"BTW thanks to all who shouted stuff like 'Koed 666' and 'Hi Koed!' (not sure if this means hello or look above you) and never gotten a polite reply."
I'm not sure if yer serious or not, but in any case I'll take the bait and politely respond

"Hi Koed" just means hello. "Koed 666" ... or *any time* you see a combination of the number 6 and yer name, you gotta bandit on yer 6 oclock... behind ya. Get outta Dodge fast.