No thanks.
sigh
Yeah, you're both right. I'll move the images local. Not intending to leach. Just trying to lighten up an otherwise kinda depressing post. Seeing four years of work come crashing down.
As pg says, running a startup is like being repeatedly hit in the face.
Be ready to be surprised, the next link to a meme you click could be a gore-fest.
Some of us are still on shared servers or have limited bandwidth, or just care on principle.
When the leechers are popular forums it can be a definite tax.
Making a local thumbnail isn't that difficult, likely in whatever language you happen to use.