What to do when iCloud not working ?, what to do when iCloud not working ?

First to begin - I am a big iCloud fan. When it's working, nothing beats it
And then, then there are days like today
Although the support site for iCloud tells me clearly, that there are no reported problems with iCloud at this time - I cannot load for instance Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Notes - consistently over some hours - and yes, I have reported this to Apple - consistently - over the last few hours.
One asks oneself how long the site takes to register problems.
Additionally accessing Apple support sites (including this one) has proved incredibly slow this evening - as if the problem were a more general one ( ? )
The most frustrating aspect of iCloud downtime for me is, that when I make changes in "Contacts" and sometimes in "Calendar" on my computer - they are sometimes not saved when iCloud is down.
It is a pattern I have noticed repeatedly over the last year.
Can anyone suggest ways to ensure this does not happen - there being no "save" function in "Contacts" or in "Calendar"
(would this not perhaps be a useful addition ? - particularly at the times that the iCloud is down)
Thank you
Znon
OSX 10.8.3, Mac Book Pro 13" late 2012, Safari 6.0.3

Welcome to the Apple Community.
First check that all your settings are correct, that reminders syncing (calendars on a computer) is checked on all devices (system preferences > iCloud on a mac and settings > iCloud on a iPhone, iPad or iPod).
Make sure the reminders you are adding are added to your 'iCloud' account and not an 'On My Mac', 'On My Phone' or other non iCloud account (you can do this by checking in accounts on an iOS device by tapping the icon with three lines in the top left corner of the screen, or the right side panel by clicking on the small triangle to the right of the word 'Reminders' in iCal on a computer), non iCloud reminders will not sync.
If you are sure that everything is set up correctly and your reminders are in the iCloud group, you might try unchecking reminders syncing (calendars syncing on a computer) in the iCloud settings, restarting your device and then re-enabling notes syncing.

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