diff --git a/watchtower-plugin/retrier.py b/watchtower-plugin/retrier.py
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+from tower_info import TowerInfo
+from net.http import send_appointment
+from exceptions import TowerConnectionError, TowerResponseError
+
+
+class Retrier:
+    def __init__(self, retry_delta, max_retries, temp_unreachable_towers):
+        self.retry_delta = retry_delta
+        self.max_retries = max_retries
+        self.temp_unreachable_towers = temp_unreachable_towers
+        self.retry_count = {}
+
+    def do_retry(self, plugin):
+        while True:
+            tower_id = self.temp_unreachable_towers.get()
+            tower_info = TowerInfo.from_dict(plugin.wt_client.db_manager.load_tower_record(tower_id))
+
+            try:
+                for appointment_dict, signature in plugin.wt_client.towers[tower_id]["pending_appointments"]:
+                    plugin.log("Retrying: sending appointment to {}".format(tower_id))
+                    response = send_appointment(tower_id, tower_info, appointment_dict, signature)
+                    plugin.log("Appointment accepted and signed by {})".format(tower_id))
+                    plugin.log("Remaining slots: {}".format(response.get("available_slots")))
+
+                    tower_info.appointments[appointment_dict.get("locator")] = response.get("signature")
+                    tower_info.available_slots = response.get("available_slots")
+
+                    # Update memory and TowersDB
+                    tower_info.pending_appointments.remove([appointment_dict, signature])
+                    plugin.wt_client.db_manager.store_tower_record(tower_id, tower_info)
+                    plugin.wt_client.towers[tower_id] = tower_info.get_summary()
+
+                    if tower_id in self.retry_count:
+                        self.retry_count.pop(tower_id)
+
+                tower_info.status = "reachable"
+                plugin.wt_client.towers[tower_id]["status"] = "reachable"
+                plugin.wt_client.db_manager.store_tower_record(tower_id, tower_info)
+
+            except TowerConnectionError:
+                if tower_id not in self.retry_count:
+                    self.retry_count[tower_id] = 1
+                else:
+                    plugin.log("Retry {} failed for tower {}, backing off".format(self.retry_count[tower_id], tower_id))
+                    self.retry_count[tower_id] += 1
+
+                if self.retry_count[tower_id] <= self.max_retries:
+                    self.temp_unreachable_towers.put(tower_id)
+                else:
+                    plugin.log("Max retries reached, abandoning tower {}".format(tower_id))
+                    self.retry_count.pop(tower_id)
+
+                    tower_info.status = "unreachable"
+                    plugin.wt_client.towers[tower_id]["status"] = "unreachable"
+                    plugin.wt_client.db_manager.store_tower_record(tower_id, tower_info)
+
+            except TowerResponseError as e:
+                # FIXME: deal with tower errors, such as no available slots
+                plugin.log(str(e))