Yes, I figured most people are getting through because like I said I was able to see that some people posted this morning. And I can get to other websites anywhere else online with no problem, it's only the BearShare pages that don't work for me. So it can't be a problem on my own computer.
Perhaps it is a problem with my ISP, but then why only with BearShare????
A few minutes later.....
Okay, all is well now. For whatever reason, I can access .com and .net again.
Life-threatening emergency is over.