# Can it be? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 12, 2000, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-it-be/25327 "2000-07-12T17:43:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Frannie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Frannie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frannie)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2000, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-it-be/25327/1 "2000-07-12T17:43:09Z")
_Dare_ I ask? The board was down for maintenance and now it’s up and running normally? (I’ll go knock on some wood now.) ---
**Author:** ![Bottle\_of\_Smoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Bottle\_of\_Smoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bottle_of_Smoke)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2000, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-it-be/25327/2 "2000-07-12T19:03:53Z")
I’m knocking on wood big time (insert your own joke here). I just logged back on (at 1:45 CDT) and things are movin’ again! Wow, feels great! Now please don’t ruin my day by telling me the board is only fast because everyone else is still logged off after the maintenance… ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2000, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-it-be/25327/3 "2000-07-12T19:12:49Z")
No, Jerry the Tech Guy did some tweaking and the situation is improved. In terms of thruput, we’re back to where we were before the update was applied. It’s also not all us; I note re the latest Internet Traffic Report that the figures for North America really suck . . . and one of the Chicago routers is out entirely. We have no control over what happens beyond the Chicago Reader server. Here’s hoping for better – and faster – times ahead. your humble TubaDiva Administrator ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2000, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-it-be/25327/4 "2000-07-12T19:34:57Z")
I sent this to Jerry via e-mail earlier, but I’m so damn happy, I’m gonna post here too. Whatever changes were made earlier while the board was down are fantastic. The software is absolutely blazing. I’m consistently getting page loads of less than one second. This is superb. Did I mention I was fucking ecstatic? Great work by all involved! Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2000, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-it-be/25327/5 "2000-07-12T19:46:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by UncleBeer \* > \*\*…Whatever changes were made earlier while the board was down are fantastic. The software is absolutely blazing. I’m consistently getting page loads of less than one second. This is superb. > > Did I mention I was fucking ecstatic? Great work by all involved! Thanks. \*\* What UncleBeer said! \*\*\*THANK YOU!!! GREAT WORK!!!\*\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2000, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-it-be/25327/6 "2000-07-12T20:12:37Z")
Great work, Jerry. Thank you very much. ---
**Author:** ![Frannie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Frannie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frannie)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2000, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-it-be/25327/7 "2000-07-12T22:08:15Z")
Yeah, what UncleBeer said (minus the f-word). ;o) Thanks, Jerry. ---
**Author:** ![sdimbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sdimbert/32/20204_2.png) [@sdimbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sdimbert)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2000, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-it-be/25327/8 "2000-07-12T23:34:39Z")
Hey **Frannie** , now that I’ve seen your picture… _Will you knock on my wood_? (rimshot) OK, OK, I’m sorry. It had to be done. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Frannie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Frannie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frannie)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2000, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-it-be/25327/9 "2000-07-13T01:03:32Z")
:eek: ---
**Author:** ![sdimbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sdimbert/32/20204_2.png) [@sdimbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sdimbert)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2000, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-it-be/25327/10 "2000-07-13T05:36:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Frannie \* > \*\*:eek: \*\* _ **😃 R 😃 O 😃 F 😃 L 😃 M 😃 A 😃 O 😃** _ ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2000, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-it-be/25327/11 "2000-07-14T05:13:03Z")
Hey, Frannie, you’re in Cleveland? I noticed the background of the pic-- That’s where I grew up. Clarification: I did not grow up in North Coast Harbor, just the city. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2000, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-it-be/25327/12 "2000-07-14T05:28:15Z")
I’m absolutely _shocked_ **shocked** that you guys would be hitting on Frannie after her incredible post. I _live_ in Akron. Should she need comfort after your crude assaults, I would be glad to comfort her. Frannie, pay them no mind. (Best time to reach me is the evenings, after 7pm) ---
**Author:** ![Frannie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Frannie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frannie)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2000, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-it-be/25327/13 "2000-07-14T05:50:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chronos \* > \*\*Hey, Frannie, you’re in Cleveland? I noticed the background of the pic-- That’s where I grew up. > > Clarification: I did not grow up in North Coast Harbor, just the city. \*\* I am in Cleveland, yes. Well, in the western burbs anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Frannie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Frannie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frannie)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2000, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-it-be/25327/14 "2000-07-14T05:56:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by samclem \* > \*\*I’m absolutely _shocked_ **shocked** that you guys would be hitting on Frannie after her incredible post. > > I _live_ in Akron. Should she need comfort after your crude assaults, I would be glad to comfort her. > > Frannie, pay them no mind. (Best time to reach me is the evenings, after 7pm) \*\* That’s one of the sweetest things/lines I’ve heard in quite some time. You’ll protect me from these animals, right? :rolleyes: (Gosh, and I was in Louisville last weekend; that I77 construction is KILLER.) ---
**Author:** ![sdimbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sdimbert/32/20204_2.png) [@sdimbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sdimbert)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2000, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-it-be/25327/15 "2000-07-14T06:14:58Z")
**Frannie** , You are my all-new most favorite Poster… after the way you didn’t get angry at me here, then were the only one to take pity on me in MPSIMS… You’re the bestest! Can I carry your books home after school tomorrow? ---
**Author:** ![Frannie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Frannie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frannie)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2000, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-it-be/25327/16 "2000-07-14T06:28:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by sdimbert \* > \*\* > Can I carry your books home after school tomorrow? \*\* That’d be lovely, but it’s Summer Vacation. (Um, what ya doing later next month?) ---
**Author:** ![sdimbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sdimbert/32/20204_2.png) [@sdimbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sdimbert)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2000, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-it-be/25327/17 "2000-07-17T14:30:15Z")
Whatever I need to be 😃