As more residents lose power, it is a race against the clock to get power restored as quick as possible.
“We worked all night then all the next day, went home slept for a couple hours and came bac,” said Caldwell. “This storm, it’s been a lot different than the rest of them. It’s almost like a hurricane, it’s just been coming in waves. One comes through in Dothan, so we’d head to Dothan and get all them on. Then, one came over here to Samson.”
This maximizes coverage area, but makes it to where only one or two people could be working in a specific area. “We’re tired. We’ve been working so you’ve got to slow down sometimes and think about what you’re doing because electricity doesn’t forgive you,” said Caldwell. “You know, it’s not like a lot of things, you make mistake with it, you’re going to know.”“We are not going to stop until the last one is on, so we’re coming,” said Caldwell. “If you are out of power now, we’re coming for you. It’s just a matter of time before we get there.