# It's 3:50AM Chicago Time. Why am I able to post?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-3-50am-chicago-time-why-am-i-able-to-post/214981>\
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**Created:** [November 24, 2003, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-3-50am-chicago-time-why-am-i-able-to-post/214981 "2003-11-24T09:49:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2003, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-3-50am-chicago-time-why-am-i-able-to-post/214981/1 "2003-11-24T09:49:55Z")

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Just curiosity, really. Is there something wrong with the backup program? And how long has it been like this?

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**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2003, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-3-50am-chicago-time-why-am-i-able-to-post/214981/2 "2003-11-24T11:17:57Z")

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I’ve been having trouble posting for about the last fourteen hours or so.

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**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2003, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-3-50am-chicago-time-why-am-i-able-to-post/214981/3 "2003-11-24T14:42:49Z")

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It looks like a larger problem than just the backup procedure. The search function isn’t working, either, as I have found and others have noted. TubaDiva is getting Jerry to look at it – hope he gets his Monday morning coffee poured first.

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**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:** [November 24, 2003, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-3-50am-chicago-time-why-am-i-able-to-post/214981/4 "2003-11-24T21:43:54Z")

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That’s about all he did before he got to mess with our stuff, bless his heart.

Hopefully he’s got it fixed now and we’re okay until the next crisis. You know how it goes around here.

your humble TubaDiva  
Administrator  
who thanks Jerry and your patience in equal measures.