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MARCH 9, 2011 2:39PM

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Talk show host Johnny Carson once opined that the shortest amount of time ever measured by man is between the time a light turns green in midtown Manhattan, and a car horn sounds. At the other end of the spectrum, it seems that the slowest amount of time is when you click on a link on Open Salon, and a page loads.

I've been able to load the dishwasher, walk the dogs, rotate my tires, floss, and prepare a five course meal in the time it takes to load an Open Salon page. Obviously there are some technical problems that OS is experiencing. Since I don't pay rent to be here, or am charged in any other fashion, I really don't have any grounds for griping. Yet, it is a bit frustrating!

I am a patient soul and have waited for this problem to be remediated. How long it will take is anyone's guess. I thank you for reading and rating this post. I know it will take longer to do both actions, that it did to read it.

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- I was able to log into the site in under 90 minutes today. Let's have a huge cheer for tab browsing!

Catherine Forsythe

March 09, 2011 02:43 PM

i sent my previous comment telepathically. can you read my mind?

Chuck A. Stetson

March 09, 2011 02:57 PM

OS has changed editors faster than the page loads.

Stim

March 09, 2011 02:58 PM

I'd like to believe that the reason that it's taking so long to load pages is that the traffic must be sky-high, which means well-deserving folks are getting their work read. That's what I'm hoping, at least.

fingerlakeswanderer

March 09, 2011 03:05 PM

Noggie -- You're persistent.

Chuck -- Sorry, I didn't... which must mean I'm telepathetic.

Stim -- as they used to say in my old neighborhood, "you're trying to make yout point the hard way."

OEsheepdog

March 09, 2011 03:05 PM

I have been in discussion with Ed I Tor about this and she says, it's because the hamsters that power the server are taking a much needed break, they'll be back sometime mid afternoon next Canufal day!!

Thank you....

:D

Tinkerertink69

March 09, 2011 03:14 PM

Your Caps stunk too?
You rock on a horsy?
I rock too...
on a wood,
rocker chair.
`
I sit on a pout wood chair.
My contraption goes wacky.
Open Saloon seems haywire.
Let's sit and rock-a-bye-baby.
News?
Gat Muslims on Open Salon?
Ay watch DVDs of Law & Order.
OE Sheepdog no get star roles.
But,
`
Jesus loves sheep & cute dogs.
It will be springtime soon, huh.
WE can milk great Godiva-cows.
Pump moo cows tail up & downs.
We can get cheap chocolate shake.
We'll be okay before we do merry.
Let's moo and visit Manhattan zoo.
I want an alligator for a Easter gift.
Maybe a editor will oblige us dogs?

Art James

March 09, 2011 03:19 PM

I feel so much better. I thought it was my computer.

McKenna

March 09, 2011 03:24 PM

I ran out of patience several days ago, Sheepie. I keep coming back though. I really AM addicted, huh?

Lezlie

L in the Southeast

March 09, 2011 03:25 PM

I am actually getting some work done between loading times.. It is better today though.
rated with hugs

Linda Seccaspina

March 09, 2011 03:29 PM

Lorraine -- Perhaps those are rose colored glasses you are wearing,

tink -- You are too Young to remember the "penny in the fuse box solution."

Art James -- Its' Academic! No, you're the other Art James. you give me a thrill cause you're no shill.

McKenna -- It must the Atari server and Commodore 64 processor that are at fault, here.

lezlie -- It's like a Soap Opera here; three days for a night to pass.

OEsheepdog

March 09, 2011 03:31 PM

Until the other day when Chicago Guy clued me in to things, I thought it was my computer. I spent additional time constantly running scans and such to clear up the problem - which of course it didn't. It's really been a hassle, because I'll be all ready to sit down and do some reading on OS and am looking forward to checking out new blogs and then it takes like ten minutes to rate and comment on just one...let alone get to the next one...it's been so frustrating.

Kate Flannery

March 09, 2011 03:32 PM

I have to admit the salsa music I put on is also having a calming effect on me re OS troubles..:)
Today anyways..:)

Linda Seccaspina

March 09, 2011 03:32 PM

it's brutal. my guess is that something about switching from 4-hour to 12-hour to 1-day rating in the right column actually *helps* unfreeze some part of whatever is clogged (to mix to the nth degree and badly). my next guess is there's no $$ to really fix it.

@flw: if only. [sigh]

femme forte aka candace

March 09, 2011 03:38 PM

Then there's the last person to see a traffic light turn green -- the driver closest to it

Tom Cordle

March 09, 2011 03:41 PM

My pages have always loaded slowly. But you knew that already.

PS: OHHHHHPENNNNNNNNNNNN SAAAAAAAALLLLONNNNNNNNNNNN is way better than "I love my bank." (So much for spots = smarts.)

Stacey Youdin

March 09, 2011 05:12 PM

From now on, I'm sending all my comments by snail mail because it's faster.

Cranky Cuss

March 09, 2011 06:05 PM

my comments are . . . . cut off . . or repeated repeated and don't know if ratings hold.
♥R

FusunA

March 09, 2011 06:11 PM

Since I only have 5 hours till I go to bed, I will comment on your post tonight. Maybe I will get another in tomorrow. R

Blu Speck

March 09, 2011 06:30 PM

i floss w random pages here r.

Jonathan Wolfman

March 09, 2011 06:41 PM

Weeee arrrrrree allllll ooooonnn tthhhhheee sssammmmeee paagggge!
and I would like another pleeeeeeaaaassseee! rated

Susie Lindau

March 09, 2011 06:57 PM

I knowwwwwww. I started an art journal, signed up on a site for fashionistas (?!), solved the John Galliano issue, did significant work on world peace, and balanced the budget. All while waiting for an OS page to load...not bad for a day's work...xox

Robin Sneed

March 09, 2011 07:20 PM

I feel you.~r

Joan H.

March 09, 2011 07:21 PM

I feel you.~r

Joan H.

March 09, 2011 07:21 PM

And I thought it was just my computer :0)

BuffyW

March 09, 2011 07:50 PM

It's been driving me CRAZY!

sweetfeet

March 09, 2011 08:17 PM

A slug and a snail are out looking for trouble. They come across a turtle ,slime the holy bejabbers out of him, spin him around and leave him laying on his back.Three years later the town sheriff, a sloth shows up." Wha' happened?' he implores. The turtle says " I dunno. It all went so fast."

alsoknownas

March 09, 2011 08:30 PM

Linda -- Work ????

Kate -- There's a problem somewhere, but Emily doesn't confide in me any more.

Candace -- Drano or Mr. Plumber might be a better solution.

Tom -- Very funny,

Stacey -- I heart you.

Lisa -- ow what you mea

Cranky -- Just use real stamps, stop drawing them on the envelopes.

FusunA -- orry tha appening o ou.

Blu Speck -- optimist

jonathan -- ha!

Susie -- haaaaaa haaaaaa

Robin -- we are so much more productive when Salon runs slow xox

Joan -- Thanks

Buffy -- It's not

Sweetfeet -- me too!

OEsheepdog

March 09, 2011 08:37 PM

Think of it as a video game! You know...one that requires hours and hours to play, with no way to win the game.

J D Smith

March 09, 2011 10:49 PM

seems pretty snappy this evening dog. been the same though for me for months. one day pretty good, the next, slit your own throat slow

tr ig

March 09, 2011 10:54 PM

I'd be happy to take that massage while your hands are free. I'm tense from watching the screen!

Oryoki Bowl

March 09, 2011 10:57 PM

I thought it was just me.

Lainey

March 09, 2011 11:26 PM

OPEN SSSSSSSSaaaaaaaLLLLLLOOOOOO-WWWWLLLLLYYYYYYY

Scarlett Sumac

March 09, 2011 11:38 PM

I got my hair done today! Yay for OS reminding me that there are other options to surfing the web...

mypsyche

March 10, 2011 12:04 AM

I'm beginning to feel left out somehow. I read about eveyone being at wit's end over the slowness of the site....90 mins...but I've had very little trouble. Oh sometimes it might take a couple of minutes to sign in, but that's about it. Maybe it has something to do with my locale, I don't know.

David McClain

March 10, 2011 12:09 AM

i think the east coast server is bad, my pages load like normal (midwest) and i haven't seen the unusual complaints coming from the west coast, either. i may be talking out of my ass, of course.

dianaani

March 10, 2011 12:24 AM

Legend has it that Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel while waiting for an OS page load. But I don't believe it; surely that's an exaggeration. He couldn't have done more than part of the ceiling in that time.

mishima666

March 10, 2011 02:34 AM

If anyone gets this, "soylent green" is People!!!

scanner

March 10, 2011 03:40 AM

I post from Germany, and when I try to switch pages OS drops out of sight completely (read page not found). I thought it was just a glitch in the trans-Atlantic cable or Newt doing his evil work again.
Thanks for reassuring me, I'm not alone.

Out on a limb

March 10, 2011 04:12 AM

I am in such good company with my computer problems or so I thought..........

Mission

March 10, 2011 06:42 AM

I'm beginning to catch on now to why the OS Elders were so put out when The Migration occurred here a couple of years back. They could see it coming, the tidal wave of avatars and mememes and clogging of feeds and covers and such. If we can't pull up the drawbridge maybe we can bully the newbies and drive them away?

Matt Paust

March 10, 2011 07:00 AM

I thought it was just me and this freaking migraine that I have had for 6 days causing me to think that is was acting up. Nice to know its not just this migraine or my computer and connection for that matter...............

Dysfnctnltnkrbl

March 10, 2011 07:37 AM

I actually posted this comment yesterday. Is it up yet?

Susan Creamer Joy

March 10, 2011 07:49 AM

Too true. Rated. Slowly.

Eva T. Made Vaudeville

March 10, 2011 07:54 AM

yer funny!

aim

March 10, 2011 08:08 AM

This is guess. But perhaps it will draw a response of "No! That's wrong!" It will cheer people up.

They need more capacity and can't afford it. Somewhere, somehow---this is a business decision.

I'm wrong, right? Somebody, tell me I'm wrong! Please!

Chicago Guy

March 10, 2011 09:16 AM

Firefox w/'noscript' allow me to move easily, few problems; but then the only permissions I allow are to open.salon, that seems to help; not having the interconnections to scorecardresearch, googleanalytics, facebook and quantumserve: of course I'm not engaged for personal profit and often use a separate 'window' for facebook when viewing posts with lots of links built in, when I close that window I believe all those scripts are gone. Perhaps that will be helpful, though it doesn't help finance the place. Selfish of me to want to scoot around without entanglement. Perhaps I simply have a free pass to the loony bin Scanner. If you 'get this' drop me a line and I'll attempt to lend a hand.

RedNose

March 10, 2011 09:17 AM

It is slow for me as well, but not as slow as some of you are reporting. That sucks. On the other hand, has anyone noticed that there have been NO Activia ads blaring into the site since we mass attacked them a couple of weeks ago? At least, I haven't had any. Do you suppose we are being punished??

Satori1

March 10, 2011 10:18 AM

And I thought I was the only one who thinks that opening Open Salon is an exercise in the glacial.

Walter Blevins

March 10, 2011 10:40 AM

Yes, I was able to redo my house in the time it took for your page to load:) rated

Caroline Hagood

March 10, 2011 10:46 AM

I was going to give this post and "r" butt, I'm still waaaaaaaaaiiiiiitiiiinnnnnnggggggg for a & b to get to "c".

Also, we all know this is deliberate and that os hires only incompetent webmasturbators.

XJS AND ME

March 10, 2011 10:52 AM

Have you tried getting here via Firefox? It's much faster.

john blumenthal

March 10, 2011 11:15 AM

yep. OS is more frustrating than red lights and gridlock in Manhattan. now that i have time to actually read OS ... I can't be bothered. It just takes too damn long. And the front page -- which used to change throughout the day -- no more. stories sit there for days. i'm in search of a new site ... of course i have my own. but i want the community aspect. oh well. maybe it's just a transition for them....

cindy capitani

March 10, 2011 11:29 AM

Boy, I use Firefox and if it's faster, as Blu says, I reaaaallly feel for the rest of you guys. I've got 3 tabs open at a time so I can rotate through a little faster. Hmm...do you think it's ME? maybe I need to close my tabs to speed things up... bwaaahhahahaha. Not a chance.