I haven't made a bitcoin transaction in a while. Just did one, expecting delays, with all the hype going on. 7 confirmations in 28 minutes. Surprised? Ah, yep.
Yep... there is a lot of unsubstantiated talk going on regarding clogged blocks. In the past couple of months, I have made more than 30 transactions, and most were completely confirmed (useable with at least 3 confirmations) in less than an hour... I tried a few transactions with low to no fees (near freebies), just to see for myself, and those freebies took longer but were all confirmed and useable in less than 10 hours.