Nashville man with disabilities sleeps in car during 10-day power outage

A Nashville man with disabilities has been without power for 10 days, sleeping in his car to stay warm as temperatures dropped to 15 degrees.

Alfred Faler lives alone in a mobile home and relies on a medical bed and oxygen equipment that don’t work without electricity. He has been making calls to Nashville Electric Service multiple times daily, but says he’s getting little help from the automated system.

“I don’t ever get a text or nothing. Same thing that goes through every time. And I called down there during business hours customer service and finally talked to somebody one day and they just blew me off,” Faler said…

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