"I wanted to stay (home), light fires and tough it out,” said Fred Hamon, whose family lost electricity early this week. "Daphne wanted to stay warm, so I decided we’d go with her plan.”
The couple’s twin daughters, ninth-graders Allie and Samantha, said they appreciated having a cozy place to stay.
"At home, no matter how many blankets you get, you cannot keep warm at all,” Samantha said. "We all had to pile in one big bed for a while.”
At a country store in Cookson, owner Shellie Lemler conducted business in the shadows. A generator provided electricity, but the interior was lit by lamp and lantern.
She said candles, propane, wood starter and bread were going fast.
"It was kind of slow until we got the "Open” sign on,” said Lemler, who lost power Tuesday. Lemler worried about perishables kept at her family’s restaurant nearby.
"You’re losing all your frozen food,” said Lemler. "It’s amazing. Nineteen degrees outside but it won’t stay frozen.”
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