" thread now has " + bufferedTasks.size () +
" after add, thread now has " + bufferedTasks.size () +
  protected void addTask(Object newObject) {    synchronized (this) {      bufferedTasks.add (newObject);      if (lastupdate == null)	lastupdate = new Date();      if (myExtraExtraOutput) 	System.out.println("" + this + 			   " thread now has " + bufferedTasks.size () + 			   " elements queued.");    }  }