Sunday afternoon, while gathering the kids in the car to head home from church, my cell phone rang. My neighbor was informing us that a tree fell across our driveway and took out the power. She told us to plan on parking in their driveway when we got home.

Anticipating a mess when we got to the house, we were greeted with the exact opposite. Thanks to the quick work of Cobb EMC, the men had the power back on within 15 minutes of us returning home. A span of approximately an hour and a half passed from the time our other neighbors called the power company to the minute the guys drove away.

Most importantly, the power was back on before my supply of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream became soup. Continue reading “Project 366: Day 114” →