And what if I did have a need for my BTC0.5 that has been stuck there for 12+ hours?
I don't (and I don't leave that much in there anyway) but that's not the point. I LIKE the pool, I LIKE Luke and WK, they seem like good people. But over the last 6 weeks this has happened way to many times. I know 2 people with a combined 1.8 TH who left the pool because of this. Difficulty is up and the pool hashrate is dropping because of things like this.
-Dave
To be frank, I don't get why so many here insist on treating mining like it's an ATM. It's unrealistic and shows a drastic lack of understanding of the mining business. You're engaged in a speculative venture, there are no guarantees.
Hell, even real (physical) miners have to deal with variance and timing issues, albeit in the form of contracts and delivery, fluctuations in refining output based on the quality of ore, etc. Not even gold miners have guaranteed income. Less so, given the Fed and CB manipulation of the commodities markets...