and again today? It seems very bad for businesses. Metzger's could only take cash. Pig + Fig could only take tap cards. The Post Office could take debit cards. Last week when this happened Señor Tortas had plenty of customers willing to pay cash, but the bank was not willing to give him more than $500 in change.
The county is part owner in REDINET and could invest in more robust wireless radio antennas to be prepared for future incidents like this to handle any increased load.
Thank you Stephanie! We will never get facts like this from our “local award winning official newspaper.” Land line was of no use to us and we never received a Code Red message.
Seems reckless the County/Contractor did not know the line was there or did not take care when they were digging. When a private citizen digs and cuts any utility, they can be held accountable legally and financially.
What if it would have been a major gas line? Ka BOOM TOWN!
I would like some hard questions asked to the County. What steps are you taking to prevent this from happening again? Why are there not systems in place to prevent this? We think we are the smartest town around, but I question that when preventable incidents like this occur.
13 years ago when I started advocating for better Los Alamos broadband (see blabnow.blog) Kristin Henderson was told the location of the Lumen fiber was secret.
It reminds me of how the County didn't know where the gas lines were at Elk Ridge. The County has more employees per capita who are paid more than anywhere else especially in leadership, but they are never held accountable. The biggest problem isn't redundancy.
and again today? It seems very bad for businesses. Metzger's could only take cash. Pig + Fig could only take tap cards. The Post Office could take debit cards. Last week when this happened Señor Tortas had plenty of customers willing to pay cash, but the bank was not willing to give him more than $500 in change.
The county is part owner in REDINET and could invest in more robust wireless radio antennas to be prepared for future incidents like this to handle any increased load.
Thank you Stephanie! We will never get facts like this from our “local award winning official newspaper.” Land line was of no use to us and we never received a Code Red message.
Also having a line land helps
Seems reckless the County/Contractor did not know the line was there or did not take care when they were digging. When a private citizen digs and cuts any utility, they can be held accountable legally and financially.
What if it would have been a major gas line? Ka BOOM TOWN!
I would like some hard questions asked to the County. What steps are you taking to prevent this from happening again? Why are there not systems in place to prevent this? We think we are the smartest town around, but I question that when preventable incidents like this occur.
13 years ago when I started advocating for better Los Alamos broadband (see blabnow.blog) Kristin Henderson was told the location of the Lumen fiber was secret.
It reminds me of how the County didn't know where the gas lines were at Elk Ridge. The County has more employees per capita who are paid more than anywhere else especially in leadership, but they are never held accountable. The biggest problem isn't redundancy.