Extending the story slightly some of you might know my son with the disabled boy need to get their house seriously modified to accommodate him, wider corridors, wet room, hoists lifts etc. Although they were a lot of money short after incredible generosity form people doing runs, coffee mornings and hundreds of great things, they just couldn't reach their target and diysos didn't come off so I thought long and hard and went to a dear friend who is very rich and showed him one of my inventions as my only chance to repay him. Anyone he loved it and immediately gave me the large shortfall needed on the back of it and is helping me get it off the ground and only wants his money back, no interest of future interest in the business, so I immediately gave the money to my son and building work starts in a month!
Such a brilliant outcome and I'm only sharing hopefully not gloating as that's not the intention but so many of you feel like real friends.
If I'm successful , and I'm grateful for advice but I promise I have only used personal contacts whom I trust fully, I will host a gransnet party and I really mean that so watch this space!