# How did you get through The Darkness of The Dope? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 4, 2013, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-get-through-the-darkness-of-the-dope/657493 "2013-05-04T20:16:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2013, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-get-through-the-darkness-of-the-dope/657493/21 "2013-05-04T22:15:35Z")
I was up early today, and the Dope was ok. I took someone to lunch, and then went to work for an hour. Got home and cleaned the filters in the hot tub and did a little more work. Just logged back in a few minutes ago. I missed the outage, I guess, but I know what I was doing anyway! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2013, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-get-through-the-darkness-of-the-dope/657493/22 "2013-05-04T22:16:36Z")
It was exhausting: first I tuned up a couple of chisels, then mowed and edged the lawn, then washed/waxed the car and the RV, then reconnected the RV battery and started her up, then filled the RV water tank, then went to the bakery for a loaf and a croissant, then to the bank for some cash. After all that, The Dope _still_ wasn’t up, so I just sat and did my David Putty thing. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2013, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-get-through-the-darkness-of-the-dope/657493/23 "2013-05-04T22:42:31Z")
I played some _Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines_; made a new Toreador character. I also visited another forum I frequent, and read some sci-fi. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2013, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-get-through-the-darkness-of-the-dope/657493/24 "2013-05-04T22:58:39Z")
I went to visit my aunt. ---
**Author:** ![Waxwinged](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c2a13f/32.png) [@Waxwinged](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waxwinged)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2013, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-get-through-the-darkness-of-the-dope/657493/25 "2013-05-04T23:02:23Z")
Saturdays are our farmers market/grocery shopping days, so I stayed busy throughout. Did have a moment of weakness and visit some other forums, but that only lasted for half an hour or so. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2013, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-get-through-the-darkness-of-the-dope/657493/26 "2013-05-04T23:32:50Z")
Drugs. Lotsa good drugs. (just had some rather painful & elaborate surgery) ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2013, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-get-through-the-darkness-of-the-dope/657493/27 "2013-05-04T23:41:42Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Drugs. Lotsa good drugs. > (just had some rather painful & elaborate surgery) Sends good wishes for a fast recovery. I cleaned the litter boxes and tormented cats. They suffered much more than I did. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2013, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-get-through-the-darkness-of-the-dope/657493/28 "2013-05-05T00:11:45Z")
I had prior plans to take my cousins to Cirque du Soliel, so I was able to briefly distract myself from the horror. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2013, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-get-through-the-darkness-of-the-dope/657493/29 "2013-05-05T00:13:20Z")
Whatever they did, it was worth being down for a few hours - it’s like a new board. I’ve never seen The Dope load this fast! ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2013, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-get-through-the-darkness-of-the-dope/657493/30 "2013-05-05T00:18:18Z")
Such a brief outage, people! Do so few of you recall our Winter of Missed Content? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2013, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-get-through-the-darkness-of-the-dope/657493/31 "2013-05-05T00:22:01Z")
The Dope was down? ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2013, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-get-through-the-darkness-of-the-dope/657493/32 "2013-05-05T00:29:13Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Such a brief outage, people! Do so few of you recall our Winter of Missed Content? :eek: :eek: I still have nightmares. :eek: BTW, best wishes for a speedy recovery. I took a nap and had a buncha people over for a fish fry. Fried catfish filets, fries, hush puppies, coleslaw, beer and mandarin orange cake. It all helped suffering through the pain. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2013, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-get-through-the-darkness-of-the-dope/657493/33 "2013-05-05T00:31:50Z")
I was finishing up my school assignments for the week. I didn’t even realize the Dope was down until I tried to procrastinate. ---
**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2013, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-get-through-the-darkness-of-the-dope/657493/34 "2013-05-05T00:44:01Z")
I had severe withdrawal. Skyped with my daughter, then went to the cantina. Glad it is back. ---
**Author:** ![SeldomSeen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@SeldomSeen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeldomSeen)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2013, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-get-through-the-darkness-of-the-dope/657493/35 "2013-05-05T01:10:59Z")
Spent the afternoon working in my garden (time to plant the sweet corn). Retired, tired and content, found the Dope back as usual. Good times. SS ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-get-through-the-darkness-of-the-dope/657493/36 "2013-05-05T01:44:35Z")
Facebook, [ESPN.com](http://ESPN.com), e-mail. I lived. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2013, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-get-through-the-darkness-of-the-dope/657493/37 "2013-05-05T01:51:02Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > It was hell, I tells ya. No Dope fix for like six hours this morning, so I was forced to have conversation with my spouse and drink my coffee at the table. Once I even went outside for something, but it was brief. What’s “outside”? ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2013, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-get-through-the-darkness-of-the-dope/657493/38 "2013-05-05T01:52:36Z")
I was out most of the day and didn’t know about it until late. Did the rubberband break? Or did they need to feed the gerbil. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2013, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-get-through-the-darkness-of-the-dope/657493/39 "2013-05-05T02:05:50Z")
I got all-over nostalgic for every 1:30am from 2001 to, what, 2007? …and then wept softly to myself because since I started my family I don’t have the opportunity to get anxious about the SDMB’s micro-outages anymore. Okay, okay, I was with _reddit_. _SOB_ ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2013, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-get-through-the-darkness-of-the-dope/657493/40 "2013-05-05T02:21:51Z")
I watched _Les Mis_. Cried through some of it, fast-forwarded through some of it. I washed the two throw rugs that my elderly cat pees on. Hey, when I’m the equivalent of her age, I might forget where I’m supposed to pee, too. I checked the board 517 times on my kindlefire. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-get-through-the-darkness-of-the-dope/657493.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-get-through-the-darkness-of-the-dope/657493.md?page=3)