Thanks for the reply. Sounds like your intellect and knowledge was appreciated. You did quite well as a geek inside by the sounds of it. Something else for you

Thanks for the reply. Sounds like your intellect and knowledge was appreciated. You did quite well as a geek inside by the sounds of it. Something else for you to ponder... Once upon a time a work colleague showed up at my house with one of his friends that I knew had been inside, or 'visiting' as he called it. I honestly thought about barricading them out, such was my prejudice. I feared that things would get stolen whilst I put the kettle on even though said friend of a friend was not a thief. Looking back I now feel embarrassed to have had such huge initial misgivings. I very much enjoyed the company of said friend of a friend, and his close group of friends, all of whom lived much more colourful lives than mine. My sister enjoyed their company too. Since then I have not exactly sought out those that are criminally minded, however, I am not closed minded about people with a chequered past. Clearly I could not let on to aforementioned friend-of-a-friend how close I came to just instantly hitting the 'reject button' on him, hence I am sharing that little anecdote with you. Your past - or the headline shock horror prison word version of it - is reputation that goes before you but that is not always a bad thing. People get put out of their comfort zone but they then find things are not so bad.