Deadlineexceedederrors With Gae/google Api Refreshing Access Token

Over the last few days I have been encountering DeadlineExceededErrors in my GAE app that interacts with the Google Calendar API. As far as I know these errors have been sporadic;

Solution 1:

I think it may have been due to this issue?

The problem with Google App Engine URL Fetch service to Google Accounts authentication endpoints was resolved as of 5:15 PM US/Pacific on June 7, 2013. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and continued support. Please rest assured that system reliability is a top priority at Google, and we are making continuous improvements to make our systems better.

https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/google-appengine-downtime-notify/TqKVL9TNq2A