It had zero transactions when I made the post and then showed 11 transactions 15 minutes later.  I had been checking it for almost 48 hours.  That is very strange indeed.  I immediately hit delete post after I posted this and got "You can not delete your own topic".  You know what happens when you assume.  Thanks a lot.

Also I have never worried about the fee or set one on purpose.  I've never had a transaction delayed over an hour except one time it took a few hours.  I guess I'll have to start checking the fee from now on.