Re: electoral-vote is back

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 12:08:42 -0800 (PST)
 >
 > Note: Sorry for the very late posting today. Many people wrote to us 
 > suspecting that we were hacked. Actually the problem was a bit more 
 > mundane. The fiber-optic cable leading to the datacenter we use, 
 > just outside of Albany, NY, was severed. Whether it was a 
 > (gophergate?) or a backhoe (backhoegate?), we don't know, but crews 
 > worked for hours to find the break and fix it. Sorry for the 
 > inconvenience.

Ah.  Well, the more mundane explanation is always preferable.