Scott Tortorice
Senior Member
I want to apologize for my tardy moves, fellas. The past few months have made it difficult for me to get any chess time in.
In September, my father had a heart attack, something that necessitated surgery and a lengthy recovery. That event pretty much obliterated chess in September and October.
My father finally came home on Oct 22...one week later (on his birthday, no less), Hurricane Sandy hit my area like a monster. We have been without power until yesterday - 11 days in all (i.e., just got it back yesterday). So that killed my chess time for the past two weeks.
I shudder to think what else is coming down the pike in 2012.
Fortunately, Chess.com put my account on vacation automatically when I disappeared - I didn't even realize this was a perk of being a paid member! Fortunately, this saved me from losing the tourney on time. Unfortunately, though, this just added more delay for the rest of you. Sorry about that.
Hopefully there will not be any more interruptions - I pray to God, because I don't think I could take much more this year.
Anyway, just thought everyone deserved an explanation as to why it seems I am dragging my games out.
In September, my father had a heart attack, something that necessitated surgery and a lengthy recovery. That event pretty much obliterated chess in September and October.
My father finally came home on Oct 22...one week later (on his birthday, no less), Hurricane Sandy hit my area like a monster. We have been without power until yesterday - 11 days in all (i.e., just got it back yesterday). So that killed my chess time for the past two weeks.
I shudder to think what else is coming down the pike in 2012.
Fortunately, Chess.com put my account on vacation automatically when I disappeared - I didn't even realize this was a perk of being a paid member! Fortunately, this saved me from losing the tourney on time. Unfortunately, though, this just added more delay for the rest of you. Sorry about that.
Hopefully there will not be any more interruptions - I pray to God, because I don't think I could take much more this year.
Anyway, just thought everyone deserved an explanation as to why it seems I am dragging my games out.