no-one wins

Hurrah. That saves lots of effort paying :-). Not long ago it was looking bad for the good guys (i.e., me) with a "douple dip" recession of sea ice. But a strong perforcance from the boys up north in the mushy white stuff stakes saw a sharp rebound at the end of the month, leading to a monthly average for september of 4.90 (thanks for C for vigilance). As a reminder, recent years have been: 2000 9 Goddard N 6.32 4.31 2001 9 Goddard N 6.75 4.55 2002 9 Goddard N 5.96 3.98 2003 9 Goddard N 6.15 4.01 2004 9 Goddard N 6.05…