THE WEEK. I’LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT. COMING UP IN THE FORECAST , BUT YOU CAN GET ALL THE
INFORMATION YOU NEED ON OUR
4WARN WEATHER APP. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. KIM FOR THOUSANDS OF
DTE CUSTOMERS, IT IS 1/6 DAY IN
THE DARK END FOR SOME BUSINESSES
. THEY’RE LOSING A LOT OF MONEY
BECAUSE OF IT RIGHT NOW. DTE
SAYS 29,000 CUSTOMERS ARE STILL
WITHOUT POWER RIGHT NOW, AND WE
KNOW 630,000 WERE IN THE DARK
AFTER WEDNESDAY’S ICE STORM, A
NURSERY OVER IN OAKLAND COUNTY
IS REALLY FEELING THE EFFECTS OF
THE OUTAGES GOLDNER, WASH GARDEN
AND HOME OVER IN PONTIAC SAYS IT
IS WORKING TO SAVE PLANTS AFTER
SIX DAYS WITHOUT POWER POLITICS.
WOMAN IS LIVE AT THE STORE THIS
AFTERNOON ON ORCHARD LAKE NEAR
WOODWARD. PAULA, WHAT’S THE
LATEST OVER THERE? HI KAREN. HI,
EVERYBODY WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT
THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT OF THESE
POWER OUTAGES AND NEAR HERCULEAN
TASK TO KEEP THESE LIVING THINGS
ALIVE, THIS IS LITERALLY GREEN.
THIS IS MONEY. THE OWNER OF
GOLDNER WALSH GARDEN AND HOME
EXHAUSTED, WRINKLED, TIRED,
REALLY 24 7 FOR THE LAST WEEK
TRYING TO KEEP HIS BUSINESS
LITERALLY ALIVE. THERE’S A
STRANGE AND STUNNING BEAUTY OF
ICE AS IT HANGS ON THE TREES AND
SHRUBS OUTSIDE GOLDNER WALLS
GARDEN AT HOME IN PONTIAC, BUT
ITS PRESENCE CONTINUED TO WREAK
HAVOC. OUR POWERS WENT OUT SINCE
WEDNESDAY AT MIDNIGHT. THERE’S
NO WAY OF RUNNING THE HEATERS,
THE FANS ANYTHING. WITHOUT THE
ELECTRICITY. THIS IS NOT JUST
HOME TO $175,000 AND
OVERWINTERING TROPICAL PLANTS
BUT HOME TO NELLIE, A RESCUE
AFRICAN SOUTH KATA TORTOISE THAT
IS EVEN MORE TROPICAL. THAN THE
PLANTS IN THE NURSERY CANNOT
TOLERATE TEMPERATURES BELOW.
THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS
I THOUGHT ABOUT IS HOW’S NELLIE
DOING EVERY DAY SINCE LAST
WEDNESDAY, TIM WALSH SAYS. DTE
HAS SAID TOMORROW YOU’LL HAVE
POWER BACK ON TOMORROW AND
TOMORROW NEVER SEEMED TO COME
UNTIL 12 45 THIS AFTERNOON AFTER
A STRING OF UP AT DAWN, NEVER
ENDING GRINDING DAYS TO SAVE HIS
INVENTORY. TIME TO FEED THE
BEAST. THE GOOD NEWS HE HAD A
GENERATOR. THE BAD NEWS. I’M
SPENDING $200 A DAY JUST IN GAS
TO RUN THE GENERATOR. THE GOOD
NEWS. I HAVE THIS WOOD FURNACE.
THE BAD NEWS IS I HAVE TO FEED
EVERY THREE HOURS. BUT THIS
DOESN’T WORK UNLESS I HAVE
ELECTRICITY, TOO, BECAUSE I HAVE
THE HEAT BLOWING OUT OF THE OF
THE EVENTS. SO THIS JUST HELPS.
TO MAINTAIN THE TEMPERATURE THAT
WE NEED TO STAY ON TOP OF IN
THIS GREENHOUSE. THE POWER CAME
BACK ON. YEAH, BUT NOW AT LEAST
HE HAS LIGHT TO TALLY THE SPOILS
. IT’S VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU
BE CAREFUL IN THIS BECAUSE THESE
SURGES WHEN YOU TURN ON THE
POWER, IT’S ALMOST WORSE THAN
WHEN THE POWER GOES OFF. SO
WE’RE LOOKING AT EVERYTHING.
MAKE SURE THERE’S NOTHING
UNPLUGGED PROPERLY OR WHATEVER.
AND UH, LET’S CHECK IN THE
OFFICE. NOW THE FLOWER SHOP
PORTION IS CALLED. THE COOLERS
AREN’T WORKING. AH! UH WE’RE
GOING THROUGH CUT FLOWERS
BECAUSE WE CAN’T PROPERLY
MAINTAINED THEM. I DON’T HAVE
ENOUGH CUSTOMERS THAT PAY FOR
THE GAS ALONE. AT THIS TIME OF
YEAR. AND OF COURSE, THERE’S
NELLIE. THIS IS FAMILY FOR US,
SO SHE’S GOING TO GO BACK INTO A
NICE WARM SPOT. TURNS OUT,
NELLIE MOVED A HAIR FASTER THAN
THE POWER COMPANY. AND IN CASE
YOU’RE WONDERING ABOUT NELLIE.
THIS PARTICULAR SPECIES WILL
PROBABLY OUTLIVE EVERYBODY HERE
, INCLUDING THE GREENHOUSE.
SHE’LL GET TO BE MORE THAN £100
. SHE’S GOING TO BE OKAY AGAIN.
THE POWER BACK ON BUT LISTEN,
KAREN, EVERYBODY, THIS ISN’T
OVER JUST YET, BECAUSE THERE WAS
A COLD SNAP AND THESE PLANTS
WERE IN THE COLD, AND IT WILL