Originally Posted by blondeslave

Well, I for one was without power and access to a computer for 11 days due to the hurricane and now dealing with the aftermath. I've posted a few times in the last week or so but no one even acknowleged my posts so I'm pretty much back to lurking and reading. It's not easy throwing yourself out there when you're a newbie and you're among a group that knows each other and has participated together before. It can be a bit intimidating IMHO.