Three cheers for Alex, who does an amazing job keeping the site running seamlessly. Very few of us have any idea how much work he does, because he works quietly and never complaining nor boasting. As so many of us have expressed at various times, even a short time without MobileRead can be a painful period of separation!
So every one in a while it's good to toot his horn, and say WELL DONE ALEX!!!! YAY!!!
And, of course, that stands true no matter how well or badly the 5 min downtime goes.