With all due respect to Fodors, I'm a little surprised that they think a Sunday is the best time to tinker with the website. If it were the slowest day on the forums and the info pages, that would be understandable; but I can't help but think a lot of us are puttering around www.fodors.com on Sundays, planning or dreaming, and chatting. If they have to pay overtime to their techies to work on Sundays, it makes even less sense.

Am I wrong about which days see the heaviest use of the website?

Sunday is a great day to be down for maintenance -- Football!!! >-

I just hope fellow fodorites won't be going thru withdrawals.

Except for this week, when I'm home recuperating from surgery, generally weekends, in less than ideal weather, are when I'm MOST likely to want to use Fodors. I wouldn't miss it weekdays during normal business hours, when usually I shouldn't be on it more than very briefly.

First of all the start on Sunday 12 am which is midnight. Sorry Budman didn't mean to kill your football dream

Second it's only (hopefully!) for few hours.

Third: would you rather let them shut it down for just a few hours or get frastrated over problems for several weeks?

Forth: think of time zones. What is pick time for you may be off time for me.

Casandra, I think you woorry more about where you're going next and less about maintenance.

I learned long ago that Saturday and Sunday are by far the two slowest days on Fodors. I'm not sure what this means, except that perhaps a whole lot of posters like coming here from work, but don't like giving up their personal time here on weekends.

I go with Patrick,

I find the weekday nights and mornings are much busier than weekends.

I agree that weekends are by far the slowest and week days are much busier. Must be all those slackers posting from work

I often feel sorry of newbies posting some intricate itinerary question on a Sat evening (US time) and knowing many of the really informed folks won't see it until Monday morning.

&quot;<i>Must be all those slackers posting from work ...</i>&quot;

Janis, LOL. However, some of us are retired and have the joy of posting whenever we feel like it. I've never been happier in my life.

Anselm

&lt; Fodors.com will be offline starting Sunday, January 16, while we perform maintenance on our computer systems. The maintenance will start at about 12 AM on Sunday evening. We should be back in operation by 6 AM on Monday, January 17. &gt;

If I am reading this correctly, it seems like the down time will only be 6 hours (00:00 1/17 - 06:00 1/17). I would say those 6 hours are probably the slowest time on the board.

Of course, they could also mean from 00:00 1/16 - 06:00 1/17, a 30-hours down time.

Hello, Janis! I'll be outta here in 32 minutes, coming back Tuesday morning. See y'all slackers

Some of us are home painting a brick wall in their den and look forward to the end of this project and being outdoors in the Florida sunshine!

And dear Scarlett, if &quot;we&quot; are painting a brick wall in the den why are &quot;we&quot; posting on Fodors, LOL. Taking a break I would assume while dear Yankee works away? Too funny! Hope you two finish up soon. Take care!

Have a relaxing and fun weekend Faina. Think there will even be decent weather!

I appreciate Fodor's giving us the advance notice - it will save the usual frustration of not being able to log in &amp; wondering &quot;is it just me....?&quot;

Have a good weekend everyone.

Jim

OK, Scarlett, as a decorator I'm itching to know. Are you painting over a wall that is made of brick, or are you painting a plain wall as faux brick? Inquiring minds want to know.

Oh Patrick, where is a decorator (YOU!) when I need one!

We have a brick wall in our den/family room. The painters left it natural red brick. It just does not go in a house like ours with our furniture etc.
So today we painted the brick white (Linen White, of course)
One coat of primer, one of Linen and our arms gave out. LoveItaly LOL the Yankee is relaxing on the sofa and I am waiting for the blood to return to my arms.

Now don't go overboard and paint the pup.

LOL Mimi, he is staying faaar from us. He went to the groomer yesterday and sits on the sofa, watching us, giving directions if we miss a spot ( not out loud but we can tell) and keeping his pretty brown curls .. brown ((&amp)

Hi Scarlett, I am so relieved you allowed Yankee to relax for a bit :

BTW, we painted a brick red fireplace once a sort of linen cream color. My parents almost had a heart attack. Scarlett it turned out beautiful and stayed beautiful. So all you hard work will be worthwhile. Just hope dear Pup doesn't brush up against it until the paint dries!!