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- From: kam@hermes.dlogics.com (Kevin Mitchell)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
- Subject: Re: Kauai Communications Out
- Message-ID: <telecom12.714.7@eecs.nwu.edu>
- Date: 14 Sep 92 14:49:50 GMT
- Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu
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- Organization: TELECOM Digest
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- X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 12, Issue 714, Message 7 of 12
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- john@zygot.ati.com (John Higdon) writes:
-
- > Second, key components of Hawaii's hurricane tracking system were
- > never repaired or replaced after failing some time ago. In other
- > words, the storm was somewhat of a surprise.
-
- 'Scuse me, but I knew from the Weather Channel that the storm was
- approaching Hawaii, where landfall was expected, and where there were
- warnings. How could it have been a surprise in this day of weather
- satellites? Do they get the Weather Channel in Hawaii?
-
- I knew all about it, and I live in _Chicago_. In fact, a family friend
- was on his honeymoon in Honolulu (some honeymoon, huh?), and we'd
- heard news of what was going on by phone.
-
-
- Kevin A. Mitchell (312) 266-4485
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