Yup, back to normal . . .
Everything was OK early in the morning (before 8:00), but kind of spastic an hour ago. For instance I checked the Imperial forum thread regarding the Philco POD posted a couple of days ago. Supersuds had made a new reply and I wanted to see it - these Philco "high frequency" machines always fascinate me - but the thread would only partially load. I finally gave up, but noticed other threads and forums were also slow. Checked in again a few minutes ago and everything was completely normal.
It's amazing how unhappy I am when deprived of AW for even a short while, must be some sort of addiction!