Boy I guess those where what you call 3 min. nerves. Hel Mel, welcome to the board, stick around for a little bit and give someone a chance to respond.
It's hard to post your first message, but you'll be surprised at how understood you'll be, here. I lurked for a long long time before getting the nerve to post something, then I just completely avalanched, ha.
I was worried that I'd find indiference, but I was completely wrong.