I've noticed that, perversely, very short posts take far longer to take. If you don't believe me, pretend that you don't understand what I'm saying and reply with a solitary question mark...

...See? Told you!

These days I never hit send until I've copied the damn thing. The one time you forget to do that is the one time that your post vanishes into the ether. Sod's Law I reckon.

Oops, wrong thread...