We had a third plan. It appears Microsoft didn’t.

By now, many people are aware of the global Microsoft service outage that began Thursday morning. As The Reporter’s email accounts operate through the Microsoft Exchange network, we were affected as well.

Now that we’re living in a world where computer technology is, in fact, becoming less trustworthy and less functional by the day, we at The Reporter work to maintain backups that are as up-to-date as possible. Because of that diligence, we were able to bring you today’s edition without interruption.

As Reporter Publisher Stu Clampitt’s father Stanley used to say, “Always have a third plan.”

We have a third plan.

If this problem persists in days to come, and if you need something published with a tight timeline, you can call our publisher directly at (765) 365-2316 for multiple backup digital information delivery options. If he does not answer, he will call you back as quickly as possible.

Stanley also used to say, “Technology is great … until it’s not.”

Welcome to the age of “until it’s not.”