Subj : did everyone get what they wanted for Christmas?
To   : August Abolins
From : Bob Roberts
Date : Sat Dec 26 2020 13:11:44

 AA> The phone seemed to have a problem NOT being to receive calls. Not 
 AA> sure how long that problem pre-existed! A caller might hear one 
 AA> ring, but then there would be one loud click, and then nothing. That 
 AA> was happening on both of the land lines. I could test this by 
 AA> calling those lines with my cell phone. I could make an outgoing 
 AA> call on the land lines if I wanted to, but both lines had a lot of 
 AA> scratchy noises and hum. Today, one line has cleared up and is 
 AA> working again. But the other line is still broken.

Perhaps a problem originating from the explosion in Nashville outside the ATT Central switching building?  Lots of services, like 911 and air traffic control were taken down, and not just in Tennessee.  

Bob Roberts
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