Checking in with Elvis on HF20

Hey #ssg. I missed you folks. Hard Fork 20 really threw things for a loop around here. I got so disillusioned, I took a break from steemit and made a pilgrimage to Memphis to see if The King had any words of wisdom.

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Me: Elvis, this hard fork hasn't gone very well.

Elvis: I'm all shook up.

Me: Me too. And I think your sentiments echo those of most steemians. I mean, one week the site goes down for a day, then the very next week it's basically unusable for several days. Both related to the hard fork.

Elvis: All this aggravation ain't satisfactioning me.

Me: You and me both. There was a huge flaw discovered in HF20 a week before it was scheduled to go live. I thought they would probably hold off a bit so they could do some extra testing, but they went ahead with the original timeline for some reason.

Elvis: Wise men say only fools rush in.

Me: Now Elvis, that may be a bit harsh. It's easy to criticize in hindsight. I'm sure they're not fools. It does make me question their motives a bit, though. It seems like they were so amped up to get the new features live, that they forgot about all of us who have been using their system. It all seems a bit shady.

Elvis: We can't go on together with suspicious minds (suspicious minds!).

Me: You're right Elvis. HF20 is past, and the systems they put in place seem to be reaching equilibrium. Hopefully it's time to get back to TCB, as you would say. I appreciate you taking the time to give me some perspective. You're the greatest.

Elvis: Thank you. Thank you very much.

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I felt better after talking to Elvis, so I looked around his house a bit. It's decorated pretty eccentrically, even for the 1970's.

Check out the silver fondue pot.

This monkey thing will haunt my nightmares for a while.

These wedding cufflinks seem worthy of #steemsilvergold.

Here's his honorary badge...

...and his real Colt .45 (model 1911, I believe). Also, that's not a silver bar in the back, but a desiccant of some sort.

It's a little hard to see, because it's under plastic, but the seatbelts of his plane are 24k gold plated.

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So there you have it. Sage advice, silver, and gold from Elvis himself. Hopefully the site stays stable and we can all get back to doing what we do.