Ice Storm of 79

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I always heard that the ice storm of ‘76 was the bad one. Was ‘79 worse here?

1976 was the worst in my memory. I was a telephone installer then, working in NW Detroit and Redford. They sent a bunch of us to Oakland and Macomb Counties for several days, working 14 hour shifts rehanging phone cable and service wires once Detroit Edison was done in an area [[joint use poles, they got to fix the dangerous stuff first). I've never seen so many downed trees before or since.