How about trying one of the URL-redirection services like "tinyurl". I haven't tried it myself, but I have seen it work in other situations.
Good luck! I want to see that beard again.
Eric
P.S. I just googled tinyurl and it is at tinyurl.com and the service is free. Worth a try.
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Hi Eric
Thanks for the advice, I sure thought it should work but I could not make a go of it.
I then decided, why not try to find another free photo upload site and googling I soon found a site named Photobucket, signed up with them and uploaded my image. I then clicked with my right mouse button on the image on their site and copied the image address and pasted it into the appropriate place in the LL forum. It was nice and short and worked perfectly.
As you can see I am now in my winter job outfit and I appreciate your help. No lump of coal for you
Robert (AKA Santa)