Tom, Just to confirm you that your last commit fixed the problem: lbo=# explain analyze select * from cms_items where ancestors LIKE '1062/%'; QUERY PLAN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seq Scan on cms_items (cost=0.00..688.26 rows=*9097* width=103) (actual time=0.011..22.605 rows=11326 loops=1) Filter: ((ancestors)::text ~~ '1062/%'::text) Total runtime: 30.022 ms (3 rows) Thanks for your time. -- Guillaume ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings