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the winds," Kirkham said.
"It aempts to demonstrate
two hurricanes of similar
intensity may have different
destructive capability due
to variances in size – that
a less intense, but very
large hurricane may in fact
be more destructive than
a smaller, more intense
hurricane."
Despite the gravity
of dealing with Ivan's
impact, there were
memorable distractions
and inconveniences for
employees managing the
recovery.
"One of the things I didn't
expect to see was all the
news stations set up in the
conference room next to
the Storm Center, with their
cameras pointed at us," Tavel
said. "You never knew when
they were filming and when
they weren't. I would get a
phone call from my wife or
one of my friends saying,
'I see you on TV.' That was
nerve-wracking, knowing
you could be on TV at any
time."
"I recall having to miss the
Auburn-LSU football game
because we were working
and didn't even have an
opportunity to watch it
on television," Kirkham
said. "Someone told me late
Saturday aernoon that
Auburn had won a thrilling
10-9 last-second victory."
By Gilbert Nicholson
In 2004, APC crews, with help from
other companies, restored all power
in eight days.
