Twice recently I've fallen downstairs (carpeted luckily) and once on the pavement . Worked out why - I was wearing flared trousers and caught the toe of one foot on the flare of the other trouser-leg. I've now switched to straight-leg trousers and suggest you check yours before going near stairs / broken pavements (sidewalks to Americans). Amanda ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn