Thank you everyone. I'm back online using a different computer. The other one, according to Comp USA, had the hard drive crash, possibly, and it was a supposition, from a virus. This is the only site I use regularly.

I lost all of the photos I'd saved from my digital camera...my daughter's graduation, my cat that died, my son's first day of kindergarten... I'm very depressed right now.

I lost all of the spreadsheets for my taxes and other finances. My laptop didn't have a floppy disk drive, and I couldn't get the CD drive to work, so I couldn't save anything on floppies or CDs.

I bought a new laptop, with Norton Anti-Virus and Firewall, and a WORKING CD drive, so now I have protection and I can save my data.

I had just hopped onto the Forums when it happened. I got a pop up saying my internet connection was low and might not function properly. Then I got the supreme message: "Windows Is Shutting Down to Prevent Damage." Then it shut down!!!!! When I tried to turn it on again, it just keeps giving a message : "Media Test Failure, Check Cable" What cable? What media? AAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGG!

I have a few minutes on my lunch break, and I just wanted to wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. Be safe!!!

I've been on the computer since 6:15 pm last night. Every page takes 3 to 5 minutes or more just to load. Then when try to submit anything the computer freezes or I get a blank page. I've tried logging out and logging back in, but nothing helps. I feel like I'm trying to run in wet sand!

On the other hand, I think I'll just go to sleep and then get up and go to the beach. If I'm going to sit and stare at anything for long periods of time, I may as well stare at something beautiful!!!

I've been tending five African Violet plants since January. They had gotten nice and bushy, and also were getting pretty tall. I had them on the shelf above my desk at work. About a month ago, I noticed that one of the plants was losing its leaves. They were withering, and there was some mold growing on the plant. I removed that plant so that the others wouldn't get infected. Well one by one, the plants started showing the same symptoms. I was down to one healthy plant by last Friday. I decided to take the last plant home, since something at my office was causing the plants to die. I put the plant in a basket in the bathroom on the back of the commode, since African Violets like moisture and there's plenty of moisture in the bathroom because of the shower.

Last night, I heard a crash in the bathroom. I arrived in time to see Slightly, my white and spotted tabbycat balancing on the plant in the basket, trying to catch a lizard on the wall. I removed the kitty from the bathroom, closed the door, then checked my violet. There are exactly two leaves left intact. The rest were on the floor and on the back of the commode cover. So much for taking the plant home to "save" it. I did stick the broken off leaves in potting soil, maybe some of them will root.

PS: Slightly is on "time-out"

***Edit: This is an example of what my African Violet plant looked like in January. The flowers dropped off after a few weeks. As the months went by, the plant got bushier and about 4 to 5 inches tall.***