diff --git a/gossamer_forums.rb b/gossamer_forums.rb
index 0c3192f..f5ddf43 100644
--- a/gossamer_forums.rb
+++ b/gossamer_forums.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Federated Computer, Inc.
 # David Sainty <saint@federated.computer>  2024 A.D.
 # Gossamer Threads to Discourse -- Migration-Import Script
-# v0.48.8 20-20-20, efforts to deal with MySQL connectionf failure issue
+# v0.49 Work on Mysql brokenness
 
 require 'mysql2'
 require 'open-uri'
@@ -30,17 +30,17 @@ class GossamerForumsImporter < ImportScripts::Base
     super
       begin
 
-        # Database configuration for ActiveRecord
-        # This is not used, except for pool size... issue with our Bitnami Discourse?
-        ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(
-          adapter: 'postgresql',
-          database: 'slowtwitch',
-          username: 'admin',
-          password: "yxnh93Ybbz2Nm8#mp28zCVv",
-          host: 'slowtwitch.northend.network',
-          pool: 20, # Adjust based on concurrency needs
-          timeout: 5000
-        )
+#        # Database configuration for ActiveRecord
+#        # This is not used, except for pool size... issue with our Bitnami Discourse?
+#        ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(
+#          adapter: 'postgresql',
+#          database: 'slowtwitch',
+#          username: 'admin',
+#          password: "yxnh93Ybbz2Nm8#mp28zCVv",
+#          host: 'slowtwitch.northend.network',
+#          pool: 20, # Adjust based on concurrency needs
+#          timeout: 5000
+#        )
 
         # Initialize MySQL client to connect to Gossamer Forums database
         @mysql_client = Mysql2::Client.new(
@@ -1127,11 +1127,11 @@ class GossamerForumsImporter < ImportScripts::Base
     # Use CachedThreadPool for dynamic thread management
 ####    pool = Concurrent::CachedThreadPool.new
 ######    pool = Concurrent::FixedThreadPool.new(7)
-    pool = Concurrent::FixedThreadPool.new(12)
+    pool = Concurrent::FixedThreadPool.new(10)
 
     # Define the connection pool inside the method
 ######    mariadb_pool = ConnectionPool.new(size: 14, timeout: 100) do
-    mariadb_pool = ConnectionPool.new(size: 24, timeout: 100) do
+    mariadb_pool = ConnectionPool.new(size: 10, timeout: 100) do
       Mysql2::Client.new(
         host: "slowtwitch.northend.network",
         username: "admin",