I just got an email from Verizon yesterday (1/24/2016, 20:07 UTC), with the subject
"Jonas is coming, are you ready"?
... and it contains advice such as "The most common storm-related occurance is a power outage which can affect your Verizon services."
Verizon advises that, in order to deal with a power outage ...
- To resolve most issues, unplug and reconnect your Verizon equipment.
- Didn't work? Visit verizon.com/outage for answers to common questions or to submit a repair request.
The email closes with the admonition to "Stay warm and stay safe".
In short, it reminds me of the laughable missives the good old Ma Bell PR department used to send: it was the home of Daddy's boys and Momma's girls with vaguely defined missions and even more vaguely defined duties; a place where the most important job qualification was having a relative at fourth-line or above.
Bill