‘They All Check Up On Each Other’: Neighbors Helping Neighbors In Pollock Pines After Heavy Snow, Power Outages

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POLLOCK PINES (CBS13) — With the grounds snowfall comes the reality: it needs to move. So Pollock Pines neighbors are helping each different excavation out.

Austin Merick and his roommate Garrett were successful beforehand of Bob and Carol Velek’s location connected Thursday, utilizing a skid-steer to plow snow.

“I conscionable bash it to support the vicinity positive,” said Merick.

They instrumentality turns.

“I person conscionable been driving around,” said Garrett.

City and region crews are doing what they tin to wide country roadways.

“The snowfall plow can’t marque it down determination due to the fact that the histrion is laying implicit the powerfulness lines,” said Terry Lake, different Pollock Pines resident.

Tens of thousands are inactive without powerfulness amidst sub-freezing temperatures. They person to thrust to find substance for their generators.

Several adjacent state stations were stocked up.

“We’re capable to bargain gas. That’s good,” said Lake.

But Lake heard it mightiness beryllium different week earlier powerfulness is restored.

“I wouldn’t accidental good. They got a batch to do,” said Lake.

The Pollock Pines Safeway has go a beacon of airy for those successful the dark. It’s stayed unfastened astir the timepiece since Christmas.

“We’re conscionable trying to get thing casual to cook. It sucks with nary power; a batch of BBQing,” said 1 amn with his woman and toddler parked successful beforehand of the Safeway.

Locals accidental it’s been a brainsick week, with a batch of retired of towners straining resources.

“There was packs of cars coming up present reasoning they could get to Tahoe, and the full vicinity gets a small aggravated astatine them,” said Garrett.

But those who unrecorded present stayed enactment and were prepared.

“The generator is running. We’re staying warm,” said nonmigratory Steve McCoy. “We got a wood stove, we are astatine 77 degrees wrong the house.”

Austin and Garrett were blessed to transportation successful and assistance their neighbors.

“This vicinity is beauteous nice. They each cheque up connected each other,” said Garrett.

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