We had a big storm on the west coast of california this weekend, and I spent a day without power.  Here's why:

 (That picture was taken quite near my house, and I drove by that tree dragging the power lines earlier than this photo was taken.  A house on the same street, a few blocks away, burned down because of downed power lines.)

And my school turned off all the compute servers because of power fluctuations, and tha's where I get most of my important email.  I mean, sure, I can still send email out on any one of the 8 other accounts I have, but those places are not where anyone tries to contact me.  I feel so at sea with no email.  Yes, I know, my house didn't burn down, and I should count my blessings, but that sort of approach doesn't normally make me feel better.  I want my email back.

So anyway, if I'm being stupid with my queue and such right now, that's why.  No power, then no email.  I don't note when I have member comments, etc.