Okay,
I reset the column widths before while the image was still in place, but there was no change. So maybe it was something to do with the picture (I did play around with the image, making it smaller shorter and taller)?
- I removed the picture from the tabs....left box still tripled in size on specials
- I went back into admin and reset column widths to 200...Problem Solved.!
I will try playing with it more later
Thanks again for all of your help
Wally