I just noticed I don't see the chat bar any longer. Did I miss something, or just hit a wrong button?

Do people still do that chat thing?
Hm....

You're not missing anything. Chat to a neighbor and get to know them. Make your community neighbor friendly :)

Crazy question, since I only used it once. 

Mine is still there travis.  Maybe you hit the wrong button.  Try reloading :)

Not sure if you're referring to the chat bar from our old site or the new one from here. The old one was a long bar that extended across the bottom  of your page. Now, we just have a small black bar on the bottom right to click. From there, you can open up chat rooms and PMs. If you're missing the small black bar, something's wrong.

i can still see mine

unfortunately mine is still there

Maybe it escaped in a hot air balloon. hahahahhahahah

LOL .. For some reason, my ad blocker was knocking the chat and feedback bars off.