Howdy Bill,
I don't go to the Spot much anymore, in large part because of all the outages. Like many of our generation I'm a slave to instant gratification
(Yeah, we worked hard and sacrificed to get where we are, but this here internet thing is addicting!)
EC has provided a very nice service but the current unreliability gets frustrating. So...why not hang our hats right here!
CAS City is the oldest CAS site on the web, it's stable, only been down fer an extended period once that I know of, and they's always some fun folks around!