It's about time we had a server status report site and maybe a reseller mass mailing list that had nothing to do with any other JH servers or datacentres.
Being left completely in the dark for hours just isn't on.
I wasn't aware that Level3 would cease to provide connectivity as well as IPs. Now that the routing issues are solved, things seem back to normal though. Ping times are only 5-10ms slower than using Level3 from where I am.