hate to waste another post, but how many confirms does lucky coin LKY take before paying and why is it taking soooo long?

also, is this round of LTC really bad luck time-wise, or is that about normal?
    Est. Time To Find Block   108 Hours 16 Minutes
    Time Since Last Block   116 Hours 38 Minutes

and, hate to be a pest by asking again, but what about the idea of not switching until a block is found (switch triggered only at block-found) -- scrypt only.