Hi Reynolds, glad to hear you're not contaminated. Was just wondering, what's your general attitude to the VAS volunteers? As a St. John Ambulance bod myself, I don't understand the vitriol directed towards volunteers by some members of the statutory ambulance services online. Yes, the hats are awful (a personal bugbear), and certain volunteers are uttery unbearable, even to other volunteers but why do some 'professionals' hate us so much? Was wondering if you could shed some light on this? Great blog, I'll keep reading even if you take a dim view of 'the amateurs'