I heard someone spouting a company line. Rather hear from the people on the ground. And Dale Jackson is a self absorbed moron.
Oh come on: whether he is or not, this story isn't about him. That wasn't a 'company line' - if they had been turned back, those guys would have been annoyed since they would have to pay for the expenses and overtime - for nothing. But their story was "our crews are working" - that's hardly a 'spin'.
I give Dale credit for doing the extra legwork to check; not take the story at face value (which is what Fox News did, btw).
WAFF has now updated their own story in a manner that now agrees with what Dale found out: Joe Wheeler and Huntsville crews not impacted; Decatur Utilities were turned away.