KU storm workers have a free dinner in their future
Jim Sawyer was driving to his rural Fayette County home one evening after the recent ice storms when he saw some Kentucky Utilities workers using bucket trucks and flood lights to work on power lines damaged by the ice.
When he got home, he learned that the outside temperature was in single digits and the wind chill was minus 2 degrees.
“Those people were out there in that terrible weather working to restore power for us and we just drive by in our warm vehicles and don’t appreciate what they do,” he said.
So Sawyer, the owner of Sawyer’s Downtown restaurant at West Main Street and Broadway, has talked with a KU executive, who happens to be one of his customers, and is getting the names of the KU workers who restored power after the storm.
Each of the employees will be given a dinner for two at his restaurant.
“I want these people to know we appreciate what they do,” Sawyer said.
Even if there are hundreds, he is going to give them a free meal.
It may take a while to get the names because KU is still battling to get everyone’s lights back on, but “I’m going to do this,” Sawyer said. “Nothing is going to stop me.”
February 13th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
Jim Sawyer is a great supporter of our community! He has also generously donated free meals for our teacher appreciation event at Lexington Traditional Magnet School. We appreciate the work of the KU workers during the terrible weather but are equally grateful for business owners like Jim who step up, with no obligation to do so, to honor the hard work of others!