My sl2 cost £750, so i expect 100 might be £75,000, that's good going.
One purpose of the forum is if you don't know ask, and i didn't know- thats why i asked, idiot or not.
I did say that one of the first things i did was stick large number labels on the sections.
I bought the pole a few months ago but never looked at it, and then had to use it early last sunday morning, hence my asking about it. If i had used it without forum info it might have got stuck, but it now has tape around it to stop the sections embedding.
I am never too proud to ask Moem. Figuring things out from first principles is all very well, but no matter how bright someone is mistakes can still be made.