I'll try to be brief as this is taking the thread off topic, but I just wanted to say "Thank you" to Al, Bob and everyone who has offered similar compliments elsewhere, regarding the 'new' me as seen in my avatar.

Firstly, I am (trying) growing a beard on the advice of my Doctor as I was developing a severe shaving rash (55 years of face-scraping was taking its toll). Everyone around me tells me that it suits me, but I have my own thoughts on that - for one thing, it ages me by at least ten years and, at my age, I can ill afford that!

The Balmoral? Well, I saw it on the Glengarry Hats website and liked the colour - and the price - and thought to give it a try. The surprise result is that I do actually like it, in spite of my life-long aversion to hats, but I am convinced that it is the combination of bonnet with beard that does the trick. If I shaved off the beard, the bonnet would not work - on me!

OK, back to the topic now .........................