today,i normally just add the odd comment,ive never really bared my soul,its not me really,stiff upper lip in public thats me.Wispa and everyone else thank you so much,i wont forget your kindness today,take care,x