Automatic cancelling of power down: Is there a ghost in the Steemit machine?

I was expecting to receive 200 Steem a few hours ago at the perfect time to sell during this pump, but the power down mysteriously cancelled itself moments before the SP moved to Steem.

Around 3 months ago the same thing happened. I was receiving 500 Steem a week after working very hard for a year to build the account up from nothing and again, the power down cancelled itself at a most inconvenient time.

To make matters even more confusing, my 2nd account @samstonehilltube also automatically stopped powering down a few hours ago.

See if you can solve this mystery before I reach my conclusion...

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I checked a few friends accounts which are also powering down to see if the same thing had happened to them and it had not. Which makes me feel as if this ghost seems to have its sights set on me in particular.

I call it a ghost because there is no memo in my wallet to indicate the power down has been cancelled in either account, yet it has most certainly been stopped.

Ever smaller payments...

Just to clarify, when I hit power down again, my weekly payments will be re-divided by 13 and will therefore be much smaller than they were before. I have gone from receiving 500 Steem a week to 200 Steem a week and when I hit power down again, this will be reduced to 70 Steem a week.

Whist there is a side of me which is grateful for my ghost forcing me to long hold Steem, the other more logical side of me has spent the last few hours searching for an answer as to why this might be...

The 'Ghost' revealed!

It dawned on me moments ago that last week may well have been my 13th payment since I last hit power down.

I still have over 1000 SP left in the account because I have been busy making more of it since the total amount was divided into 13 equal payments.

Be aware...

With the mystery solved I must warn people that the week which follows the end of your powering down period is a misleading one, because it is still counting down the days to the moment we grow accustomed to knowing as the moment we receive our Steem, yet it will not pay out as usual. It will simply stop. And you will most likely miss one week of receiving Steem to transfer out of your wallet and sell for BTC, which if you are living on it like I am, can be a little uncomfortable.

The solution

Plan your power down on a callendar. This way you will know when you have had your 13th payment and when it is time to cancel the power down before the final mysterious week which yields nothing, and power down again being prepared for the smaller payments you are going to receive.

Who is @samstonehill?

He was a London based filmmaker until he sold everything and set out on a barefoot journey around the world.

He is travelling the world with his partner & two children and with no bank account he has been living on STEEM & crypto for over nine months.

All content created for this account is 100% original (unless otherwise stated), produced by @samstonehill who invites you to use & share freely as you wish.

@samstonehill is the creator of:

@steemshop account where you can buy or sell anything you like using your steemit wallet SEE MORE

@steemmasters which provides FREE TUTORIALS, personal training & resteeming services. Website HERE
Contact me directly on steemit.chat if you want to know more about this

@steemholidays which encourages resort owners to offer holiday packages in Steem or SBD

@steemtv which aims to provide the best in decentralised films, exclusive to Steemit & DTube

The dailyquotes tag initiative designed to encourage steemians to share their most life changing quotes with the community on a daily basis.

The Aspiring Steemit Whales & Dolphins group on Facebook which seeks to help newcomers make the transition from Facebook to Steemit, providing them with detailed notes and personal assistance with their posts... resteeming them when he can.

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Main image adjusted from Ghost in the Shell