Owensboro was devastated by the ice storm. More than eighty percent of Daviess County had no utilities; even cell phones were down. The hotels closed due to the power outage. What few gas stations that had power for the pumps had long lines waiting. Daddy Dave filled the 4-wheel drive Jeep, transferred the baby seats and evacuated the family south. Bowling Green’s hotels were full of people from other parts of Kentucky who had lost power and southern utility employees traveling north to help restore power. We stayed Wednesday night at the Hilton Gardens near the Bowling Green Convention Center, where we did several loads of laundry and enjoyed a warm, comfortable night’s sleep. The next day we moved south to the more modestly priced Hampton Inn in Smryna, Tennessee, close to our friends Al and Lisa Bell.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Refugees on the move
Owensboro was devastated by the ice storm. More than eighty percent of Daviess County had no utilities; even cell phones were down. The hotels closed due to the power outage. What few gas stations that had power for the pumps had long lines waiting. Daddy Dave filled the 4-wheel drive Jeep, transferred the baby seats and evacuated the family south. Bowling Green’s hotels were full of people from other parts of Kentucky who had lost power and southern utility employees traveling north to help restore power. We stayed Wednesday night at the Hilton Gardens near the Bowling Green Convention Center, where we did several loads of laundry and enjoyed a warm, comfortable night’s sleep. The next day we moved south to the more modestly priced Hampton Inn in Smryna, Tennessee, close to our friends Al and Lisa Bell.
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