Everyone on Twitter made the exact same joke during yesterday’s giant Comcast outage
Yesterday, June 29th, Comcast users all across the country experienced major internet outages. The disruption was apparently caused by cut and disrupted fiber optic cables at two specific “infrastructure companies.” Not only did the fiasco remind us just how fragile the internet truly is, but it was also downright annoying for every single person affected (many offices ceased to function for several hours of the day).
As expected, many took to Twitter to air their internet-related grievances (the word “Comcast” is still trending, almost a full 24 hours later). And also as expected, tons of people were making the exact same joke about the “dire” situation. Le sigh.
Take a look:
Has Comcast tried unplugging for 30 seconds then plugging back in?
— Paul Dellevigne (@pauliethesuit) June 29, 2018
#comcastoutage Can someone tell Comcast if they unplug power supply and wait 10 secs and plug back in it should work.
— Wait What (@JBell16148) June 29, 2018
I hear @comcast is having a significant outage. Wondering if they have “unplugged it, and plugged it back in”…? #Comcast
— Warning:Curves Ahead (@warning_curves) June 29, 2018
A live look at @comcast trouble shooting their own equiptment #comcastoutage pic.twitter.com/O1NGG4EWVW
— Blaise (@Double_Dogg) June 29, 2018
Like we said, le sigh. Of course, there were plenty of other jokes to be had (and we’re not mad about it):
Comcast down?
Guess I'll just play hits all afternoon pic.twitter.com/wJz8HUe2yW— Breeze (@Buflo_dolla) June 29, 2018
My place of employment uses Comcast for the internet. Muhahahaha happy Friday to meeee! #comcastoutage pic.twitter.com/WCPHSEVTFC
— Nee-nuh (@Neenah8784) June 29, 2018
Dear Comcast: please fix this problem quickly. Trump’s face is frozen on my tv screen when I try to turn it on. @comcast @comcastcares #comcastoutage
— Beth (@BethM0420) June 29, 2018
Comcast billing department reading tweets demanding credits like: #comcastoutage pic.twitter.com/hfz0lD66AW
— Alex Hernandez (@salejandroh) June 29, 2018
Due to the #comcastoutage my husband and I will be forced to speak to each other tonight. Thanks #Comcast 😳
— Helcha 🇺🇦 ☮️🌻🏳️🌈 (@HellovesRick) June 29, 2018
Suffice it to say, we’re more than happy that the internet is back up and running, and we seriously hope this doesn’t happen again for a VERY long time.
Internet, we need you and we love you — please never leave us. And Twitter…let’s try to keep it fresh, okay?
