# I can't load the 3FMB! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 20, 2000, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-load-the-3fmb/26202 "2000-07-20T03:36:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![2sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/e47774/32.png) [@2sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2sense)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2000, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-load-the-3fmb/26202/1 "2000-07-20T03:36:42Z")
Is it me or have other people had trouble getting on OpalCat’s board tonight? ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2000, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-load-the-3fmb/26202/2 "2000-07-20T03:42:29Z")
I wanted to go to chat, and I couldn’t. I was actually going to start a thread, but I’m of the paranoid variety and convinced myself it was just my computer. ---
**Author:** ![techchick68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2000, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-load-the-3fmb/26202/3 "2000-07-20T03:44:01Z")
2sense, I can’t access the board either but I did try all of the URLs I know that she has – seems that her server may be down. I don’t have her pager number other wise I would do so. I am sure that she is aware it is down and will have it up soon… ---
**Author:** ![ChrisCTP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@ChrisCTP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisCTP)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2000, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-load-the-3fmb/26202/4 "2000-07-20T03:54:31Z")
Melin email paged Opal’s cellphone just over an hour ago. I’m guessing that they’re all at the airport, since Suzeanne was (I believe) going back home tonight after her longer-than-expected stint as a house guest at their place. No word yet, AFAIK, if Opal’s gotten back. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2000, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-load-the-3fmb/26202/5 "2000-07-20T04:01:02Z")
I tell ya, this SDMB/FFF thing has got me hooked. I can’t go a day without reading/posting at the SDMB and you can usually find me in chat while I’m doing so. ::sigh:: I think I need help. ---
**Author:** ![techchick68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2000, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-load-the-3fmb/26202/6 "2000-07-20T04:09:53Z")
Silver\_Fire, You can download one of the IRC programs. The one I have is PIRCH98 and is free. There is mIRC, a shareware program. You can find them at [http://www.download.com](http://www.download.com) Just sign on a server, go to #straightdope and you are there. ---
**Author:** ![2sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/e47774/32.png) [@2sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2sense)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2000, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-load-the-3fmb/26202/7 "2000-07-20T04:15:57Z")
## Thanks for the answer every one. I was replying and I had to get offline for a while. So I put the 'puter on sleep and when I got back I couldn’t reply. I cut the post before I abandoned the reply screen so I am going to paste it here so I don’t lose it. \ **Elk Hunting on Peyote:** \ “I think it is this way.” :spin: “Which way?” 😕 “Over Here, I said” :redeyes: “Slow down I’m…” :spindizzy: “You look funny.” :laugh: “No really, I gotta…” :barf: “Whoa! Look at those colors” :barf::laugh: :: Numerous elk wander by unmolested :: - Those codes look strange over here. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2000, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-load-the-3fmb/26202/8 "2000-07-20T04:45:17Z")
Right on. Thanks techchick. ---
**Author:** ![techchick68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2000, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-load-the-3fmb/26202/9 "2000-07-20T04:57:23Z")
I don’t know if there is a wide spread problem, but I am suddenly unable to access things like my AOL (over TCP/IP) and a bunch of web sites. Hmmmmm – I smell a conspiracy here 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_Bowe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@Doug\_Bowe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_Bowe)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2000, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-load-the-3fmb/26202/10 "2000-07-20T05:10:50Z")
In addition to Opal’s page I’m running into problems with Morningstar. Hmm. Where is Lenin buried? –in a Communist plot! ---
**Author:** ![techchick68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2000, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-load-the-3fmb/26202/11 "2000-07-20T05:12:50Z")
I was having problems with a lot of sites. I couldn’t even sign on to AOL via TCP/IP and after several attempts it worked. Looks like the FFF is back up – at least for me. Anyhow I think there were some network problems somewhere with one of the major ISPs. ---
**Author:** ![2sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/e47774/32.png) [@2sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2sense)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2000, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-load-the-3fmb/26202/12 "2000-07-20T06:12:28Z")
I’m back on the 3FMB as well. I noticed no other problems accessing different URLs. ---
**Author:** ![astrangefish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bbce88/32.png) [@astrangefish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astrangefish)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2000, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-load-the-3fmb/26202/13 "2000-07-21T09:09:14Z")
So this is where you guys hang out… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![astrangefish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bbce88/32.png) [@astrangefish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astrangefish)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2000, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-load-the-3fmb/26202/14 "2000-07-21T09:13:31Z")
Actually there were a few problems ovber here in Blightly with internet connection via TCP/IP. I dunno if it is some kind of bizarre alien kidnapping plot or just one of those things that we love so much about the web. Anything can happen. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisCTP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@ChrisCTP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisCTP)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2000, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-load-the-3fmb/26202/15 "2000-07-21T10:30:47Z")
:::pounce::: ---
**Author:** ![ChrisCTP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@ChrisCTP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisCTP)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2000, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-load-the-3fmb/26202/16 "2000-07-21T10:32:34Z")
What I meant to do was :::pounce::: ---
**Author:** ![astrangefish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bbce88/32.png) [@astrangefish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astrangefish)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2000, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-load-the-3fmb/26202/17 "2000-07-21T12:00:44Z")
Hey Chris _hugs_ and fellow 3f’rs (sounds kinda rude). Being a limey, flaky brit I thought I’d do things in reverse. Join Opals board and then follow a link here… …I’ve been lurking for a while now so I though it was about time I signed up.