Thanks for the explanation Dennis. The images I used in that old thread were attached using the current system and were not from photobucket. To restore them I simply dragged to my desktop, and then to the "add image to post". A little time consuming, but easier and faster than finding them in my files, copying to desktop, and then adding to the thread. When the photobucket thing happened, it took me days to restore all those old threads. It surprised me how many pictures I've added over the years. But I think it was worthwhile.
You run an excellent site my friend.