In Carroll County farmers are facing the longest wait for power. Many have been relying on generators for several days now to keep their operations running.
"Just trying to sustain the pigs life and our life," said Matt Danner at his family's farm near Templeton. The Danners say they've run several of their generators to the breaking point. They were able to buy several new ones today though, to help bring power to their shop that is providing relief for near-by utility crews. The family opened up their farm to the BBC Electrical team out of Missouri, offering hot showers to the workers and a place to de-ice equipment.
"We're all in this together," said Danner. "They can't bring their shop here so we try to provide what we can," he said.
"This is actually the first time I've been on a storm where this happened," said BBC General Forman Justin Huggins of the Danner's generosity. Huggins says progress hasn't been easy for his team. Though the ice that weighed down lines and snapped poles this week has melted, the rain and warmer temperatures bring their own set of problems. "It helped us to a point but it also hurt us because it shock-loaded a lot more lines...so then that set us back even further," he said.
In the town of Carroll, power to some neighborhoods was turned back on Saturday morning. Now homeowners must face the next battle--their yards. "It looked like somebody dropped a bomb here," said Michael Goodwin looking at the limbs covering his front yard.
Crews say Mother Nature will continue to play a major role in how their repairs will proceed.
"Just trying to sustain the pigs life and our life," said Matt Danner at his family's farm near Templeton. The Danners say they've run several of their generators to the breaking point. They were able to buy several new ones today though, to help bring power to their shop that is providing relief for near-by utility crews. The family opened up their farm to the BBC Electrical team out of Missouri, offering hot showers to the workers and a place to de-ice equipment.
"We're all in this together," said Danner. "They can't bring their shop here so we try to provide what we can," he said.
"This is actually the first time I've been on a storm where this happened," said BBC General Forman Justin Huggins of the Danner's generosity. Huggins says progress hasn't been easy for his team. Though the ice that weighed down lines and snapped poles this week has melted, the rain and warmer temperatures bring their own set of problems. "It helped us to a point but it also hurt us because it shock-loaded a lot more lines...so then that set us back even further," he said.
In the town of Carroll, power to some neighborhoods was turned back on Saturday morning. Now homeowners must face the next battle--their yards. "It looked like somebody dropped a bomb here," said Michael Goodwin looking at the limbs covering his front yard.
Crews say Mother Nature will continue to play a major role in how their repairs will proceed.
