This is a little off topic and no, it's not a "I hate FFXI rant." If you guys want to see some very pissed off people, head over to the FFXI main forum, where you will probably encounter entirely far too many threads about CoP (Chains of Promathea) and it not being released today.
Someone listed a bunch of excuses they had heard while calling around to see if anyone got it in. So far, the number 1 reason seems to be Hurricaine Ivan, followed shortly by the confused "Ummm.. We should have it, but don't."
All I can say is that I'm very glad to not be playing, as I'm sure I'd be one of those people pulling my hair out... well, that and I'm glad WoW won't be shipping in the middle of Hurricaine season. Worst I'll have to deal with is maybe some ice covered roads... but that won't be too bad :)