Both fair points, the reason why i posted the story as well is because i noticed that someone else who had posted about similar problems in a matter of fact way was replied to with comments like "people who leave their plants to die should be shot!" and other such messages, which is why i put the story with it. Can't please some people!

thanks to the one person who replied nicely to the post, as opposed to the two unhelpful people who took time out of their day to be spiteful to someone asking for help.