I'll try again - need help to balance and close

[nefretrameses]

"Bump the thread". If you have not gotten a response at all, a partial response, or a response that is not certain (like "I think this is right but you should get an answer from a subject matter expert or Moderator), you can get the thread to show up as new by replying to your own thread. Ask the question that has not yet been answered. Doing so places it back in the "New Posts" queue. The New Posts is where you can see posts that you have not yet reviewed. That is usually how you can get an expert/Moderator's direct attention. Sometimes Moderators/experts are away from the forum for various reasons, bumping the thread "brings the question back up".

[CarlD]

Yeah, it's just that simple. Add a new reply to the thread and when I hit the "What's New" button it will be at or near the top of the list. On other forums, covering other topics (say, like for fans of '66 Mustangs) someone just might post a reply that just says "bump". But we tend to frown on that here.

My life hasn't been bad, it's just been very, very busy. Getting my eldest off to college for the first time (!), working on some other family stuff, lots of "handyman" stuff (I've got a "honeydew" list that includes refinishing the front double door, and replacing faucets, as examples). My younger child had been ill and required lots of hands-on tutoring by me to make sure he didn't lose a year. He's fine now and thrived with all the personal instruction, and is at the top his class. Plus just a lot of family paperwork as well.