And, until all the lights are back on, one business will hand out IOUs.
The Get and Go gas station in Durham is running on a generator.
That means customers can only pay with cash or check.
So the store started an IOU board, floating customers $20 at a time.
The board has ballooned to $2,500.
The store says some people have already come back to settle their tabs.
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