maxine in ri > writes:
> In the 84 hurricane that hit RI, Robert, IIRC, we were without power
> for close to a week, and it would have been longer had not the linemen
> from Canada come down to lend a hand.

You sure about the year? 84 wasn't that much of a hurricane year as
far as damage, except for Diana which hit NC.

The big one I can recall from that period that hit RI was Gloria in
1985, and then Bob in 1991.

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Richard W Kaszeta

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