Got everything back to normal over at the other site tonight. Quite the exciting way to ring in the new year, eh? Now that I’ve got everything back to the way it was last week I can take Andy’s suggestion from the comments on that last post and upgrade to the latest MT version. But not tonight, it’s late enough as it is.
Hope you all had a happy and safe New Year’s celebration!
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