Out of 22,500 customers for our local power company, there are 4,800 left to hook up, and unfortunately, I am one of those 4,800. The biggest reason we aren't hooked up yet, is the alleys in the neighborhood are littered with trees and limbs. The tree crews have to get in and clear the trees before the power company can come in.
We have neighbors with gas stoves, so we have a means to cook food, and I have a gas fireplace, which is what has been heating the house.
About 2,000 generators have been sold here as well as thousands of kerosene heaters. Each store that had these sold out within hours.
From a sales standpoint, I am wandering how many customers have equipment that has been damaged from this storm. Our service department will be swamped when power comes back up for all the customers.
Thanks again for the prayers and support. It means more than you will know.
I have spoken with older folks around here and to there knowledge, it has been over 100 years that this area had an ice storm to this extent.