Incase you were wondering, for 24 hours yesterday, LB was down. This was due to our hosts being struck by some of the worst weather storms this country has seen in many years. Based in Gloucester, the area given live coverage on the BBC News service last night, the centre where our servers run from was assaulted by floods. The centre wasn't flooded, but for whatever reason, service could not be fulfiled and LB went offline for nearly a day. This hasn't happened before, and unfortunately our track-record of exemplorary up-time was compromised.
Whilst we thank our hosts for the sterling efforts they made in getting us back online, we will of course be taking steps to ensure we aren't put in this situation again. It's very rare that these situations occur, but ultimately mankind has yet to master the elements. Until then, we have to give this planet the respect it deserves more than ever.
I'd like to apologise to everyone for not being able to resume service before now, or at least to inform our dedicated readers and members. The service came back online at roughly 6am this morning, meaning for a total of 24 hours, all the LB staff were pulling their hair out and aging themselves about two years ahead of time.
Thank-you for your patience and kind messages.
Picture courtesy of Sky.com
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