My 13-year-old son, sitting behind me in the office, and working on his own genealogy, just mentioned,
"Dad, I think FamilySearch lost all their records!"
Thinking that maybe his computer had lost its internet connection, I turned around to check it out. He then provided this further explanation:
"See, the 1970 U.S. census doesn't show up in their list of records."
Smiling, and thrilled that he's trying so hard, I had a great opportunity to teach him about the availability of our census records. And while we won't have access to the 1970 census for another 27 years, it's exciting to have someone else in the house with whom I can talk about genealogy! Even if it's when I'm trying to get my work done.
Just fyi most of the 1890 Census survived the fire, but became a water soaked moldy mess, whose destruction was authorized by Congress in 1933.
See:
http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1996/spring/1890-census-1.html