All phone service out where I live.

@TheHorse (206084)
Walnut Creek, California
January 10, 2024 11:27am CST
I am thinking of having stained glass window put in along the side wall of the college chapel where I went to school. It would be in memory of a good college friend of mine who recently passed away. There are several panels there with generic stained glass in them. I would have to contact his family to discuss what his wishes would be. My favorite Bible chapter is Matthew 25, in which Jesus "goes all Mark Twain" and challenges the hypocrites, while simultaneously calling on us to help the poor. This morning I tried calling a fella at the College to get the ball rolling, however slowly. I'm not going to part with my cash any time soon. But I'm interested in how much it would cost, who designs stained glass windows these days, and so on. When I tried to call the College this morning, my land line was dead. I then went to my cell phone. Also dead. Are we under attack? Or did some local towers get blown down last night? My internet works! That's where I am right now. Very odd.
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@FourWalls (62267)
• United States
10 Jan
I wonder if the cold weather in the east is affecting your sunny phone service. I can’t find anything online about news of an expansive outage in California.
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@TheHorse (206084)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Jan
I'd email Comcast. But I don't know how difficult that is.
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@kaylachan (57909)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Jan
That is odd. It takes less data to make a call or send a text, and more to browse the internet. Are you using two different providers? Is your land line digital? Now a days, most if not all landline are.
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@TheHorse (206084)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Jan
I actually don't know. Both are through Comcast. But so is my internet!
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@kaylachan (57909)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Jan
@TheHorse Now that's strange. It's unusual for mobile, phone to be out but not internet. Typically when one service goes down, they all do.
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@TheHorse (206084)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Jan
@kaylachan That's what I would have thought.
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@popciclecold (35255)
• United States
10 Jan
Sorry no phone service. With the wind blowing it's no wonder. Hope it's back soon.
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@TheHorse (206084)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Jan
Heh. The wind is calm here. I wonder what's going on. I do see wet pavement. But it's not even raining right now.
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@RasmaSandra (73570)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Jan
I think that is a wonderful idea to his memory, That is rather strange but then in the Florida news this morning it said many Florida schools had received bomb threats, I have a funny feeling we are no longer in the Age of Aquarius
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@RasmaSandra (73570)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
11 Jan
@TheHorse blowing up the schools
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/florida-schools-latest-target-of-mysterious-bomb-threats-but-no-credible-danger/ar-AA1mLEr5
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@TheHorse (206084)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Jan
@RasmaSandra I am glad no kids blew up. Do we know who would do such a thing?
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@TheHorse (206084)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Jan
Bomb threats for what?
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• Nairobi, Kenya
10 Jan
Sorry about the passing of your college friend. The college team will be very happy for the stained glass window. It could be cyber polygon. Cyber attack.
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@TheHorse (206084)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Jan
Cyber attack was one of my first thoughts.
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@TheHorse (206084)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Jan
@mildredtabitha I have heard nothing.
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• Nairobi, Kenya
10 Jan
@TheHorse Maybe they will update on it on the news on tv.
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@ogbenishyna (2956)
10 Jan
wow! are some alien stuff going on over there or is it the solar storm?
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@TheHorse (206084)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Jan
Is there a solar storm right now?
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@TheHorse (206084)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Jan
@ogbenishyna I saw some guys working on phone lines. I wonder if my phone is back up now.
10 Jan
@TheHorse They said there will be, even some tech billionaires are building underground bunkers.
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@BarBaraPrz (45527)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
10 Jan
Lovely window, is that from the same place as the other you posted? (I must admit, at first look I thought he was playing bagpipes... failing eyesight can be fun!)
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@TheHorse (206084)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Jan
Heh. Yes, it is from the same place.
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@celticeagle (159227)
• Boise, Idaho
11 Jan
I can see your anxiety. I sure hate to think of being without my devices.
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@celticeagle (159227)
• Boise, Idaho
12 Jan
@TheHorse .......What do you do when Willie Nelson calls?
@TheHorse (206084)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Jan
I still have no phone access.
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@wolfgirl569 (95440)
• Marion, Ohio
10 Jan
Hope your phone is working now
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@wolfgirl569 (95440)
• Marion, Ohio
11 Jan
@TheHorse Sounds like something is broken somewhere. Hope they get it fixed soon
@TheHorse (206084)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Jan
It is not. I am calm and trying not to be scared in any way. I am choosing not to load my rifle. But I have locked my door.
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@JudyEv (326023)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Jan
There seems no rhyme nor reason to phone services at times.
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@TheHorse (206084)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Jan
It's all about making money.
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