What Did You Do When OzBargain Was down?

Steve238 on 04/02/2024 - 15:01
Last edited 05/02/2024 - 19:31

Please share what you did when our beloved site went down.

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  • AdamFury on 04/02/2024 - 15:01
    +75

    Checked to see if it was back up

    • altomic on 04/02/2024 - 15:06
      +140

      F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, F5, etc

    • HamBoi69 on 04/02/2024 - 15:14

      ?

    • ForkSnorter on 06/02/2024 - 13:34

      While it was down, I did an enormous poo, and I mean gigantic: a fat, 85cm log. I couldn’t flush it down the toilet, so I carried it out into the backyard. I went to get a shovel to bury it, but when I came back a rat was gnawing on it. The rat saw me and tried to carry away a chunk of it. I didn’t want the rat carrying my poo into the neighbour’s yard, so I chased after it, but tripped over a passionfruit vine and landed head first in my own gigantic poo.

  • original15 on 04/02/2024 - 15:01
    +23

    Was a really dark patch in my life

    • reactor-au on 05/02/2024 - 09:27
      +4

      …. And even bigger savings, because I didn't buy anything.

      • Kiro on 06/02/2024 - 08:21

        Money burning a hole through my pocket.

        • Minimum chips on 07/02/2024 - 10:36
          +1

          Well now you need new pants. Self-solving problem.

  • DanielP2 on 04/02/2024 - 15:03
    +38

    I went and viewed cached versions of the site and pretended nothing was wrong

  • djones145 on 04/02/2024 - 15:03
    +19

    turned wifi off and tried
    used 4g and tried loading
    went to local library and used wifi to try load
    went to apply store and used their iphone to try and load
    went to maccas (has a soft serve) and tried loading
    went to work and tried loading
    jumped on a plane and went to singapore and went to a maccas and tried loading

    didnt work

    • congo on 04/02/2024 - 16:03
      +6

      Singapore has a different URL:
      https://www.cheapcheaplah.com/

      • Zacsik on 04/02/2024 - 21:44
        +2

        Man barely any interaction on that site compared to ozb

      • bio on 05/02/2024 - 11:07
        +1

        Wow, zero comments on every deal. It's a ghost city.

        • Chandler on 05/02/2024 - 16:26

          Looking at the front page it's pretty much just neil…

    • imme1386 on 05/02/2024 - 15:13
      +1

      i disagree that u did all that we all know maccas ice cream machines were offline during the down time

  • Gdsamp on 04/02/2024 - 15:04
    +21

    Stopped my DDoS attack, mission accomplished

  • ihfree on 04/02/2024 - 15:07
    +2

    Searched for JVBargain

  • try2bhelpful on 04/02/2024 - 15:08
    +1

    I would’ve gone for a walk but Melbourne is baking at the moment. We washed our Doonas and underlay and everything is outside making sure they are bone dry before going back on the bed.

  • Muzeeb on 04/02/2024 - 15:08
    +35

    Told Mrs Muzeeb it's now or never. So that killed about 27 seconds. The rest was just hitting F5.

    • Jimothy Wongingtons on 04/02/2024 - 15:23
      +13

      If we see a spike in births around 9 months I will tip off the relevant scientific authorities as to possible cause

      • mskeggs on 04/02/2024 - 15:28
        +7

        Pram and car seat deals all over the front page will give it away.

    • CurlCurl on 04/02/2024 - 17:56
      +3

      Told Mrs Muzeeb it's now or never. So that killed about 27 seconds.

      Bragging again?

    • Gunnar on 05/02/2024 - 12:19

      27 seconds? What’s your secret? I can’t even get to half that time!

  • SnowDragon on 04/02/2024 - 15:08
    +3

    Same thing I do when ozbargain is up - nothing.

  • HamBoi69 on 04/02/2024 - 15:09
    +1

    Was attempting to keep cool in this 41 degree heat in Victoria.

    • Some Human on 04/02/2024 - 15:21

      I've been out in it splitting wood all day. Somehow didn't notice it was hot until I came back inside…

      • HamBoi69 on 04/02/2024 - 15:44

        Hoping you’re alright!

      • onetwothreefour on 04/02/2024 - 15:55
        +5

        I've been out in it splitting wood all day

        I wooden do that if I were you.

    • Ghost47 on 04/02/2024 - 16:47
      +1

      It's not as bad as I thought it'd be. Dryness makes it much more bearable.

      • crunchynuts on 07/02/2024 - 09:56

        that's what she said

  • DashCam AKA Rolts on 04/02/2024 - 15:16
    +5

    OzBargain was down? I figured Netscape Navigator on my Windows 3.1/Dos 6 desktop was having a senior moment.

    • Muzeeb on 04/02/2024 - 15:27
      +2

      That makes sense. Cheers

      • DashCam AKA Rolts on 04/02/2024 - 15:49
        +5

        Printing your comment on my dot matrix printer, when I load up the fan fold paper.

    • fab boy on 05/02/2024 - 10:54

      I used Lynx, no problem

  • USER DC on 04/02/2024 - 15:19
    +8

    Isn't it down like almost everyday in afternoon ?? nowadays

    • mapax on 04/02/2024 - 15:21

      It was down for ~2 hours this time

    • capslock janitor on 06/02/2024 - 20:41

      thats what i noticed. thought was my internet before

  • Jimothy Wongingtons on 04/02/2024 - 15:24
    +1

    Went out for extended smoko

  • linkindan on 04/02/2024 - 15:26
    +23

    Paid full price for things I didn’t need

  • 6079 Smith on 04/02/2024 - 15:31
    +3

    Walked in 39 degrees to Bunnings to aimlessly look at things I didn’t want in person

  • pegaxs on 04/02/2024 - 15:31
    +1

    Sat around with friends and family and took bets on what "person" was going to be first to post the inevitable "WhAt DiD yOuSe Do wHiLe oZb wAs DoWn"…

    We also took wagers on who was going to make the first "HeY hAs/WaS OzB DoWn fOr EvErYoNe oF YoUsE oR jUsT mE" post… that promptly gets moved to the "site discussion" mega-thread.

  • randomusername2017 on 04/02/2024 - 15:34
    +9

    OzBargain goes down on members 🤔

  • Benoffie on 04/02/2024 - 15:50
    +1

    I went out for a coffee after watching kdramas. Its 42 here. I shouldve stayed at home.

  • congo on 04/02/2024 - 16:00
    +2

    What has been happening to Ozbargain?
    There is a cloudflare turnstile or something when first opening the page?
    Sometimes, it would say that you have been blocked!

    The server rooms are having a meltdown down?

  • Almost Banned on 04/02/2024 - 16:01

    Wondered if the problem was at my end - or theirs.

  • Steakz on 04/02/2024 - 16:15
    +2

    Huh?

  • Empharand on 04/02/2024 - 16:20
    +12

    Went outside, saw a human and got scared, ran back inside, tried to go on Ozbargain (to no avail) and then cried and peed myself until I became dehydrated, fainted (due to lack of hydration), woke up, checked Ozbargain and wrote this comment

    How about you?

    • WhyAmICommenting on 04/02/2024 - 17:14
      +2

      Go order some Hydralyte for next time.

  • melbourne guy on 04/02/2024 - 16:41
    +2

    Saved money by not buying anything 😂

  • Ghost47 on 04/02/2024 - 16:48
    +3

    Didn't even know it was down.

  • mantra on 04/02/2024 - 16:49
    +3

    tried to get into their data centre
    wouldn't let me in 🥺

    got arrested
    had chance to message my lawyer
    telling everyone on ozbargain instead

  • pyramid on 04/02/2024 - 16:57

    F5

  • Drakesy on 04/02/2024 - 17:15
    +1

    Contemplated going outside for a walk.

    Then caught myself mid thought, and remembered Ozbargain is life. Ain't got no time for distractions.
    F5, F5, F5

  • ihbh on 04/02/2024 - 17:18
    +3

    When did this happen?

    • whyisave on 04/02/2024 - 18:37
      +1

      Around 1pm AEDT (Sun. 4/2)

  • Bii on 04/02/2024 - 17:36
    +1

    Backup for offline reading

  • ahly92 on 04/02/2024 - 17:49
    +1

    Saved a few $$$

    • whyisave on 04/02/2024 - 18:37
      +2

      Saved a few MB

  • 42 on 04/02/2024 - 20:10
    +1

    Saved some money

  • gviddy on 04/02/2024 - 20:20
    +2

    Went straight to Whirlpool to see if anyone was asking if it was down.

  • localhost on 04/02/2024 - 21:15

    Called Premium support, they told me… please wait, your call is very important…

    • mapax on 04/02/2024 - 21:21
      +3

      What are you talking about? If you were a real platinum/premium member you could have just used the platinum site which hasn’t been impacted by the attacks yet.

      • Muzeeb on 04/02/2024 - 21:30
        +1

        And the good thing about that was only platinum members could post deals on the mirror site. No sockpuppeting for 2 hours. Bliss.

  • kaleidoscope on 04/02/2024 - 21:24
    +1

    when was this?

    • Muzeeb on 04/02/2024 - 21:31

      While you were having your nanna nap this afternoon.

      • kaleidoscope on 05/02/2024 - 07:07
        +1

        Lol man, you sound upset because "the site had been down"?

        Also, all my nannas have been long gone and I'm pretty sure I wasn't helping anyone else's nannas to nap either 🤭

  • spaceflight on 04/02/2024 - 22:43
    +1

    Cost me so much money as I had to buy things at full price.

  • Cheap Gamer on 04/02/2024 - 23:40
    +1

    I laughed, then I cried.

  • DMFD on 05/02/2024 - 00:02

    Didnt wait for it to come back up just to make this thread. thats for sure.

  • MrKnowItAll on 05/02/2024 - 00:03
    +1

    Went outside and started building a chicken coop. My bones and muscles hate that ozbargain was down.. but, it's coming along nicely

  • Daddy Chill on 05/02/2024 - 07:51

    So what exactly happened

  • alz on 05/02/2024 - 08:31

    who was down and where

  • 2esc on 05/02/2024 - 09:50
    +1

    Didn't notice it was down.

  • Jared17 on 05/02/2024 - 10:06

    Thought it was only me

  • nanonoise on 05/02/2024 - 10:14
    +1

    Watched my eneloops charge.

  • mavis30551 on 05/02/2024 - 10:22
    +1

    Paid full Retail price on enelooop.
    Feelsbadman

  • Captain M on 05/02/2024 - 13:01

    I use ozbargain as a test for my connectivity when I'm testing out my wifi.

  • ChatCPT on 05/02/2024 - 13:05

    curled up into a ball

  • whitepuma on 05/02/2024 - 13:11
    +1

    i actually saved money when ozbargain was down

  • Cluster on 05/02/2024 - 14:18

    Huddled in a corner, rocking back and forth, hoping JV wouldn't come and eat me during the down time.

  • payless69 on 05/02/2024 - 14:44
    +1

    restocked my Camry with tissues……

  • Stphen on 05/02/2024 - 14:47

    While I waited, I tried to come up with a smart answer for this question, and failed.

  • pmb on 05/02/2024 - 14:56

    Swapped the eneloops out and was back up.

  • sidor351 on 05/02/2024 - 15:39
    +1

    Ended up paying off my mortgage

  • airtime on 05/02/2024 - 16:23

    Didn't even notice it was down.

  • qwijibo on 05/02/2024 - 16:35

    Went back to watching pornhub

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