I think that this is the first time that the road to our camp has made it into the newspapers. I wish it was for better news than this.
We've been without television at the camp since the digital changeover in June of last year. In the fall, we made contact with a very helpful man, Miguel, at Comcast who said assured us that cable could and would be strung to our property. Through the fall and winter and spring, he navigated through the approval processes and change requests that led to a work order to begin installation this week. The poles, dating back to the
Rural Electrification project of the New Deal, are jointly owned by the power and telephone companies. National Grid finished its make-ready work a couple of weeks ago, clearing away branches around the poles and lines and making other adjustments. We needed a new, taller pole on our property, which was installed in June.
Last Saturday morning, an installation crew from Comcast showed up. They first pulled a wire from our pole, the last on the line, back toward the last cable
connection a dozen poles away. During the week, the crew then installed the cable that would carry the precious signals to our 25-year-old television. (With the installation, we will also get Internet access. Currently, we have a wireless gadget that I have to hang in a particular corner of the house to fetch a signal.)
This morning, we'd just read the news about the accident in the newspaper when I received a call from Miguel. He apologized that the project would be delayed. OSHA had investigated yesterday. He would be meeting with an engineer from National Grid on-site to review plans for changes to the power lines to ensure safe completion of the installation. I assured him that safety of the workers is paramount to us. Work is hard enough as it is without the dangers of injury.We sent along our wishes for a speedy recovery to the linesman. TV can wait.
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