Mark, John - thanks a lot for your comments and for your kind words! About the forums - I don't know, looks like these forums are just for us now!
Reminds me of an old GErman joke I hear many years ago... It goes like that:
Brigitte Bardot is visiting Moscow at the time when her star was shining really bright. Khrushchev, the leader of the USSR is receiving her on a private audience and he says to her: Comrade Bardot, we are impressed by your art and your person, we would like to grant you a wish, no matter what it might be! To what Brigitte Bardot replies: Comrade First Secretary, I'd like to ask you to pen the borders and grant your citizens the freedom of travel! To that Khrushchev smiles and says: Look at that hot thing, she would like to be with me all alone!
I don't know if you get the joke (which is very readable to all who lived in socialism and wanted to go abroad really badly), but on these forums I fell a bit like I'm left here all alone - so I'm so glad to have you!
Have a nice day
Paweł