applied an update to one of the WP blogs, the other one is automatically updated. no change, still get 503.
I dont know if WP server got trashed, overloaded? or what.
In one thread about this error, it was posted that their memory was maxed out, whereas my virtual (and physical) memory is almost nil. So memory isnt the problem.
Over the years, admins have been slower and slower to respond to free users, which is understandable since the number of paid users has risen: they get priority.
The rule of TANSTAAFL still applies!!