"Ask for help?? Who??" I hear this, having been in much the same sort of predicament several times. And even when someone is available, there are rules of courtesy. Sometimes Lisa, having happened to come in my place after one of my prolonged struggles with something ridiculously simple, will ask in exasperation, "Why didn't you just call me?!" Because if I did, she'd be over here 24/7 -- or close enough. Everything in my world is a prolonged struggle. I like to reserve the calls for help for siuations that are outright impossible.

Chris