Subj : FidoGazette Vol 12 no 48 To : Daryl Stout From : Janis Kracht Date : Sun Dec 02 2018 15:48:00 Hi Daryl, >> Ward Dossche chatted with him on facebook - Ward relayed info from Bill say >> that Bill's power line was clipped by utility company workmen by accident.. >> guess the power loss fried some or all of Bill's equipment. Bill also later >> Ward know that he (Bill) was waiting for some insurance funds to rebuild his >> system, etc. I'm not sure how that worked out.. but that is probably why he >> been "away" for so long. He's likely using a tablet or some such to talk on >> facebook, but probably isn't really ready to do the whole fidonet thing yet. > OK, that helps. One of my users, a Visiting Sysop, wanted to know > about the situation. Bill should get some compensation from the power > company, IMO. I agree but I also know (at least in the North East) how tight the mucky-mucks in the Utility business can be... :( Here's hoping he is able to come back sooner than later :) Take care, Janis --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-3 * Origin: Prism bbs (1:261/38) .