Mal, let me share some wisdom with you...
Some years ago my friend David was having his furnace replaced. The guy was looking at it when David mentioned that the water heater was old and he was worried that it might go out.
The guy grabbed David, took him outside, and quite seriously said "NEVER talk about the appliances in front of them. It will go out just to spite you."
David laughed, thought the guy was weird, and less than three weeks later I helped him replace the water heater when the bottom dropped out of it...
In otherwords, DON'T TALK SMACK ABOUT THE SERVER WHEN YOU'RE ON THE SERVER!
