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SC, it seems you are not the electronic whiz kid you wish you were.
I had an AC adapter almost melt while in the socket yesterday. I smelled plastic burning in my office and couldn't place it for an hour ... till I touched the adapter in the wall and it was really HOT! I yanked it outta the wall right away.
Electrical-engineer hubby says it could easily have caught fire while plugged in like that. I'm glad it didn't happen overnight when I wasn't in the upstairs office!!
I had an AC adapter almost melt while in the socket yesterday. I smelled plastic burning in my office and couldn't place it for an hour ... till I touched the adapter in the wall and it was really HOT! I yanked it outta the wall right away.
Electrical-engineer hubby says it could easily have caught fire while plugged in like that. I'm glad it didn't happen overnight when I wasn't in the upstairs office!!
Most women, anyway...
Jojo, on the other hand...
Jojo, on the other hand...
You Go girl friend.
Women are from Earth. Men are from Earth. Deal with it!! 
I am an expert in waging war with this fluffy little ****. My cat is from hell.
I think my one thing is that I'm an expert at reading people.
I don't tend to toot my own horn on anything, but I know that's one thing I can do.
I could spend an hour with anyone in person and be able to tell you everything about them.
I'm rarely wrong after getting to know them more.
I don't tend to toot my own horn on anything, but I know that's one thing I can do.
I could spend an hour with anyone in person and be able to tell you everything about them.
I'm rarely wrong after getting to know them more.
(sigh) Oh, okay.
Bump.
Bump.
I think my one parenting skill is annoying the living crap outta my kids. You can double-check that with Yoda, but I believe that's accurate.
That, or keeping up with the music trends better than most middle-aged adults ... and that's because I like the music, not because I have to.
That, and giving individualized time to kids if/when they need it.
Bobby... that eyes/ears in the back of the head thing comes to all parents, I think. I hadn't any idea how my own mom could do such things for years. Till I had my own kids. It's this weird "sense" you develop. I think it merely comes from paying attention to your kids and being fascinated by them. You soak in every subtle nuance of them when they're small, so that later it carries over into just *knowing* them better than anyone else does.
It's a subtle thing, but I've seen it in my own parenting, and I almost laugh out loud when it happens. I think, "Aha, so NOW I know how my mom did that!"
There's a corollary in there for wives. Suddenly I always knew where my husband's shoes were, or his keys, or some other random item he couldn't find. "Honeeeeyyyy, where did I leave my ____?" How offensive is that question? To ask ME whether I have nothing better to do with my brain than log where he puts things!
And yet, the answer was right there on the tip of my tongue: "You left it on the coffee table to the right of the green coaster."
How do I DO that???
(sigh)
That, or keeping up with the music trends better than most middle-aged adults ... and that's because I like the music, not because I have to.
That, and giving individualized time to kids if/when they need it.
Bobby... that eyes/ears in the back of the head thing comes to all parents, I think. I hadn't any idea how my own mom could do such things for years. Till I had my own kids. It's this weird "sense" you develop. I think it merely comes from paying attention to your kids and being fascinated by them. You soak in every subtle nuance of them when they're small, so that later it carries over into just *knowing* them better than anyone else does.
It's a subtle thing, but I've seen it in my own parenting, and I almost laugh out loud when it happens. I think, "Aha, so NOW I know how my mom did that!"
There's a corollary in there for wives. Suddenly I always knew where my husband's shoes were, or his keys, or some other random item he couldn't find. "Honeeeeyyyy, where did I leave my ____?" How offensive is that question? To ask ME whether I have nothing better to do with my brain than log where he puts things!
And yet, the answer was right there on the tip of my tongue: "You left it on the coffee table to the right of the green coaster."
How do I DO that???
(sigh)
Ohhh. Hm. I don't think vBulletin saves each version of a post (though the new version might...yet another reason for me to upgrade soon, eh?).
If I find anything I'll let you know, but I think that sucker's done for. If it makes you feel any better, I very often (no joke) hit "edit" instead of "reply." I usually catch myself before making any changes, but it still happens quite often.
If I find anything I'll let you know, but I think that sucker's done for. If it makes you feel any better, I very often (no joke) hit "edit" instead of "reply." I usually catch myself before making any changes, but it still happens quite often.
Nah, I thought I was replying, so I erased what he had written and answered my own post :-/ Total jack-ass move, for sho!
If you've "soft" deleted a post, it should still be in the same spot in the thread, but without the post itself (just a little box with the username and a message that says it's been deleted). Off to the right, there'll be two links: "View Post" and "Manage." You'll want the latter.
If there is no such box in place of the post, then you must have physically removed it, in which case, it's just plum gone.
If there is no such box in place of the post, then you must have physically removed it, in which case, it's just plum gone.