diff --git a/person.py b/person.py
index deb2e43..2931071 100644
--- a/person.py
+++ b/person.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.exc import SQLAlchemyError
 from status import st, Status
 from flask_login import login_required, current_user
 from werkzeug.utils import secure_filename
-from shared import GenFace, GenThumb
+from shared import GenFace, GenThumb, PA
 from face import Face, FaceRefimgLink, FaceOverrideType, FaceNoMatchOverride, FaceForceMatchOverride
 from path import Path, PathType
 from job import JobExtra, NewJob
@@ -34,46 +34,42 @@ import os.path
 #   model_used: which AI model (cnn or hog) used to create face
 #   person: read-only convenience field not in DB, just used in html
 ################################################################################
-class Refimg(db.Model):
+class Refimg(PA,db.Model):
     id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.Sequence('refimg_id_seq'), primary_key=True )
     fname = db.Column(db.String(256), unique=True, nullable=False)
     face = db.Column(db.LargeBinary, unique=True, nullable=False)
     orig_w = db.Column(db.Integer)
     orig_h = db.Column(db.Integer)
     face_locn = db.Column(db.String)
+    face_top = db.Column(db.Integer)
+    face_right = db.Column(db.Integer)
+    face_bottom = db.Column(db.Integer)
+    face_left = db.Column(db.Integer)
     thumbnail = db.Column(db.String, unique=True, nullable=False)
     created_on = db.Column(db.Float)
     model_used = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey("ai_model.id") )
     person = db.relationship( 'Person', secondary="person_refimg_link", uselist=False, viewonly=True )
 
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<id: {}, fname: {}>".format(self.id, self.fname )
 
 ################################################################################
 # Class describing Person to Refimg link in DB via sqlalchemy
 ################################################################################
-class PersonRefimgLink(db.Model):
+class PersonRefimgLink(PA,db.Model):
     __tablename__ = "person_refimg_link"
     person_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('person.id'), unique=True, nullable=False, primary_key=True)
     refimg_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('refimg.id'), unique=True, nullable=False, primary_key=True)
 
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return f"<person_id: {self.person_id}, refimg_id: {self.refimg_id}>"
-
 
 ################################################################################
 # Class describing Person in DB via sqlalchemy
 ################################################################################
-class Person(db.Model):
+class Person(PA,db.Model):
     id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.Sequence('person_id_seq'), primary_key=True )
     tag = db.Column(db.String(48), unique=False, nullable=False)
     surname = db.Column(db.String(48), unique=False, nullable=False)
     firstname = db.Column(db.String(48), unique=False, nullable=False)
     refimg = db.relationship('Refimg', secondary=PersonRefimgLink.__table__, order_by=Refimg.id)
 
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<tag: {}, firstname: {}, surname: {}, refimg: {}>".format(self.tag,self.firstname, self.surname, self.refimg)
-
 ################################################################################
 # Helper class that inherits a .dump() method to turn class Person into json / useful in jinja2
 ################################################################################
@@ -436,7 +432,7 @@ def remove_no_match_override():
 @login_required
 def add_no_match_override():
     face_id = request.form['face_id']
-    f = Face.query.get(face_id);
+    f = Face.query.get(face_id)
     if not f:
         raise Exception("could not find face to add override too!")
 
@@ -461,3 +457,29 @@ def add_no_match_override():
     resp={}
     resp['type']=t.name
     return resp
+
+@app.route('/fix_faces')
+@login_required
+def fix_faces():
+    for r in Refimg.query.all():
+        print( f"BEFORE: ref# {r.id}, face_locn = {r.face_locn}, top={r.face_top}, right={r.face_right}, bottom={r.face_bottom}, left={r.face_left}" )
+        tmp=json.loads(r.face_locn)
+        r.face_top = tmp[0]
+        r.face_right = tmp[1]
+        r.face_bottom = tmp[2]
+        r.face_left = tmp[3]
+        db.session.add(r)
+        print( f"    FIXED: ref# {r.id}, face_locn = {r.face_locn}, top={r.face_top}, right={r.face_right}, bottom={r.face_bottom}, left={r.face_left}" )
+
+    for f in Face.query.all():
+        print( f"BEFORE: face# {f.id}, locn = {f.locn}, top={f.face_top}, right={f.face_right}, bottom={f.face_bottom}, left={f.face_left}" )
+        tmp=json.loads(f.locn)
+        f.face_top = tmp[0]
+        f.face_right = tmp[1]
+        f.face_bottom = tmp[2]
+        f.face_left = tmp[3]
+        db.session.add(f)
+        print( f"    FIXED: ref# {f.id}, locn = {f.locn}, top={f.face_top}, right={f.face_right}, bottom={f.face_bottom}, left={f.face_left}" )
+    db.session.commit()
+    print("faces should be fixed")
+    return render_template("base.html" )