These forums are great for people just getting started in Access or coding. But, I'm sure they are equally important to the growing number of professionals that have been "down the road" with COVID and find themselves sometimes struggling to remember, solve or focus like they once did, myself included. In fact, I think Long COVID effects may account for much of the recent employee shortages around the country. In some cases, people just can't go back to high-pressure, high-performance jobs because they feel weary, confused or out of step. And, there is surely a bit of socio-professional stigma for people once regarded as hot shots who now are slogging through things they had mastered long ago.

So, be patient with folks that ask for help on baseline topics. They may have, literally, forgotten more than you'll ever know about the subject. Or, they may just be getting started. Either way, let's all continue to be kind to one another now. Hopefully. things will start to level up soon.