Derek,
In another thread you asked me if I had a comskip.ini file that was tuned for the UK. I did not but I did stumble across this post this morning:
http://www.kaashoek.com/comskip/viewtopic.php?p=1938&sid=875a2cef2c13128fea856c14e8a332ba
I will give it a try later this week when I am at home, maybe worth looking into.