Although Redstone Arsenal didn't make it through the recent winter weather completely unscathed, there are records that show it could have been a lot worse – especially if you're a sports fan.
Some people may remember recent mail shutdowns, such as the one in 2011, when the mail was closed for a few days, but there may be a few who still remember what happened in 1985.
On January 21, 1985, the official low in Huntsville was 11 degrees below zero, but it didn't get that cold right away. The temperature had begun to drop the night before, coinciding with Super Bowl XIX.
In that game, the Miami Dolphins, led by Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino, faced the San Francisco 49ers, led by Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana.
In 1985, thanks to their quarterbacks, the 49ers and Dolphins were two very popular teams.
And while people didn't know for sure when these two quarterbacks would end up in the Hall of Fame, they knew in the same way that anyone who watches football today knows which stars of the game were likely to end up inducted into the Hall of Fame. . Hall.
Like most Super Bowls, this was a highly anticipated event.
It was a pretty good game if you're a 49ers fan. Montana earned Most Valuable Player honors, throwing for 331 TDs, four TDs, three TDs, and one rushing as he led his team to the
Winning 38-16.
But, if you were living in the Post in 1985, you wouldn't have known that, at least not right away, because of this:
“On Sunday, January 20, 1985, Redstone Cable TV experienced an outage in its cable television service on Redstone Arsenal,” William H. Lewis, a corporate vice president, said in the February 6, 1985 issue of the Redstone Rocket.
“This outage began at approximately 4:40 p.m. and was not fully restored until Monday, January 21, at approximately 9:45 a.m.,” he continued. “The main reason for the outage is the massive drop in temperatures we experienced on the dates mentioned above.”
He then went on to describe the material from which the cable used to transmit the signal was made and why temperature would affect it as it did.
He then said: “I am aware that the Super Bowl was being broadcast during our outage and I want to assure you that we have done everything we can to make the fixes as quickly as possible.”
Unlike today, the people living on the site of 1985 didn't have a computer in their pocket connected to a satellite that could at least tell them who won the game, which meant the families and service members living on Redstone Arsenal in 1985. I had no idea who won With the biggest match and most-watched event of the year, until the next day.
