We're sincerely sorry about the slowdowns... we can't get in ourselves to do maintenance work when it's like that.
We believe it's related to our server, which shares all our sites, including DealWatch, which peaks on Wednesdays and Thursdays. As much as we'd love to have a couple more servers to spread the wealth out on, we just can't afford it right now. The banner ads generate diddly for revenue, but diddly is always better than none I guess...
Thanks for sticking around during the slow times, though...