Comments for Maclaren's Site Is Down, Felled By Onslaught Of Recalled Stroller Concerns?

Maclaren's Site Is Down, Felled By Onslaught Of Recalled Stroller Concerns?

2009-11-10T02:44:38Z

The website for recalled-for-finger-amputation stroller-maker Maclaren is down today. When you recall 1 million of anything, especially because of reports of chopping off fingers, it's best to make sure you've got adequate server capacity.

It's not just you! [Downforeveryoneorjustme]

Comment from kaceetheconsumer on 2009-11-13

2009-11-13T21:36:37Z

It's up now. Thanks for the reminder...my daughter doesn't ride in ours anymore but we still want to use it for future children.

We're frugal on most things but were willing to spend more on that stroller so it would survive airline handling, and it has! It's been to several countries, it's gone on dirt/gravel paths, it's been thrown into baggage compartments by United, and it's still in perfect shape...except for the finger-severing hinges, apparently.

Comment from ZeusThaber on 2009-11-13

2009-11-13T21:36:14Z

@subsider34: You gotta check the archives from 1997-1999.

It was a good year.

Comment from subsider34 on 2009-11-13

2009-11-13T21:36:13Z

@ZeusThaber: You'd be a very poor man.

Comment from floraposte on 2009-11-13

2009-11-13T21:36:09Z

Tangentially, I had never heard of that "downforeveryone" website before, and I will bookmark that. Very helpful.

Comment from Smashville_OrderingOJandTakingNames on 2009-11-13

2009-11-13T21:36:07Z

@dohtem: Ah...mine is SuperGoodTimePerson111

Comment from KreativeHitman13 on 2009-11-13

2009-11-13T21:36:07Z

@phate: O NOES! THEY WILL GET YOU WITH THIER BAUD!

Comment from KreativeHitman13 on 2009-11-13

2009-11-13T21:36:07Z

Its true, they do chop off fingers. In fact, i just typed this with a pen held between my teeth because of the fingers i lost from here.

Comment from rewind on 2009-11-13

2009-11-13T21:36:07Z

[aws.amazon.com]

I could see a new ad campaign for Amazon already.

Comment from dohtem on 2009-11-13

2009-11-13T21:36:06Z

@Smashville_now with Monster Energy: American_Warrior445

Comment from Smashville_OrderingOJandTakingNames on 2009-11-13

2009-11-13T21:36:06Z

@Trai_Dep: What's your Yakuza Message Board username?

Comment from phate on 2009-11-13

2009-11-13T21:36:06Z

@Nighthawke: DOS Attack? You mean there are 286's out there wanting to kill me?

Comment from Trai_Dep on 2009-11-13

2009-11-13T21:36:06Z

This is why I took up Japanese: The Yakuza have been losing fingers for centuries, yet their website downtimes? Barely even noticeable.

Comment from Nighthawke on 2009-11-13

2009-11-13T21:36:06Z

DOS attack? Not likely, probably just Slashdotted by everyone pounding on their poor webserver.

Too bad, they were nice webservers.

Comment from ZeusThaber on 2009-11-13

2009-11-13T21:36:06Z

If I had a dollar every time my website was down due to finger amputations...

Comment from Cant_stop_the_rock on 2009-11-13

2009-11-13T21:36:06Z

Wow. Those sons of bitches.