You Can't Polish A.....

Well - they're out! The screws are gone - my leg is ex-screws, they are no more (other lines adapted from The Dead Parrot sketch are welcome).
The pins remain though to irritate airport scanners everywhere!
I was back home by about 11 then snoozed off the anesthetic until this evening.
This photo is as good as it gets today! I even had to use a novel filter to try making it less dull that it actually is - sorry! It reminds me of a friend who quoted her boss confronted with bad data - it doesn't matter how you dress it up, it's still crap.