extremely high latencies to spreadsheets API? status dashboard for this API?

[adam sah]

example request:

INFO     2011-12-10 01:59:59,379 remote_spreadsheet.py:179] force=True
fetching https://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/list/0AqtkK-...(key hidden
for security reasons).../3/public/values?rnd=1323482399
INFO     2011-12-10 02:00:56,986 remote_spreadsheet.py:232] saving:
key=0AqtkK-...

i.e. 60 seconds to download a SS.

this is originating from an app engine app that reads from thousands of
SSs-- while we cache the heck out of them, we do need to reload from time
to time.

thanks,
adam