Hi TW,
I'm sure I'm not the only one who has run into a problem, asked a co-worked to come look, and then as soon as you start to explain the issue, you get a #headsmack? You realize either what the problem is or another way to try to solve it? Maybe you mention a transaction, a table, a function... and that triggers a thought... Wouldn't it work if I called that thingy first?
I have no proof to this, but I believe that in trying to articulate the problem well to someone else, you are forced out of the mode of 'Why doesn't this things %&*@(@# work' to 'How can I explain this so they can help me?'
I'd be interested in hearing your experience too.