On August 1, there was an accident in front of Phelps Hospital when a car knocked down a Verizon pole carrying Kendal’s phone system, TV access and Internet communications, resulting in a blackout of those services for everyone.
Much of it was repaired on Sunday but we were TV-less Saturday night with one exception, Kendal’s own internal TV channel. Channel 1970 remained on, showing its normal Saturday night movie.
The phones finally came back late Monday afternoon. It was a lesson for us all on how much we rely on electronic communications.
Luckily, by the time the remnant of Hurricane Isaias arrived, all our services were fully restored. Though residents were warned about the possibility of a power outage, none resulted, and Kendal was also spared serious tree damage.