LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Christa Sprouse and other Fern Creek homeowners are happy their power is back on after being without for nearly three days.
"We've been walking up here everyday since Sunday afternoon since it seems like an eternity, checking and watching, seeing them repair the powerlines," she said.
The storm brought out the true meaning of "love thy neighbor." Sprouse's neighbors, who had power, allowed her to connect to their electricity.
"They're very kind, they just let us run a power cord over and we would plug our fridge in and we plug our phones in," she said.
Five minutes away from Sprouse's house, Meagan Hall was visiting her parents. She spent most of her time bonding with her family in the dark.
Hall's family relied on a generator. It was a necessity since her mother is getting treatments.
"There was only one left so we were thankful for the one," said Hall.
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That one generator allowed her family to be more comfortable.
"We try to turn it into a good experience pretend like we're camping, open up the windows, a little family time do some puzzles," Hall said.
Meagan's father, Chris, was nervous during Sunday's powerful storm and stressed about not having electricity.
"Nobody likes living in the dark, and as they say, 'dark is evil and not having power is evil,'" he said. "It was just one of those things you hope you don't have to go through again and be fortunate enough that the roof stayed in tact."
Not only does he have air conditioning once again, but his home didn't sustain much damage.
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