We also lost power for 24 hours and had no cable for 38 hours . It was n't until Saturday afternoon that we were able to watch TV or get on the internet to actually get the details of the storm . Saturday morning we packed the contents of the refrigerator in coolers with ice .
Question: What may be the reason for it taking longer to get cable back ?
The answer to the above question:


The cable company had more of a mess to deal with .