Hullo Greenleaves. A long block at another site led me to begin participating in this one. And what became apparent to me was that it turned out to be a blessing in disguise, cliched as that may sound. I've found participation in this site to be a much more satisfying experience than participation at my old site, for a variety of reasons I needn't go into and bore you to bloody tears at this point. My only suggestion is this: patience. A person builds up support system at a new site gradually, and although the process may seem almost maddeningly slow at times, it will happen. So just follow the advice of sci-fi hero Buckeroo Banzai and remember: "Wherever you go, there you are." You're here, so plunge into the pool. I think you may find, as I did, that you'll end up so busy verbally swimming with the people here that after a while you may forget the other pool, or at least it may diminish in its importance to you. I was blocked for six weeks. But it was six months before I even bothered to see what was still going on at my old site. I still pop in there once in a while to say "hullo," but PC is very much my cyberspace "home" at this point, and the site that had seemed so central now seems merely peripheral. That's not to say there aren't people there whom I periodically seek out at that old place and keep up with. But my priorities changed with me scarcely being aware of it. PC is a terrific place to hang your virtual hat for a while, give it a chance and I think you'll be glad you did. Hope you feel better about things soon. Think of it as a new door opening. The old one will eventually re-open, but as it's closed now, why not pull up a barstool and let us buy you a pint and offer you a shoulder. Ta. Cheshire Cat