{//
	now = new Date();
	hour = now.getHours();
	var flagopen = 0  //where shop is presumed shut
	if (hour > 8  && hour < 17) //time is OK - could be open so enter day checker...
	{
		flagopen = 1  //makes shop open 

		var tdy = now.getDay();
		if (tdy  == 0 ) //Sunday so shut
		{
			flagopen = 0
		}
		if (tdy == 6) //Saturday
		{
			if (hour > 8  && hour < 12) //time is OK
			{flagopen = 1}
			else
			{flagopen = 0}	
		}						
	}	
	if (flagopen == 0){
		document.write("<a href='pages/general/emergency.htm'><img alt='sorry we are shut' src=images/home/txt_shut.gif border=0 height = '11' width='186'></a>");
		   				}
	else
						{
		document.write("<a href = 'pages/general/contact.htm'><img alt= 'we are open - why not call us?' src=images/home/txt_open.gif border=0></a>");
						}
								
	}