From Max: Mudcat Back

Subject: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Max
Date: 26 Dec 04 - 06:51 PM

Well, I hope you all had a good Xmas. I was confronted with the decision to drive back from the in-laws on Xmas eve to fix this problem I had at home. The Mudcat was down. I chose not to. We had a hardware problem called a RAID Controller Failure. I switched controllers, but just in case, I'll spend the night making a backup server because I am going back out of town next week, for a week, and I'd hate for this to happen again... for a whole week.

I had a great Xmas, and I hope you all did too. And maybe you spent a bit more time with the family because of the lack of the Mudcat distraction.

Peace and Love,

Max

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Deckman
Date: 26 Dec 04 - 09:50 PM

Thanks for all your hard work and dedication! Season's best. Bob(deckman)Nelson

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Bassic
Date: 26 Dec 04 - 09:56 PM

I want the Mudcat........I discovered I dont need it.............but thanks for giving it back to us Max.....happy hols to you and yours :-)

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Dave Swan
Date: 26 Dec 04 - 09:57 PM

Thanks, Max. Glad you had a great Christmas and elected to stay with the family. Happy New Year, and thanks.

D

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Bassic
Date: 26 Dec 04 - 10:02 PM

For those wondering where all the threads have gone.........its been a couple of days since anything new has been added so re set the "refresh" button to 3 days and all will be revealed!!

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Ferrara
Date: 26 Dec 04 - 10:02 PM

Max,

Merry Christmas! Figured you were out of town. It's going to take you all night to make a backup server? Wow.

Max, as I've said so many times before, we truly appreciate the love & dedication you put into this place! Thank you. Have a good New Year.

Love,
Rita

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: dick greenhaus
Date: 26 Dec 04 - 10:05 PM

max-
That's taking Silent Night a bit far.
Happy New Year

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: mg
Date: 26 Dec 04 - 10:09 PM

yES, THANKs for all your work. It is nice to have it back. Happy New Year..mg

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Joe Offer
Date: 26 Dec 04 - 10:09 PM

Hi, Max - it was a very astute decision not to abandon the in-laws on Christmas Eve. We missed Mudcat, but some things are more important. Glad we're back.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Little Robyn
Date: 26 Dec 04 - 10:11 PM

Boy, did I miss you lot. Glad it's back. I'm gonna be out of town for 3 weeks shortly and I don't know how I'll cope!
Luv ya Max,
Robyn

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: freda underhill
Date: 26 Dec 04 - 10:11 PM

thank you Max, and Joe, and everyone, for all that you do for us all year. I hope you all had a wonderful christmas!

best wishes

freda

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: EBarnacle
Date: 26 Dec 04 - 10:14 PM

Thank you. You chose rightly. I simply thot the 'Cat was overloaded by holiday chatters.

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: wysiwyg
Date: 26 Dec 04 - 10:15 PM

When it comes back, I always feel like the school bell has rung at the end of a long day, and I and the rest of the too-well-behaved children erupt loudly, clog the doors escaping, and pelt out to freedom.

And then I realize the free time Max gives up to MAKE the bell ring, and I feel really shitty, but terribly grateful. Yes I spent more time with Hardi, but then again I could not regale him with jokes from Mudcat! :~)

Max-- GOOD call on not coming back early to ring the bell.

~Susan

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Charley Noble
Date: 26 Dec 04 - 10:30 PM

Max-

Thanks for checking in and tidying things up.

We've been so busy doing Christmas things that we really haven't had much chance for a Mudcat break anyway.

Glad you took some time for you and your family.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: artbrooks
Date: 26 Dec 04 - 10:31 PM

I missed my Mudcat fix, but agree that some things are more important. Happy holidays to you and your family. And isn't it time for some new pictures?

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Peace
Date: 26 Dec 04 - 11:00 PM

Good decision Max. Thank you for the 'cat this past year or so, and for the wonderful people I've met here.

Bruce

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Bill D
Date: 26 Dec 04 - 11:01 PM

we survived....and I told 'em at Jon's Annex almost exactly what happened. A little break sometimes serves to make us realize how much it all means.

thanks, Max

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: catspaw49
Date: 26 Dec 04 - 11:15 PM

What it means Bill is that Max needs a good kick in the balls...........Not for making a wise decision this time, but for all of those other times when he opted to foul up his personal life for this place. We love ya' Max, but I love ya' more when you take care of things that matter first...........and family always matters first.

Hope your Christmas was merry and that the New Year brings you an attack of foul smelling gas, so bad that you can't get laid for a week!

Spaw

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Pauline L
Date: 26 Dec 04 - 11:19 PM

Max, I'm glad you didn't come back early to fix the problem. I'm so glad that Mudcat is back. I appreciate all your hard work, and I appreciate you. :-)

I am staying with Sinsull now. We've been having a great time doing nothing but eating, sleeping, and talking. Now she has a chest cold and feels crummy. When I tell her that Mudcat is up, I'm sure she'll feel a lot better.

Thanks again and happy holidays.

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Den
Date: 26 Dec 04 - 11:22 PM

Max, you made the right decision pal, you don't have to apologize to anyone. I hope you had a great time with your family. I know I did. That's what Christmas is all about. Thanks again for all your dedication and time and all the very best to you and your family for the new year. Den

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Joybell
Date: 26 Dec 04 - 11:25 PM

Yes thank you Max for all the great work. Glad your Christmas was a good one. Happily my Secret Santa gave me 2 wonderful Mudcatter CDs so it felt as though they were here. Cheers, Joy

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 26 Dec 04 - 11:26 PM

Merry Merry Christmas Max and Ill call you very soon !!!! . All the best , Guy

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: jaze
Date: 26 Dec 04 - 11:29 PM

I did spend more time with my family with Mudcat down. And that was good even tho I missed it. Glad you had a good Christmas, Max. And thanks for all you do to provide this place.

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: number 6
Date: 26 Dec 04 - 11:30 PM

A belated joyus Christmas to you Max and all the best for the New Year. Thanks for your all your efforts!

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Ebbie
Date: 26 Dec 04 - 11:30 PM

Good call, Max. Peace and love back atcha.

Ebbie

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: open mike
Date: 26 Dec 04 - 11:31 PM

just like that proverbial cat in that song that aLWAYS COMES BACK---
I KNEW YOU WOULD GET THINGS R0LLING AGIAN..
glad you ad some quality (at least i hope it was!) time with
the kin folk...and absence made the heart grow fonder of the
MUDCAT CAFE'
hooray hoorah huzzah for MAX!!

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Mudlark
Date: 26 Dec 04 - 11:59 PM

As always, many thanks and much humble appreciation for your attentions to the Mudcat, Max. Above and beyond the call...Glad your Christmas was good...enjoy the rest of the holidays.

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: KT
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 01:31 AM

So glad you made the choice you did, Max! I'm glad you had a great Christmas. Thanks for all you do to keep us all connected and thanks to your wife and family for being so generous about shairng your time and talents with us. Every hour you spend here is time away from them. It all means so much to us, but I'm so glad your priorities are with them. I'll bet that little darlin' daughter was lots of fun on Christmas!
All thej best to all of you,
KT

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: GUEST
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 01:32 AM

You guys are pathetic, snivelling addicts. When I went to Europe last September, I went without Mudcat for 3 weeks... and only checked once from an Internet cafe... well maybe it was twice... thrice at most...

Thanks Max for keeping those priorities straight!

Cheers,
Michael

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: michaelr
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 01:37 AM

That last post was me. It's kinda nice to have just these few threads up... saves me much trouble deciding which to ignore!

Cheers,
Michael

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 02:10 AM

The main reason to log on yesterday would have been to thank my Secret Santa (Alison in Australia). It got taken care of today instead. Good to see everyone back! Thanks Max, for all that you do for the Mudcat and for us.

SRS

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: greg stephens
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 02:46 AM

Well I've just had to some time eating, drinking, walking in the snow and talking to peeple. Bit of a drag really!
Thanks for everything, Max.

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Big Tim
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 03:33 AM

Fortunately we had something else here to keep us occupied: the birth of our first grandchild, Isla, In Edinburgh!

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Chris Amos
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 03:41 AM

Max,

I saw the message that you posted on folkinfo.org so we knew what was happening, thanks, all the best for the new year.

Chris

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Metchosin
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 03:49 AM

Thanks Max, most appreciated.

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Hrothgar
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 03:51 AM

Right decsion, Max.

Happy New Year.

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 04:05 AM

Well that's two mornings in a row I've woken up to a nice present. Checked at about 11 PM GMT nothing, and this AM at 0900 there you are. Thanks Max, and thanks for letting us know what the cause was, don't understand it mind you but there you go. Thanks for all the work you put in on our behalf, and a happy new year to you and the family.
Giok

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: MudGuard
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 04:16 AM

Max, your decision was the right one!
Christmas should be spent with the family, not with computer problems!

I hope your Christmas was better than mine. (my father is in hospital since yesterday, had an emergency OP for his inguinal hernia and feels quite well now, but is still in hospital)

Thanks for doing all the work to keep the Mudcat running!

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: GUEST,Art Thieme
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 04:52 AM

Yes, for sure, Max, thanks for this all-year-long Christmas gift you give to all of us.---- But have you ever wondered why there are so many more outlaw songs than inlaw songs? I figure it's the reason why there are so many more outlaw news stories than the other kinds.

You and yours have a great New Year that exceeds by far your greatest expectations.

And the same to everyone reading this post!!!

Art Thieme

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Alba
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 05:08 AM

Max, I assumed you had taken Christmas off....it was CHRISTMAS..!!!
I am SO glad you made the call to put You and Yours first.
It is good to see Mudcat back and staying up all night to make a back up.....that just goes beyond the call.
THANK YOU for ALL you do.
Happy rest of the Holidays Max...
Your a STAR.
(I hope the second part of Spaw's wish for you does not come to pass...literally..lol:>)
Love and Blessings to You and Yours
Jude

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: fat B****rd
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 05:23 AM

Much obliged Max, I was compelled to go to Amazon and buy several jazz cds. All the best from Charlie.

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: GUEST,Scouse (Cookie's gone walkabout)
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 05:33 AM

Hi Max.. Thank you, thank you, for returning..I'm lost without My daily dose of Mudcat. Max,your made of the "Right Stuff." as they say. Have a great turn of the year.. As Aye, Phil..

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 06:21 AM

So there will be lots of lovely Christmas pictures of the girls in the gallery soon then?

Actually to be honest, I'm quite upset there was no Mudcat.... Because our computer died the other week, I've haven't got my normal diversions loaded.... so I had to find some more and have now got addicted to a game called Elf Balls..... sometimes Max, you can be soooo annoying!

I hope your break was wonderful, and your Christmas as peaceful as a house with small children in it can be.

XXX

LTS

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: breezy
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 06:23 AM

Magic Max

Trust you had a good Christmas, yes you and the cat were missed but we all have our to get our priorities in the correct order at certain if not at all times.

Have a happy new year and may peace prevail.

John

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 06:33 AM

Max, sounds like you & your family had the right Christmas - computer problems can wait!! But then spending the WHOLE night fixing the problem ...

sandra (ps thanks for thinking of your Mudcat family, too)

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: GUEST
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 06:46 AM

I was stuck with my inlaws and mudcatwas the only thing keeping me sane unfortunatly it crashed so did I mwaaa HAaaaaaa MwAAaaaa

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: MaineDog
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 08:25 AM

So what's the next step after redundant RAID controllers -- ?
Anyway, I'm glad we weren't busted for posting improperly.
MD

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Tinker
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 08:45 AM

Gee Max and today is the day I'm supposed to spend cleaning before my sister in law comes to visit. I guess I'm going to have to use old fashioned will power to get things ready instead of reading Mudcat all day....well, maybe a few well placed breaks will help the day seem less painful....

blessings and light

tink

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Leadfingers
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 09:14 AM

I guessed you were away , Max and didnt think for one moment that you would cut short your Christmas - and still think you did the right thing . Glad you had a good Christmas and hope you have a Great Ney Year !

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: SINSULL
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 09:39 AM

Thanks, Max

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 09:39 AM

If Max had screwed up his family's Christmas it would have made most Mudcatters feel all mean and exploitative, and that would have messed up our Christmas. Part of the Mudcat magic, I think, is tied up with the feeling that it should never be taken for granted.

Just in case - Happy New Year everyone.

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Midchuck
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 09:42 AM

We usually have a little down time at Christmas, and a little at deer hunting season. I suspect few of us would begrudge Max having a life of his own at those two times of year.

P.

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: wysiwyg
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 09:45 AM

To the newer folks--

It's a good idea to look here and bookmark it:

http://help.mudcat.org/

When Mudcat is down, there are usually posts there explaining it. If even the Help forum is down, it's all REALLY broken. The Help forum and the main forum live on different server-computers, so if the main forum server is having trouble, Help usually is up and running.

~Susan

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: bbc
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 09:51 AM

Ah, it's nice to be home. We don't have much family, so I missed Mudcat. When it was down, I started getting re-addicted to Neopets. Yikes! Thanks for all you do, Max. Merry Christmas & the best of 2005 to you & yours.

Barbara

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Tinker
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 09:51 AM

Gee Max and today is the day I'm supposed to spend cleaning before my sister in law comes to visit. I guess I'm going to have to use old fashioned will power to get things ready instead of reading Mudcat all day....well, maybe a few well placed breaks will help the day seem less painful....

blessings and light

tink

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: GUEST,kendall
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 10:01 AM

Well, at least we now know that we rate somewhere below your in laws!
Hrrumpff

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Hollowfox
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 10:04 AM

You made the right decision, hon. Again, many thanks ofr your hard work.

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: MMario
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 10:11 AM

luckily I had very little time on the computer - since family was home and they have first call on the 'puter. But nice to see it back - and yes Max, if you HAD come home to fix it you would have deserved a kick in the balls. *grin* Merry Christmas to you all...

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Sorcha
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 10:28 AM

Good decsion, Max. Thanks!

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 10:31 AM

Also worth knowing about, and booknarking, is The Annexe, where sundry Mudcat refugees tend to turn up on such occasions.

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: el_punkoid_nouveau
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 01:12 PM

The only time redundancy is welcome! Have a good week away...

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: kendall
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 01:16 PM

Thanks again Max

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Megan L
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 01:53 PM

Thanks Max long few days but its good to be home :)

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: GUEST,Cattail (No cookie)
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 03:23 PM

Thanks for all you've done for us all year. Put your family first,
....every time.

May you have a very good and prosperous new year.

THANKS, again.

Cattail !

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Col K
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 04:54 PM

Thanks for all you do Max.
Yes I missed the cat, but you made the right choice, family comes first.
All the best to you and yours,
Colin

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: My guru always said
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 05:28 PM

Thanks for the Cat Max, even when it's down we are still all networked friends and our lives are enriched. Health & Happiness to You & Yours.
Hil

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 05:40 PM

Good work Max, & thanks!

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Nancy King
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 06:17 PM

Good for you, Max! Hope you and your family had a great Christmas!

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Polly Squeezebox
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 06:59 PM

For he's a jolly good fellow
For he's a jolly good fellow
For Max is a jolly good fellow
And so say all of us.

Blessings of the seasons to you and yours, Max, may you long continue to make the right decisions, get your priorities right (as you have just done) and be appreciated by all 'Catters who owe you so much.

Pauline

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 27 Dec 04 - 07:44 PM

Yes I DID miss my nightly dose of the Mudcat, but there are times ...

No need to apologise, Max, seeing how much you already do for us! Hope you had an enjoyable Christmas and will have (along with all other Mudcatters) a very good, healthy and prosperous 2005!

Thanks for everything, Susanne

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 28 Dec 04 - 01:00 AM

Perhaps more appropriate to the Season, especially when working overnight to rebuild a server...

"Freeze a Jolly Good Fellow..."

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Back
From: Big Mick
Date: 28 Dec 04 - 08:02 AM

Selfish little twit!! You decide it's more important to spend time with family and celebrate a holiday properly??????? So you doom me to overeating, spoiling my grandkids, enjoying my parents, playing Christmas songs for the kids, and chasing Mama around the house and yelling "HOHOHOHOHOHOHO.....time for YOUR gift, lady".   And to think I could have spent it in front of a monitor instead. But you, you self centered wanker, you think that you can just take time off. I am going to dock your pay!!!

Love,

Mick