thanks mark n bender!
i have a lead, while i was sleeping this morning ( albeit at 10am

) the old man from up the road knocked on my door, i got up but he was leaving as i got to the door, anyways he left my chinook extension n rashie on my doorstep! hopefully he found it somewhere and can tell me where so i can go n look. cos all i need back is my uni n harness n i can go for a sail haha!