my account is unblocked. thank goodness!
after searching a million different things and trying a million different things....jambaloney sent another request to google, even though they specifically said not to send more than one request or you could screw things up, jambaloney sent another.
5 seconds later - if you can believe that?!?!?!?!? the freakin phone rang with an automated message from google providing me an access code that we entered and it unlocked the account. after all of the hours trying to get this sorted and spending all kinds of time trying to make albums and stories of my pics - when the account was finally unlocked i just had to go to bed. my nerves were shot.
jambaloney kept trying to tell me that either a person or a bot had tried to log into my account and was unsuccessful to whatever number of times that google has set before locking the account. i just felt that i had personally attacked and when i saw my pictures blocked but none of jambaloney's - then it really felt personal.
anyway, i still have not received an email or msg from google even though i sent several emails to them. and based on some of the comments i received, wordpress doesn't sound any better so i guess i will stay here. i will start backing up this blog and jambaloney is making me my own website soon so that i don't have to rely on blogger.
i honestly hadn't realized just how much i enjoy having this little blog!
i am sorry for all of the drama caused, and i thank each and every one of you for your advice and comments, which is will go in and answer right away. thank you all for taking the time to try and help! i really appreciate it!
Sweet all is well.... Now back to painting the barn!!!
ReplyDeletebahahahahah! oh you poor thing! man i wish we were there to help ya buddy!
DeleteARGHHHHH. This happened to me two years ago and I permanently lost my eleven year old blog with ALL my childhood, ancestral, and up to date photos. I was saving them on my blog figuring I'd always have them. NOPE! GONE!
ReplyDeleteA few days ago, all my email addresses and bookmarks disappeared and I have to use my memory (gone too) and luckily had written down a lot of passwords. (pencil and paper can beat the internet).
I've been getting apocalyptic warnings that I MUST enter my phone for a TEXT code. My phone doesn't text.
It's not your words (nekkid). There are uni-bombers with blogs!!!
I'm waiting for the orders to come requiring a chip be inserted.....
Of all the things we're wary of: war, homeland terrorists, home invasions and racial disturbance, the internet is sneaking in below our radar.
oh lotta joy - i am so freakin sorry! 11yrs???? and all of your photos - ugh. that sucks so bad! ugh. oh double ugh.
Deletedo you want me to send you an email to get my email address back?
yep - i think the apocalyptic warnings are just another way that they are going to force us to give them our phone numbers - either give them your number or - oops - someone hacked into your google account AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT BACK IS TO SEND YOUR PHONE NUMBER!!!! i know that they already have every bit of info about us that is humanely possible - but now they gotta have our phone numbers too. and they SPECIFICALLY want your mobile number - hmmm - i wonder why???
i am going to try and include the word nekkid in every single upcoming post!
and yes - soon the only way to log into our email or blogs will recquire activating the chip that they have to put in our heads. glad i got mine years ago. oh crap - i probably only have version 1.0 and they are probably going to recquire version 6.0. great - now i have to have the previous chip removed before i can get the new chip. lovely!
Well, sorry I didn't have any advise as I'm about as dumb as a box o' rocks when it comes to the 'puter, but I'm glad you're back. And it does feel creepy when something like that happens, doesn't it? We had our credit card hacked about a year ago and it was very creepy feeling for a while.
ReplyDeleteCarolyn Renee - no worries gurl - i had lots of excellent advice from other readers and i am just glad to see you again - i like box o' rocks kinda people - bahahahahahah! thank you so much for understanding - it IS a very weird and creepy feeling and i am very sorry that you have felt it, too. i hope all is well with you and yours now, tho!
DeleteWhy would you apologize, you didn't do anything wrong. I'm glad you are back to "normal".
ReplyDeleteYou could cut and paste your posts and toss them in notebook for future reference, I'm sure you already have the pictures somewhere backed up.
Welcome back!
thanks so much buddy, for understanding! i really appreciate it! i am now learning all kinds of ways to save and backup the blog. really, i appreciate your support.
Deleteteehee - i don't think i told you and i will put this on your blog too - but it was commenting on YOUR FREAKIN BLOG that started all of this - bahahahahahhaha!
Sorry for your problems. I need to learn how to back-up my blog...I'd hate to lose all my work.
ReplyDeletethanks, dear sweet one - i appreciate it. check out Sandy's post here:
Deletehttp://oklahomatransient.blogspot.ca/2012/08/backup-your-blog.html#comment-form
for some great tips!
I had my share of drama-filled posts about six months ago over blogger. It was the culmination of things going wrong for two years. Someone with code knowedge volunteered to go in as an author and fix it. It appeared all was lost, but it was just inaccessible to me until she fixed the code.
ReplyDeleteIf I only knew how to back up.
oh PracticalP - i am so sorry that you went through a similar experience - it sucks bad! i am glad that your friend helped you!
Deletecheck out Sandy's blog for tips on how to back up:
http://oklahomatransient.blogspot.ca/2012/08/backup-your-blog.html#comment-form
Thanks, I will do that.
DeleteIt was an awful experience. Your drama and distress was about equal to mine!
I will now sleep better tonight.
ReplyDeleteme, too Dear Duke, me too buddy! thanks!
DeleteSis - So glad it's over and sorry for the rushed email with all the typos.
ReplyDeleteLove you Always ! xoxoxo
i hear ya Sis....bahahahhaah - looking forward to the email full of typos - bahahahahaha! love you always, gurl! xoxoxoxo
DeleteMy dear friend,
ReplyDeleteYou have done nothing wrong, Poppet ! No reason to apologize. So glad this issue is resolved. Yes, this blog is not just important to you, but it's important to many others as well !
thanks dear sweet friend Jane...i really appreciate that!
Deletehope you are now in a calmer state
ReplyDeleteWildflower
Wildflower, thank you...i am in a much calmer state now...maybe overdid it with my reaction...but goodness, it made me feel like a criminal or something. thanks again.
DeleteIt was no problem for us. We'd knew you'd survive it whether you did or not. We've got faith in you!
ReplyDeleteMr. Smythe...i've always said that you have a real certain way with words. and you do, Sir. thank you so much!
Deletekymber...I did not see your troubles until late (I didn't have a solution anyway) I'm glad you got it all fixed. It took me over 5 weeks to get back into my blog. I just did not have the time to sit on a phone with someone who barely speaks English. I finally figured out they wanted my google accounts separated with different emails or merge all of the google accounts. My blog is still not back to 100% but it is enough to blog and leave comments.
ReplyDeleteMamma - no probs as a bunch of other people jumped in to try to help - most notably Brigid and Borepatch - thanks to both of them. i am so sorry for all of the troubles that you have been through - it sucks! but thank you for stopping by - i appreciate your concern! xoxxo
Deletexoxox
ReplyDeleteand right back to you honey - xoxoxo
DeleteDon't apologize. You were hurt and worried and we are here. But I can say from experience, the stuff you think is a conspiracy isn't, it's just life and fate and blogger. The rest of it, well, that will wait for be shared over a glass of wine post retirement and a couple administrations down the road.
ReplyDeleteBrigid - thank you for being there, for all of your help and advise, for contacting Borepatch for me, and for just being a friend. i really enjoyed our chat the other night! thank you for everything and i really look forward to a chat and a glass of wine with you...i'll even make you some tourtiere and some poutine - bahahahahahah! lots of love - thank you so much! xoxoxoxo
DeleteYou have nothing to apologize for! I'm glad that everything is back and working OK. :)
ReplyDeletethank you so much Donna - i promise to get to your blog. i saw that you had new posts up and i could comment as anonymous and i don't much like anonymous commenters so i didn't comment. but i will catch up on all of your post - i promise! xoxox
DeleteOh my gosh! Another crisis that I missed until the tale end. I couldn't have helped ... ill-computerit. But, I just wish I had been watching my blog feeds closer instead of crocheting my eye balls out and watching Netflix. Sorry.
ReplyDeleteIt kind of worries me that this kind of thing happens to people. Will you please consider doing a post on backing up a blog? (For those like me who haven't a clue.)
yo dude - where the heck are you when i need you??? bahahahahahahah! no prob honey - i had some good advice - and if this happened to you i wouldn't know how to help??? but all is well that ends well and we are loving THE netflix - bahahahahah! my friend Sandy did a post about backing up your blog...from a post of her friend...i will send that to you in an email. lots of love always hon! xoxoxo
DeleteGeez Louise! Modern technology!!!! sorry it happend but glad you seem to be back gurlie gurl!!!
ReplyDeleteoh gurlie - i was nuts for about 9 hours - ready to pull my hair out. but everything worked out in the end. thank goodness. lots of love to you and your crew - xoxoxxo!
Deletemmasse - will do, buddy! thanks so much for your advice - i really appreciate it and i know how much stuff you got on your plate right now - thank you for the concern!
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