Howard, the first time i was in the UK, anytime I went to a pub (rarely...honest) as soon as the guys heard the accent I would get a mouthful (in jest) about "you B#$%ards gave us bloody neighbours...thats all the wife watches" my response was always the same ........."Coronation Street"You beat me to the answer. The last time my ESA came undone was in the 70s at a Vincent Cadwell High Speed Trial when I was running second (it was fairly early in the race). Since then I spend more time assembling the ESA than the rest of the engine.
I stuck with the first wife, couldn't risk a second one, at least this one banishes me to the garage when Neighbours is on tv.
H