Ever since the Great AFF Crash of March 2012, clearing browser cache has been a mantra and a way of life. LOL. If I can't log in or if I'm experiencing problems, I go to tools for Chrome and settings for my phone and tablet and I clear cookies, data, etc. I feel so smart whenever I paste: Clear your browser data and then log in again. If you still experience problems, contact Support [that was before when we use the tickets.] Yes, paste, because I copy it from my list of default replies. 

Apparently, if they didn't change the layout, AFF will go over the bandwidth limit. Wow, the site is overloaded. According to Wiki, once we go over the bandwidth cap we need to pay and also,

Once a fixed download cap has been reached by the end user, the speed at which they access the internet is usually throttled to a slower speed, cut off, or they are charged for excess data usage.

So, choose: The layout or we suffer slow page loading, cut off or charged for excess data usage.

Boss won't fix something that isn't broken. A disaster is about to happen if they didn't update/upgrade/change.

Memorize this line: If problem arises, clear browser data. [if only i could do this offline]

- Keeper 

/but the layout designer's tastes though... aha... okay... sorry...