You're not nuts, YouTube & related sites are having 'access issues'

'Access issues' are affecting YouTube this evening.
You're not nuts.

YouTube is down as of 6pmish Pacific time (Los Angeles, USA).

Thanks for your reports about YouTube, YouTube TV and YouTube Music access issues. We're working on resolving this and will let you know once fixed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and will keep you updated.
— Team YouTube (@TeamYouTube) October 17, 2018

If I were YouTube I would restart the service and then enter one of these codes pic.twitter.com/T08WZTr0Zn
— Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton) October 17, 2018

Never seen YouTube down for 30+ minutes like this before