DALLAS — It was hard to see where the trees began and the wires end on Lenway Street in South Dallas. “It’s hazardous over here. Somebody needs to get on down here,” said Shernette Savage, a South Dallas resident.
In the Queen City neighborhood, there was one side with power on and the other still in darkness. “I’ve been truly blessed and fortunate to not have any power outages, nothing,” said Mark James, a South Dallas resident.
“They won’t even come cut the tree down. God,” said Sharon Diann Murphy, another resident.
Murphy and her neighbors’ power have been out since Tuesday. “Moving my food. My health is getting bad. I’m falling and I’m dizzy. I’m spinning in the head coming out of a hot sleep.” said Murphy.
Powerlines and trees were down. Poles were barely hanging on. Residents have only grown in frustration. “Pissed off,” said Shernette Savage, a resident in the Queen City neighborhood. “We need to be compensated for the things that we’re losing up in here.”
Savage said the last time she saw any crews there was Tuesday. “Neglected. They don’t care. That’s the way I’m feeling,” said Savage.
“I would like to think the city has everybody’s best interest in mind. But of course, being as long as I have been a resident in this area, I kind of know how it goes. It’s kind of…I hate to say it. It’s kind of what we expect,” said James.
Savage put her own safety cones to keep people who ignore the caution tape from driving over the downed wires. We’re going to do what we have to do to survive and keep things going until it gets right or somebody comes over to help speak up,” said Savage.
Some residents bought generators and shared them with neighbors. Others opened their doors to help. “We always trying to have a good relationship with each other on the block. We’re going to always look out and watch out for each other,” said James.
Oncor told WFAA they could not give an exact day for restoration with storms continuing to travel through the region.
Although physically and emotionally drained, residents have been finding the silver lining. “Yes, but God’s got us. He sent us some fresh and cool air. I’ve got both my front and back door open, so it’s going to be good,” said Murphy.
Oncor has been reminding resident that when you see downed wires, treat it as if it’s a live wire. Do not go near it. Instead, call 911 and report it.
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