Well, I must say, the problems that I was experiencing when I originally posted this thread were extreme. There was a glitch somewhere, whether it was with me and my browser or this site, I don't know.

I haven't had any troubles like the original one's for a while now. A few time delays here and there but nothing that drives me up the wall.

I am probably never on line when routine site maintenance or whatever takes place so I am not really affected.

All's well that ends well, for me at least!