This is perfect!  Thank you so much. 

I'll look forward of trading in my flamingo of doom for a torch fire of doom.   

Now that I understand.  And I know how to react.  *getting over it*

thanks 

Thank you!   

I haven't been able to find one, but would really like a Call Family Hack.  The Auto Yak Yak is essential for me and works great if my Sims are friends with their family members, but with Sims off at Uni and moved out, many don't even know their own brothers and sisters.  I had one Sim that couldn't get either of his parents to come to his wedding, I'm assuming because their relationships had dwindled so low.  Would it be possible to have a phone macro that would let you call family members?

I had Dina die of old age and Nina is living in the old folks home.

God help me, I have no idea who Dustin and Angela are.

I had moved all the Maxis families to the family bin and deleted them long ago.  Then I found Brandi Broke was Bob and Betty's daughter and thought I might like to have her back.  But since she was gone, it was a too-bad-for-me thought.

Then my game stopped loading this weekend and I had to reinstall.  After loading Uni, I packaged Brandi's lot, then copied my saved hood back in.

All this character file dangling, overpopulation, and what not made me stop before I unpackaged the lot since at one time she was there and I don't want to ruin my hood if I can help it.  So do I unpackage her or just get over it?

I use it to suck the skill points from my old people before they kick off.  It doesn't take all their skill points, but adds some to the Sim using the vac.  I've never seen a difference in it working if the Sim has less skill then the suckee.  (is that a word?)