No one should feel bad admiting this, either...we've all been there at some point in time...anyone who truthfully says they haven't, hasn't been smoking very long.
It's all in learning how your smoker likes to run. As adverse weather conditions or other contributing factors enter into a smoke, everyone will go through a learning curve with every smoker they have, and every type of food they smoke.
This is a bit off subject here, but came to mind, so I'll share it: every smoke I do, something subtle confronts me, and makes me realize that I'll never remember every little detail of all the quick fixes I've done in order to overcome the small problems that we will all eventually deal with during a smoke.
One thing that helps me alot, and probably other readers here on the forum, is to post my progress in qviews, instead of just waiting until I have all the pics, clear on through to the finish. This way, I can document most of those little things that may seem miniscule at the time, but may help others or myself to overcome similar problems later on. Also, the progressive qviews are much easier for me to post, as when I'm doing a burn, I have the time...when I'm not smoking meat, I'm wrapped up in something else.
These are just a few of many things that make smoking foods so interesting and fun for me...as well as hanging out here with all you great fellow smokers.
Eric