I know huh, quite James Bondesque in a way!
I count my good fortunes. It could've been much worse if I had not thought to change the recovery account before changing passwords - doubt if Steem would be moved to recover Hive accounts. I'd be a gonner!
A stable network would be great. The nodes were playing up the day I lost my keys, as detailed in my post about it, but full and ultimate responsibility is mine.
I'll defo have the keys to had to copy and paste.
Thanks again, I'll be sure to update you after the 31st, when I can let go of this at last.