count = 0
wantoff = true
msgs = new Array(	
  "please wait...", 
  "I said\, PLEASE WAIT - site under construction" 
);
function xon() { document.body.id = 'x' }
function xoff() { if (wantoff) document.body.id = '' }
function msg() { wantoff=false; alert(msgs[count]); if (count<msgs.length-1) count++; wantoff=true }