Reggie Carter didn’t know his off-campus residence had lost power until he arrived home after practice at around 6 p.m.
As a college student, his options to pass the time were limited.
“No video games, no Wi-Fi, no TV,” Carter said. “I had my phone but I had to save enough juice to wake me up with an alarm.”
Carter was on the 50 percent side of Athens residents who lost power when Tropical Storm Irma came through the state of Georgia. Carter attempted to take a nap and sleep through it but woke up 30 minutes.