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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWho else is addicted to DU and is just glad we're back up
Thanks Admin
WarGamer
(12,488 posts)It was touch and go there for awhile! (for me, anyway...)
deminks
(11,018 posts)I kept coming here to post. Oh well. We're catching up now.
Poiuyt
(18,131 posts)elleng
(131,240 posts)malaise
(269,237 posts)Oh yes
Goddessartist
(1,885 posts)FalloutShelter
(11,890 posts)Ive been reflexively checking in all afternoon.
Welcome back DU.
malaise
(269,237 posts)All of us
FalloutShelter
(11,890 posts)iluvtennis
(19,885 posts)dlk
(11,585 posts)I rely on DU. I live in the red State of Texas and DU reminds there are still sane people in our country.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,748 posts)I kept checking and checking!
WTF happened???
I was thrilled to read EarlG's announcement!
~whew~
malaise
(269,237 posts)mvd
(65,180 posts)came here, only to be reminded of the down time. Glad we are back up!
bamagal62
(3,274 posts)Kid Berwyn
(15,015 posts):hi there
SheilaAnn
(9,711 posts)I need some sanity in these insane times!
Wonder Why
(3,291 posts)Delmette2.0
(4,175 posts)So glad everything is back up and running.
2naSalit
(86,875 posts)FakeNoose
(32,833 posts)H2O Man
(73,651 posts)rubbersole
(6,744 posts)UTUSN
(70,769 posts)moniss
(4,274 posts)on all of that!!
FailureToCommunicate
(14,027 posts)CousinIT
(9,267 posts)I was screaming inside: "OMG Mitch is stepping down as leader; OMG SCROTUS is taking the immunity case! -- AND DU IS DOWN!!"
It was awful!
limbicnuminousity
(1,406 posts)Coventina
(27,217 posts)Helluva afternoon for DU to be down!
niyad
(113,685 posts)after the first couple of hours to watching episodes of The French Chef. So at least my time was not completely wasted.
ShazzieB
(16,577 posts)It drove me crazy to get news like that and not be able to come here and talk about it! I was SOOOOOO happy when DU finally came back!
MontanaMama
(23,364 posts)When we were down this afternoon, even tho I knew it was planned, I had ptsd from 2016.
malaise
(269,237 posts)because after 2016 I wonder if they will try to sabotage us again
IcyPeas
(21,927 posts)(A lot of breaking news today... Lauren Boebert must be thanking her lucky stars)
🚨 🚨 🚔
Rhiannon12866
(206,420 posts)I got home, but there was still no DU, then we got a "high wind" warning and lost the TV signal, too!
malaise
(269,237 posts)Rhiannon12866
(206,420 posts)Yikes, it was a big news day!
MustLoveBeagles
(11,666 posts)I don't always post but I usually check the threads several times a day.
Basic LA
(2,047 posts)Last edited Thu Feb 29, 2024, 10:10 AM - Edit history (1)
And broke it.
I knew DU had a scheduled upgrade but they neverr take that long
lpbk2713
(42,770 posts)I was almost compelled to do something productive this afternoon.
PCIntern
(25,614 posts)Niagara
(7,703 posts)All this news starting dropping like hot potatoes.
I distracted myself with household chores and getting caught up on some book reading. Periodically I kept refreshing DU.
DU was down for longer then I expected.
We're back!
Niagara
(7,703 posts)Still, knowing it was going to be up soon was far better than when it was down after the 2016 election....not knowing when it would return.
Paladin
(28,280 posts)orangecrush
(19,655 posts)marble falls
(57,403 posts)redwitch
(14,952 posts)That was just so scary!
duhneece
(4,118 posts)Conjuay
(1,427 posts)I felt like a puppy, whining and scratching at the door, hoping to be let back in.
This is a testament to the power of community.
addmn: thanks for the hard work!
underpants
(182,964 posts)Even knowing it was scheduled for downtime, it felt like a loss seeing that message, and I was waiting for it to come up.
I missed all you fine people!!
nolabear
(42,001 posts)Ignore the claw marks on the furniture.
Prairie_Seagull
(3,344 posts)A sign of 'withdrawal? Not sure but points out how much DU has become a part of my day for sure. In fact it's very much like my morning paper. Grab a cuppa and browse DU.
Pat on the back to Admins. Did you get a chance to take a valium. I think I can feel at least some of your pain. My stress level would have been at a factor of 10.
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malaise
(269,237 posts)BBIg up our Admin
flying_wahini
(6,679 posts)IbogaProject
(2,849 posts)So I only saw once that it was down around 3 or 4, so I missed the outage. Glad the restore was successful.
LiberalFighter
(51,206 posts)malaise
(269,237 posts)Demnation
(391 posts)i'm not sure how many times i clicked on the "out of service" link. it still wasn't as bad as that horrific night in November 2016.
DU has been my online home since the gw years. It's still the place to go for validation, information, and comfort. Just today I saw 2 posts on the front page that immediately let me know I am not the only one deeply disturbed (driven to despair?) by what the SC did yesterday. Both posters stated how they had not slept last night.
AllaN01Bear
(18,578 posts)AllaN01Bear
(18,578 posts)Greybnk48
(10,178 posts)I love it! And I love posts from people like you Malaise!
vercetti2021
(10,156 posts)To doom and gloom day in and day out here
Comfortably_Numb
(3,841 posts)CANADIANBEAVER69
(359 posts)brush
(53,928 posts)Stuart G
(38,454 posts)GreenWave
(6,788 posts)Ocelot II
(115,924 posts)The down time gave me some perspective - I realized that sometimes reading DU stresses me out, just like watching cable TV does. We end up marinating in all the commotion and controversy and it allows TFG to live rent-free in our heads. I'm tempted to comment and argue when there's really no point in it (yes, it's a message board and an opportunity to vent, but sometimes venting just makes you angrier). I think I will spend more time doing other things for awhile, less time on the internet and cable news/opinion shows. I will take walks and paint and read and sing. I am too old to waste my remaining time stewing in anger and stress. I'll be here, but not as much.
Sedona
(3,769 posts)3catwoman3
(24,079 posts)
I checked to see if we were back up, but it was several times an hour starting in the late afternoon. And, like many who have already commented, there were definitely flashbacks to 2016 even tho this was planned and announced.
Ive never met a single DU member in person, yet I treasure this community.
Some addictions are beneficial. Mine to DU most certainly is.
ornotna
(10,807 posts)Maybe a little.
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)Old Crank
(3,654 posts)But I did run off and buy food and post my ballot while it was down......
PTL_Mancuso
(276 posts)Just having an unusually strong predilection toward the jawn.
calimary
(81,550 posts)malaise
(269,237 posts)I heard two breaking stories yesterday and then remembered that we were down - and said damn this is HUGE
malthaussen
(17,219 posts)... I can quit any time, honest.
-- Mal
ProfessorGAC
(65,297 posts)Until I get up the next morning!
sdfernando
(4,947 posts)malaise
(269,237 posts)malaise
(269,237 posts)I don't see why DU has to be constantly updated.
malaise
(269,237 posts)most of us
Model35mech
(1,570 posts)I'm 70 with about 67 years of awareness that sh** happens
According to the MSN aggregator, patience and an ability to identify alternate options is one of the things people learn over the decades.
I know, I Know, this will attract: "HEY BOOMER, STICK IT!"
Reality sucks, but not quite so much for people with patience.
malaise
(269,237 posts)but it lasted way longer than usual
Model35mech
(1,570 posts)Jacson6
(356 posts)Stuart G
(38,454 posts)on July 23, 2023...
https://www.democraticunderground.com/11446084
malaise
(269,237 posts)Love itt
Stuart G
(38,454 posts)BHDem53
(1,061 posts)I love getting all of the latest news here and connecting with like minded souls. Thank you DU and thank you for the Democratic party!!
RobertDevereaux
(1,858 posts)Thank you!!!