Mike, no apologies required but thanks all the same.

I look on the bright side, he is out of pain, and he is remembered as a great guy.

I was thinking back to a recent boiler service that I did which was a right pain. Reading the previous log book entries was one of his which read, bearing in mind that he had been there previously ( annual service only ), - "Deep cleaned this **** boiler, got suckered into this once again. I'm standing back next time."

I love a sense of humour.