Thanks everyone. Yes, Mary, you hit the right day. Got all teary eyed at work today, not just from Laddie and Mickey, but also Mom who died 13 years ago. Strange how grief bubbles up from time to time. All we can do is forgive ourselves for whatever "guilt-trip" we are attacking ourselves with at the moment and take a deep breath and BREATHE IT OUT!!! Thanks, Anne

You can just buy a used instrument cluster with the mileage you want it to show from a wrecker. I don't believe that'll work for some of the digital ones, at least not the GM ones, because they store the VIN inside all of the computer modules and that may include the instrument cluster. At power-on all of the modules compare their VIN with each other, if one doesn't match the vehicle may not even start. Supposedly the GM modules aren't reprogrammable once the VIN has been stored. But I noticed that rebuilt units are available, so I would think that someone has figured it out. So I guess the correct statement would be that they're not field-reprogrammable.

We have also experienced similar problems with our washing machine which has damaged clothes with holes, rips, bubbling and lint. Having paid £769 for an appliance that is useless I would advise people to avoid these two brands for which I had a premium price for what I thought would be a quality product and customer service. They try to blame you for using the incorrect spin setting, however 6 of their 14 programmes are actually automatically set to the highest of 1400rpm. 1400rmp spin is also used in their product title as opposed to an extra specification. I reduced the spin to 1200rpm and still had the same problem, so have reduced it to 1000rpm, however clothes are obviously not as dry. They also say about zips, to which I zip my clothes and noticed one wash did not even have any zips. It also seems to break zips. Brand new clothes are damaged after the first wash and within a month of purchase. They also advised about mixed loads and to separate into hard and soft fabrics, however this is not practical with a household of three family members. I have tried delicate washes and silk materials developed rips. It is extremely condescending and patronising as I have been washing clothes for 30 years and never experienced these problems with any other brands. I also have to turn clothes inside out in fear of them being damaged even more. Trustpilot scores are 2 for John Lewis and 1.4 for Samsung out of 5 and am not surprised that John Lewis, Birmingham is now closed after assuring me that Samsung were better than Miele and the product is no longer available online. John Lewis and Samsung are both stating there is no fault, however Citizens Advice Bureau have advised that under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 it is not of a satisfactory quality, not fit for purpose and has not lasted a reasonable time.

I was never a country music fan (though that has changed somewhat) nor did I really appreciate him back in the day. I do remember vaguely some negative reaction I had to him; possibly it was along the lines of Oly's post or something else. However, I think when I saw one of the segments on him a few years ago where he was on his last tour with his family, I listened again and really found a new appreciation of his talent. I also had not been aware what a first rate musician he was, and that he was a studio musician on many recordings. His voice, his talent, really were a gift and I was very upset when I heard he died. What a body of work he left for us to enjoy. May he rest in peace.