Thanks for the tips folks! Ok, so it's too cold, and it's not getting enough light. I suppose I could supplement the southerly light with a flurescent, at least until spring is REALLY here... What temp would be ideal? Will these buds open in time, or will they be lost? Also, an ornamental rock is really in the way of things? Could you explain? It just sits on top of the soil and takes up less than 5% of the soil surface area....I see what you're saying about the method of judging dryness, but must I remove it altogether? Thanks again, dp

That is interesting that MS has now started giving away Word and Excel, so far I have heard no complaints over the advertising that is supposed to be there either. I might suggest that those with Office 2010 starter go to Microsoft and download the free Powerpoint Viewer so they can enjoy some excellent Powerpoint shows that pass around in emails.

Nicki, I have the same prob since the Dell man was here and had it all apart. I tried the paperclip trick the other day (at Bob's suggestion). With a few attempts and holding my mouth just right, I got it open several times. Now this evening even that does not work. I just tried fruit's suggestion above. It opens one of the drives, but not the problem one. I tried pushing the button, and then pressing in a bit on the drive while it is attempting to open. Sometimes it opens, and sometimes not, but will open then with no problem the next time I push the button. Just keep fiddling with it, and I think you will get the knack of it. Do you feel comfortable with taking the side off of it? I'm going to take the side off of mine now and see what that does. brb Sue...off to tear up/down her computer

Vinnie, I would suspect your limits are out of adjustment. Take your chain off the sprocket. Grab one of your remotes and climb on top of a ladder positioned directly behind the opener facing the door. With the chain off the sprocket hit the remote until the sprocket is turning clockwise, let it go until it stops. This will set it on the down limit. By manually moving the trolley (i.e that thing that slides on the rail with the chain connected to it) position the trolley close to the down position. Depending on the way the opener arm hooks to your door it should be around an inch or so from the stop nut on the rail. Put the chain back on the sprocket and tighten everything back up. This should get you back in the ball park. On the left side of your opener ( if you where standing inside and facing out) you will find two knobs. These are your up and down limits. Hit your remote and see where you are now as far as door travel. You may have to tweak the limit knobs a bit to get you back to where you want to be. Let me know if you have any problems.