Quote - 1. The "code" is being re-written and we'll be converting it over "very soon..." Once that's done the site speed will just fly! Or,

2. We're running scripts right now to fix a small glitch, but after it's done in  X   hours the site speed will just fly! Or,
3. What browser are you using? Have you emptied your cache? Have you re-booted? Or,
4. [my current favorite} (fill in any Admin's name) says: "The site speed is just flying right now for me!"

And I don't believe any of that anylonger. This site is getting slower by the day and taking longer and longer to load. Something isn't right here and I'm not saying so I won't be bashing anyone. They can fool some of the people some of the time but they can't fool all the people all the time.