I'm actually a little disspointed that you are not asking for your
lost
years back on the back of that forecast ;-)

YEARS!? More like FORTNIGHT!:-o :-p

Seriously, I knew NOW to take it with a pinch of salt, whereas, in
autumn 2001, how was I to know that... and I have made this post a
MILLION times.

The differences between autumn 2001 and now are obvious.

D.