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Comment Fairfax, VA (Score 2) 16

We were out for over 9 hours here in Fairfax (VA suburb of Washington, DC). I live on the border of Fairfax and Alexandria (also near Arlington).

Service stopped around noon (maybe a little before, or after; I didn't notice right away and then thought it was just me. It came back at 9:34 PM.

During the outage I was able to text message at least some Verizon customers. But when it came back, I got a flood of texts from other people who I think are on other carriers. During the outage my FIOS internet worked fine (no land line though).

For some reason, my iPhone was unable to make calls over Wifi. I had that enabled, but dialing a number did the same thing as a carrier call: an instant "Call Failed". No matter what I was trying to call.

People on the Internet around here said that there was also no way to call 911 from any phone on Verizon Wireless.

This was a massive disaster affecting public safety, as well as the government and military. Verizon is the biggest carrier here in the D..C. area.

Comment Ooooh, I'm TELLING (Score 2) 75

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This is the third time in seven minutes that you have opened the refrigerator.
Your average time with the door open is 45 seconds.
You stared into the fridge for 80 seconds and did not remove or replace any items.
You access the refrigerator every 73 minutes.

YOUR ENERGY PENALTY SCORE: 175.
(The state recommendation is 45. You will be assessed.)

***
You consumed 800 unapproved calories today.
Overall, you over-consumed: Fat (29%), Carbohydrates (55%).
YOUR FOOD HEALTH SCORE: 19
(Your insurance company will asses a rate penalty.)

***
ALERT:
Your daily steps, sleep hours, screen time,
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In addition to fines and penalties,
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1. Your DRIVING PRIVILEGES have been suspended
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It has been disabled.
(You may still walk or use public transit.)

2. Your SOCIAL BURDEN SCORE has been updated.
This has been reported to your employer,
who may reduce your pay accordingly.

3. Your INTERNET PRIVILEGE has been restricted
to REMEDIAL content for the next 6 months.

Your VOTING privilege will be suspended for one year
if your score averages below 77 for the 9 month window.

You can review your scores at any time by voice query,
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NOTE:
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