The salute that mikey gleefully tags the 'Hitler Salute' has been used for centuries, and well before the National Socialists of Germany adopted it. The Assyrians used a clenched fist version of the raised arm to show resistance in the face of violence. The Romans also used the flat palm raised arm salute to hail their Emperors, who also returned the salute to acknowledge the support shown. There are many carvings still in existence, mainly on marble carved tablets and decorations. The salute was also used during the early days of the French revolution, and a very famous painting called the Tennis Court Oath can still be viewed, of the gathering at Versailles in 1789. I also have been known to use the gesture to hail a taxi, and have seen it employed many times at the local bus stops. Mikey if the weather remains poor for a few days, have you thought about a visit to the 'Eden Project' it is lovely and warm in the domes and I am sure you would enjoy it. I have done exactly that when down there in Kernow on a day that is cold or rainy.