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Have you heard from Fred ? has he been online?
Yes, we have - and he was - (briefly) the other day. As would be expected, he'd experienced problems with his internet connection .... but he and his family"weathered the storm" and are ok.

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good to see all safe and well ...
... it IS ... !

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... hopefully all others will hear good news soon ...
... hopefully, yes.