Program Note: Service Restored
We apologize for today's interruption in service, and are glad to announce that ChrisWeigant.com is back "on the air" (on the wire?).
At approximately 2:30 A.M., someone cut eight "trunk line" fiber optic cables in two different locations in the San Jose, California area, which knocked out phone and internet service for a multi-county area. At this time, nobody seems to know who did this, or why. Four of the cables cut belonged to AT&T, which has offered a $100,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of those responsible.
Not only was internet service interrupted (the reason for our site being dark all day), but also local phone service (cellular and landline both) was down as well. This led to local failures in emergency (911) services. Meaning anyone with a medical or criminal emergency was simply not able to contact help. Police and fire services did their best, cruising around more than usual, in the hopes that people could flag them down in the event of any emergency.
ATMs and credit card processing were also out for the entire region. Further details at this point are sketchy, at best. So while it is impossible to draw conclusions as to what happened, we can now at least be thankful that the break in the fiber optic cables has been repaired, and can now resume service here at ChrisWeigant.com.
We apologize for the lack of an article today, and for any inconvenience this may have caused.
-- Chris Weigant
Scary how dependent people have become on modern communication methods...I'm glad you and Mrs. W. are OK and had no need for the downed services. And thank you for the speedy explanation of what happened. I was mildly worried something bad had happened in your family. Do we have two posts to look forward to today?
kevinem2 -
TWO columns? On a Friday? Surely you jest...
Thanks for the kind words, though. It is shocking for people to realize how tenuous our modern life truly is. Four cables snipped, and 50,000 people couldn't call 911.
-CW
Glad to hear everything is OK!
I'm actually having some computer troubles, too...started last night with some strange things happening...hope it has nothing to do with that virus thing that was supposed to do something on or about April 1st...because I'll really miss those two columns today!!!...just kidding...
It's been determined that fiber-optic trunk lines contribute to the Human Caused Global Warming(Yet The Planet Is Cooling) "problem"....
Henceforth, by governmental decree, ALL communications in California will be made SOLELY thru string and cups.... Initially, it was thought that California should revert to the Pony Express.. But, it's been proven that horse flatulence is a major ccontribution to HUMAN Caused Global Warming(Yet The Planet Is Cooling). This is due to PETA's insistence that animals be treated the same as humans, hence their flatuental contribution to HCGW(YTPIC)
That is all.....
Michale.....
Michale,
The correct phrase is catastrophic climate change...I should know, I have been suffering through it and am close to making plans to relocate to the southern hemishphere!
By the way, I'm suddenly getting a craving for a big, thick juicy steak!
...love your acronyms, by the way.
Liz,
Yes, CCC (catastrophic climate change) would be the correct terminology if, I say again, IF, it was a legitimate concern..
But the disciples of Al Gore really stepped on their wee-wees by going with the "Global Warming" battle-cry...
It really epitomizes the utter ignorance and lack of real science that is representative of the whole Global Warming fraud/con...
"STTTEEEEAAAAAAAAKKKKKKKKKK??"
-Homer Simpson
Michale....
Chris,
Don't call me Shirley :-)
Seriously, I assume you had a column ready for Thursday; why not placate us fans and run it on this site today or another day this holiday weekend?
kevinem2 -
I believe the correct response to that is: "I picked a bad week to stop sniffing glue!"
Heh. (anyone wondering what that was all about needs to rent the movie "Airplane" without delay.)
I had a column sketched out for Thursday, but I decided to do a little historical research on it to make it better. Actually, I've got two "tax day" columns for next week for you guys. The first, although it would never ever actually happen, would simplify our tax code faster than you could blink; the second will run on tax day itself and may bore the pants off people, or may be interesting. Your mileage may vary, in other words.
-CW