Thanks for all the replies, I think I know my main problem and find it hard to accept.
Since my illness which I had many years ago mentioned in another thread my confidence in speaking face to face to people has taken a bashing, I am ok on the Telephone on Web site forums and on ebay. but face to face forget it. I wish I could turn the clocks back but I can't so I hide behind a smokescreen. Anyway that's enough of my self pity. I will take all your comments on board and do the best I can.
Glen